STŘEDOSLOVENSKÁ BÁŇSKÁ MĚSTA A VOJÁCI V 1. POLOVINĚ 17. STOLETÍ

• Authors: Kilián Jan

Title variants

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Central Slovak mining towns and soldiers in the first half of 17th century

• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

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The article deals with the experience of Slovak mining towns with soldiers in the first half of the 17th century, when they had to deal with the actions of the Turks, the Hungarian insurgents Bocskai and Bethlen, the campaign of Peter Ernst of Mansfeld and various bandits, such as the Hajduks and Martalians. They provided regular troops with accommodation, food and fodder for horses, or sent financial or natural contributions. There were a number of excesses in accommodation, from theft to rough violence. The cities themselves also built, equipped and paid soldiers, primarily intended for their own defence or the defence of the nearby border. But even these soldiers could not prevent the fall of some mining towns after the attack of the entire enemy army, let alone the subsequent violence unleashed in them by the conquerors (Banská Bystrica, Pukanec, etc.). On the other hand, the mining towns of central Slovakia also developed defence mechanisms, which were used to face the reality of war: first of all, it was a matter of pointing out their important role in the country’s economy.

Keywords

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CENTRAL SLOVAKIA; MINING TOWNS; SOLDIERS; VIOLENCE

• Publisher: Institute of History of the Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Historický časopis (Historical Journal)
• Year: 2025
• Volume: 73
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 241 - 268

Contributors

author

Kilián Jan

• Katedra pomocných věd historických a archivnictví, FF UHK Hradec Králové, Víta Nejedlého 573/4, 50003 Hradec Králové 3, Czech Republic

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9501-6560

Identifiers

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31577/histcaso.2025.73.2.2