CROATIAN ECONOMY IN THE 19TH CENTURY
CROATIAN ECONOMY IN THE 19TH CENTURY

Author(s): Milan Vrbanus
Subject(s): National Economy, Agriculture, Economic history, 19th Century, Socio-Economic Research, Transport / Logistics
Published by: Hrvatski institut za povijest
Keywords: 19th century; Croatian economy; agriculture; animal husbandry; trade;
Summary/Abstract: During the 19th century, Croatia was an agrarian country with a predominantly agricultural population, which in Banal Croatia made up more than three quarters of the total number of inhabitants at the turn of the 20th century, with a gradual increase in craftsmen and other occupations. The situation was similar in Istria and Dalmatia. The preconditions for the development of agriculture in Banal Croatia were quite poor in the 19th century. Although arable land accounted for more than half of all land suitable for cultivation, it was unevenly distributed, so most of it was in Slavonia, and the least in Lika and Gorski Kotar. In all these areas, there were good preconditions for forest exploitation and development of wood industry. Agriculture was especially weak in Istria and Dalmatia, where there was a noticeable lack of arable land, which was also of poorer quality, affected by frequent and prolonged droughts.

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