Die Hungerjahre 1770-1772 in den böhmischen Ländern

On the basis of visual daily observations and written narrative sources the course of weather in the Czech Lands in the period 1769-1772 is described with particular consideration of disastrous poor harvests in the years 1770-1771 as a result of prevailing outstanding rainy weather. lts synop...

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Main Authors: Rudolf Brázdil, Hubert Valásek, Jürg Luterbacher, Jarmila Macková
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: StudienVerlag 2001-04-01
Series:Österreichische Zeitschrift für Geschichtswissenschaften
Online Access:https://journals.univie.ac.at/index.php/oezg/article/view/5824
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spelling doaj-202b63c23cfd48fdbbf4a593086d97542021-03-18T20:48:37ZdeuStudienVerlagÖsterreichische Zeitschrift für Geschichtswissenschaften1016-765X2707-966X2001-04-0112210.25365/oezg-2001-12-2-3Die Hungerjahre 1770-1772 in den böhmischen LändernRudolf Brázdil0Hubert Valásek1Jürg Luterbacher2Jarmila Macková3Katedra geografie, Masarykova univerzitaMoravsky zemsky archiv, BrnoGeographisches Institut der Universität BernKatedra geografia, Masarykova univerzita On the basis of visual daily observations and written narrative sources the course of weather in the Czech Lands in the period 1769-1772 is described with particular consideration of disastrous poor harvests in the years 1770-1771 as a result of prevailing outstanding rainy weather. lts synoptic-climatological causes are analysed according to the reconstructed sea level pressure field in the months of March-August. Poor harvests, together with other factors, caused high prices, hunger and diseases. Impacts of poor harvests on the dramatic increase in grain prices and population mortality are studied in the context of the rescue measures of the Vienna Imperial Court. Changes in the diet habits and the role of the hunger years as one of the impulses for the rise of the serf uprising in the year 1775 are referred to. https://journals.univie.ac.at/index.php/oezg/article/view/5824
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Hubert Valásek
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Die Hungerjahre 1770-1772 in den böhmischen Ländern
Österreichische Zeitschrift für Geschichtswissenschaften
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title Die Hungerjahre 1770-1772 in den böhmischen Ländern
title_short Die Hungerjahre 1770-1772 in den böhmischen Ländern
title_full Die Hungerjahre 1770-1772 in den böhmischen Ländern
title_fullStr Die Hungerjahre 1770-1772 in den böhmischen Ländern
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series Österreichische Zeitschrift für Geschichtswissenschaften
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publishDate 2001-04-01
description On the basis of visual daily observations and written narrative sources the course of weather in the Czech Lands in the period 1769-1772 is described with particular consideration of disastrous poor harvests in the years 1770-1771 as a result of prevailing outstanding rainy weather. lts synoptic-climatological causes are analysed according to the reconstructed sea level pressure field in the months of March-August. Poor harvests, together with other factors, caused high prices, hunger and diseases. Impacts of poor harvests on the dramatic increase in grain prices and population mortality are studied in the context of the rescue measures of the Vienna Imperial Court. Changes in the diet habits and the role of the hunger years as one of the impulses for the rise of the serf uprising in the year 1775 are referred to.
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