The River Drava and a Village in Međimurje in the Modern Age – the Example of Donja Dubrava (18th – 20th Century)

Donja Dubrava predstavlja jedno od sela uz rijeku Dravu koje je razvilo povezanost stanovništva s rijekom kroz višestoljetno iskustvo. Od 18. do 20. stoljeća su stanovnici Donje Dubrave dobrim dijelom bili i egzistencijalno vezani uz ovu rijeku. U ovom radu autor pokušava rekonstruirati međuodnos jednog međimurskog sela (Donje Dubrave) i rijeke Drave, analizirajući poplave i borbu protiv njih, bolesti vezane uz rijeku (gušavost), šume te ekonomske djelatnosti vezane uz rijeku – zlatarstvo, brodarstvo, splavarstvo, mlinarstvo itd. U radu je autor pristupio putem povijesti okoliša i gospodarske povijesti.The village Donja Dubrava is one of the villages along the river Drava which has developed the connection of its inhabitants to the river through centuries-long experience. From the 18th to the 20th century, the inhabitants of Donja Dubrava were for the most part existentially connected to the river. In the paper, the author tried to reconstruct the mutual relationship between a village in Međimurje (Donja Dubrava) and the river Drava, by analyzing floods and their battle against them, the illnesses related to the river (goitre), forests and economic activities related to the river – goldsmith trade, shipping, barges, milling, etc. In the paper, the author approached the subject from the point of view of environmental history and economic history