Social Relations in the Region along the River Drava in the Age of Dualism

Abstract

In my research, I examine how the population lived in the area of the manors along the river of Drava, which I have already examined in terms of their economic and operational characteristics, changed and transformed during the era of dualism. This period was a specific and interesting period in Hungarian history in many ways, since, in addition to rapid economic development and population growth, serious social structural changes also took place. The study focuses on the population and social structure of the population living there. I point out that the population of the settlements along the Drava grew relatively quickly during this period, so it did not cause a problem that the inhabitants have migrated in masses, to the American continent or to the Slavonia region.) My study of the occupational structure established that the region changed slowly. This region largely preserved its traditional social model, which was largely based on peasant farming. Apart from some changes in Barcs and a few other settlements, agriculture remains the basic characteristic of the region.