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From the Socio-Economic History of Cities and Settlements in Pułtusk Poviat in the Years 1866–1914
Abstract
The paper attempts to outline selected aspects of the socioeconomic
life of cities and settlements in a poviat [county] in northern
Mazovia – the Pułtusk poviat in the post-uprising period (1866–1914). In
the mentioned period, the urban centers of Pułtusk poviat were Pułtusk and
Nasielsk, and the settlements of Serock and Wyszków – towns that lost their
city rights after the decree of Tsar Alexander II of June 1, 1869. The author
focuses his attention on the main sources of income of the inhabitants of
the mentioned cities and settlements of the Pułtusk poviat in the second
half of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. He draws
attention to the huge role of crafts and trade in the employment structure of
the inhabitants, as well as the emerging factory industry (especially visible
in Wyszków). He also emphasizes the great importance of the Jewish
population for the development of trade, one of the important city-forming
factors in the towns of Pułtusk poviat. However, the author does not forget
that for a signifi cant part of the inhabitants, animal breeding and farming
were also a source of income. It is understandable that he devotes most of
his attention to the largest center of the district, Pułtusk. The socio-economic
life of towns and settlements in the Pułtusk poviat and the entire Mazovia
was destroyed by the outbreak of World War I, which led to its complete ruin
and the misery of the inhabitants.
Keywords:
trade, economy, city, settlement, Pułtusk poviat, industry, agriculture, craftsMost read articles by the same author(s)
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