A németek „számonkérése”. Társadalmi, gazdasági következmények Hartán, 1945–1959
The “Accountability” of Germans: Social and Economic Consequences in Harta, 1945–1959

Summary/Abstract: The study discusses the social and economic consequences of political decisions regarding the accountability of Germans in Harta, which is a town of predominantly German population, located on the left bank of the Danube a hundred kilometres south of Budapest. Reconstructing the internal structure of society and economic environment of Harta between the world wars, the study provides an insight into a world that post-1945 events and processes transformed fundamentally. The study focuses on the displacement of Germans, the subsequent settlement of ethnic Hungarians, and the consequences taking place immediately and continuing well into the 1950s. The closing date of the analysis is 1959 when both private land properties and co-operative groups were eliminated and the first co-operatives, then seen as “social smelters”, were established. These developments ushered in a new era in the life of the town’s predominantly agricultural population.

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