Suživot Hrvata i Slovenaca uz srednji tok Kupe na hrvatsko-slovenskoj granici

Abstract

The paper discusses the coexistence of Croats and Slovenians along the Kupa River on the border between Croatia and Slovenia. Particular focus is on settlements near the Kupa in the City of Vrbovsko region, compared to particular settlements on the Slovenian border side of the Kupa River in the Črnomelj Municipality. Interdisciplinary approach is employed, combining various scientific methods, including archive research (analysis of marriage registers), qualitative analysis (method of semi-structured interviews), and analysis of population census of settlements by the Kupa River. The research observes the period between 1880 and 2023, while registers are examined in the period from 1858 and 1948, since those from the later period are not held in the Croatian State Archive, but in registry offices and parish offices, and are unavailable to broader public. Registers from the Slovenian side are also not included, since the older ones are in Ljubljana, while the newer ones are in registry and parish offices, and are not open to broader public.