Egy dél-baranyai község fejlődése és hanyatlása (1867-1945)

Absztrakt

The study examines the development of the economic and social conditions of Vörösmart between 1867 and 1945, in the regional context of the Drávaszög. The settlement’s distinctive evolution was shaped simultaneously by its geographical features, water regulation and transport investments, the operation of local institutions, as well as political and historical turning points. The research is based on statistical data, cadastral maps, institutional records, contemporary press materials, and scholarly literature on the region’s history. The methodology combines cartographic-historical analysis, statistical processing, institutional history, and content analysis. The significance of the research lies in the fact that, through the example of Vörösmart, it traces the processes by which a borderland community at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries adapted to the natural environment, economic shocks, and political transformations. The study contributes to a better understanding of the regional economic history of the Drávaszög and highlights how a self-sufficient economic model ensured the survival of local society amid major historical changes.