Process of Immigration and Settling of Mačva Region (Western Serbia) From XVII to XX Century
Process of Immigration and Settling of Mačva Region (Western Serbia) From XVII to XX Century
Author(s): Ljiljana Grčić, Mirko GrčićSubject(s): Recent History (1900 till today), Demography and human biology, 17th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century, Migration Studies, Geopolitics
Published by: Српско географско друштво
Keywords: historical demography; anthropogeography; migrations; population; Mаčva region; Serbia;
Summary/Abstract: Mačva is a lowland area between the rivers of Drina and Sava which has mediating and centralizing role between the Dinaric mountain region and the Pannonian basin through history. In this paper the attention is given to metanastasic (staged) migratory currents and settlement of Mačva in the context of socio-historical changes and geopolitical developments from 17th to the end of the 20th century. The waves of migrants from different directions lapped sparsely native population and gradually assimilated so that now makes up unique cultural and ethnographic complex
Journal: Гласник Српског географског друштва
- Issue Year: 95/2015
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 1-18
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English