The town of Labun, per the Inventory of 1788

Abstract

Th e purpose of the study is to highlight socio-economic aspects in the development of Labun, with an emphasis on the demographic characteristics of its population, based on the studied sources and literature. Th e research methodology is based on the principles of historicism, objectivity, and impartiality. Historical, problem-chronological, retrospective, and analytical-synthetic methods have been used in the work. Th e scientifi c novelty – the inventory of Labun of 1788 has been introduced into scientifi c circulation for the fi rst time, based on which the main demographic characteristics of the population have been analyzed, its duties have been specifi ed, and data related to the planning structure and spatial specifi cs of the urban development situation added. Conclusions. In the late 1780s, the privately owned town of Labun was leased by the owner. Th e city-building initiatives of J. Stempkovsky contributed to the concentration of specialists in various fi elds of architecture and construction here and expanded trade opportunities. Th e town was divided into several quarters – 56% of the entire population lived in the Old Town, 34% – in the New Town, and 10% – in the Titkiv suburb. A total of 488 heath taxes were recorded in Labun, in which 2,773 people could live. Th e Christian community of the town made up 73.4% of the population, and the Jewish community had 26.6%. Th e majority of the town’s residents had soil cultivation as the basis of their activity. Th e residents of Labun performed a number of duties for the benefi t of the lord, the owner of the city, or the tenant (natural, monetary, and labor). Th e duties of the Christian and Jewish communities diff ered sig-nifi cantly among themselves in terms of specifi c types of work and their monetary amount. Th e fi rst positions belonged to Jews in the commercial and economic sense. Th e list of craft specialties of Jews was much broader than that of Christians, and furriers occupied the fi rst place. Among Christians, weavers worked the most in the town.