ECONOMIC EXPLOITATION OF URBAN MOATS IN MEDIEVAL HUNGARY WITH SPECIAL REGARD TO THE TOWN OF PREŠOV

• Authors: Vadas András
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The moats were important elements of the defences of towns. A less studied secondary usage of urban moats is there role in local economies. The study discusses the exploitation of moats in milling using the example of the town Prešov. The paper argues that the study of the water mills built by the moat can add to our understanding of the general topographic development of the town.

Keywords

EN

URBAN MOATS; HUNGARY; PREŠOV; WATER MILLS

• Publisher: Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice
• Journal: Mesto a dejiny
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 6
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 6 – 21

Contributors

author

Vadas András

• Eötvös Loránd University, Department of Medieval and Early Modern European History, Múzeum krt. 6-8. I. 136, Budapest 1088, Hungary