Między młynarstwem a elektryfi kacją. Społeczno-gospodarcze uwarunkowania wykorzystania potencjału energetycznego rzeki Bóbr od średniowiecza do 1945 roku
Between milling and electrifi cation. Social and economic conditions for exploiting the energy potential of the Bóbr River from the Middle Ages until 1945
Author(s): Wiktor KrajniakSubject(s): History, Economic history, Social history, Middle Ages, Modern Age, Recent History (1900 till today)
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Bóbr river; hydroelectric power plants;electrification; hydropower; industrialisation;water mills;
Summary/Abstract: The paper presents main hydropower development trends on the Bóbr River between the 13th and the 20th century. Particular focus is placed on the significance of hydropower in the process of advancement of civilisation in the area in question, starting from the mechanisation of production in medieval workshops down to the electrification of industry, agriculture, and towns thanks to power plants established on the basis of old mills. This evolution is traced with the use of archival sources, local chronicles, and secondary sources. They serve as the source of information on the social conditions and economic factors which influenced the evolution of individual mills into modern power plants on the Bóbr River.
Journal: Roczniki Dziejów Społecznych i Gospodarczych
- Issue Year: 2016
- Issue No: 76
- Page Range: 121-163
- Page Count: 43
- Language: Polish