Življenje v nabornem okraju Podsreda v letu 1821

The answers that Alois Pürkher, the administrator and district commissioner of the Reichenburg estate, gave in 1821 to Archduke Johann’s survey paint a picture of life in the conscription district of Podsreda in the early nineteenth century. The portrayal highlights the district’s strong reliance on agrarian economy, the lack of infrastructure, industry, and crafts as well as the modest beginnings of establishing the state apparatus. The paper underscores the impact of the state apparatus, particularly by imposing levies on the subjects also through seizure of property.