The Beginnings of Medieval Towns in the Slovenian Lands and Their “Founders”: Controversies and New Interpretations
The Beginnings of Medieval Towns in the Slovenian Lands and Their “Founders”: Controversies and New Interpretations

Author(s): Miha Kosi
Subject(s): Historical Geography, Environmental Geography, Local History / Microhistory, Middle Ages, Rural and urban sociology
Published by: Hrvatski institut za povijest
Keywords: Medieval towns; Slovenian lands; Kostanjevica; Celje; Kranj; Ljubljana;
Summary/Abstract: In the territory of present-day Slovenia, there are 78 urban settlements which were created or existed as early as the Middle Ages. Among these, there are 23 towns and around 55 boroughs or market-towns. Three towns – Koper/Capodistria, Izola/Isola, and Piran/Pirano – are situated at the Adriatic coast of Istria and belong to the Mediterranean cultural circle, with a continuity of habitation since the Antiquity. In their evolution and features, they crucially differ from inland towns. Three urban settlements evolved in Prekmurje during the 14th century, and their development was rather specific, typical of the Hungarian Kingdom. All the rest (72) emerged within the Holy Roman Empire – in the lands of Carniola, Styria, Carinthia, and Gorizia. In this study, I will refer to the inland urban settlements that emerged in the framework of the medieval Empire.

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