Die osmanische Urbanisationspolitik auf dem Balkan: Das Beispiel Eğri Dere Palankası (Kriva Palanka / Republik Mazedonien). Siedlungsgeschichte und demographische Bemerkungen.

Authors : Machiel KİEL

Pages : 11-24

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Publication Date : 2019-12-27

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This paper deals with the development of the settlement Eğri Dere Palankası / Kriva Palanka, which was during the Ottoman times a district center. This district within the territory of Slavište was among the centers of Christian monasteries. During the Ottoman time the villages in the region were derbendci controlling the pass in the region. The were exempted form different taxes. There are different Ottoman archival sources helping us to follow the social and economic development of the pass district. The district Kriva Palanka is a very good example for the settlement history of the Balkans.    
Keywords : Balkans, siedlungsgeschichte, urbanisation