Trnava ako kultúrne a hospodárske centrum regiónu v 18. storočí – pohľad Mateja Bela
Trnava as Cultural and Economic Centre of the Region in 18th Century (Bel’s View)

Author(s): Peter Fraňo
Subject(s): Cultural history, Regional Geography, Economic history, 18th Century
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: Matej Bel; Trnava; topography; regional history;
Summary/Abstract: Matej Bel (1684–1749) is one of the most famous and reputable Hungarian men of letters. His most valuable works, Notitia Hungariae novae historico-geographica (Vienna 1736), was also dedicated to the description of Trnava. Trnava is called „Little Rome“ because of the characteristic complex of university buildings and many churches in town. This paper deals with the characterization of Trnava’s history (etymology of town names), geographical (town location), economic (trade, markets, agriculture, the function of wheat and vine) and cultural characterization (seat of archbishop and university, free royal town), religious and secular topography (churches, monasteries, seminars, academic buildings, bulwarks, three squares, twelve streets) and the national situation (relations between Hungarians, Germans and Slovaks). Thanks to Bel’s writing and by comparing it to nowadays conditions we can make a relatively clear picture of Trnava as a cultural and economic centre of the region in the 18th century.

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