Historical-Geographical Development of City of Križevci

Tema rada je historijsko-geografski razvoj Križevaca u okviru njegovih administrativnih međa. Prirodno-geografski faktori razvoja naseljenosti analizirani su u prvom dijelu rada. Drugi dio razmatra historijsko-geografski razvoj grada Križevaca u čijim se pojedinim etapama ističu utjecaji različitih društvenih faktora: ratovi s Osmanlijama i migracije stanovništva u ranom novom vijeku, gubitak statusa županijskog središta u drugoj polovici 19. stoljeća te u suvremenom razdoblju, koje započinje u drugoj polovici 20. stoljeća, procesi industrijalizacije, deagrarizacije i deruralizacije. Najnovije razdoblje obilježeno je demografskim starenjem i depopulacijom. Zbog osnovnih demografskih i ekonomskih pokazatelja projekcije budućeg demografskog i gospodarskog razvoja Križevaca su izrazito nepovoljne.The thesis theme deals with the historical and geographical development of the city of Križevci in its administrative borders. The first part of the thesis analyzes natural and geographical features of inhabitance development. The second part discusses the historical and geographical development of the city of Križevci in whose respective stages are the impacts of different social factors: the wars with the Ottomans and population migration in the early modern period, the loss of the county center status in the second half of the 19th century and throughout the modern period, starting in the second half of the 20th century, the processes of industrialization, agrarian reform and deruralization. The contemporary period is characterized by population aging and depopulation. Because of the basic demographic and economic indicators, the projections of the future demographic and economic development of the city of Križevci are extremely unfavorable