NATURAL CONDITIONS AS A FACTOR OF URBANIZATION OF THE LOWER POSAVINA IN THE MIDDLE AGES
NATURAL CONDITIONS AS A FACTOR OF URBANIZATION OF THE LOWER POSAVINA IN THE MIDDLE AGES

Summary/Abstract: The paper analyzes the influence of the natural environment on the emergence and development of urban settlements located on the lower reaches of the Sava River in the Middle Ages. Medieval people were much more dependent on natural conditions than they are today and, therefore, relief, climate, hydrography, fertility of land and natural resources were of great importance for the formation and development of towns. These factors were extremely important both for their strategic location and for supplying the towns with basic things, either through direct production or trade. That is why it is important to learn about and explain these factors, which comprise the basic preconditions for the locations of settlements and to analyze the opportunities and aggravating circumstances that the lower course of the Sava River provided for the life of the town.

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