Problem ukidanja vojnih komuniteta u Vojnoj krajini na primjerima Broda na Savi i Petrinje
Problem of elimination of military community in Military Border – the examples of Brod na Savi and Petrinja

Summary/Abstract: In this article the authors compared the situation in military communities of Petrinja and Brod na Savi in the period between 1787 and 1801. The research aims to determine why some of the communities were eliminated in 1787, while the others were not. Authors compared communities of Brod na Savi and Petrinja among which Brod was eliminated in 1787, while Petrinja was not even in 1801, though authorities tried to. The main assumption was the chief role of military communities was economic development of Military Border. Therefore, authors examined three main economic activities in the Military Border and military communities, i.e. trade, crafts and agriculture. Analysis showed that economy of the both communities was equally underdeveloped and there was no significant differences concerning trade and agriculture. On the other hand, some differences can be seen regarding trades, since the number of craftsmen in Petrinja was much higher than in Brod na Savi. Thus, it is obvious that military authorities managed to attract craftsmen to Petrinja and promote it to become a center of military craftsmen, while in the case of Brod na Savi this attempt was not successful. By the same token, analysis reveals that Petrinja craftsmen, such as potters, tanners, shoe makers and weavers, were more present at the Military Border market. On the other hand, craftsmen from Brod na Savi produced their articles only to the market of their own military community. Barring this in mind, it becomes more clear why community of Brod na Savi was eliminated in 1787, while community of Petrinja managed to survive.

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