This master’s thesis examines trends in demographics of the Brežice parish during the period of Vormärz and attempts to determine the historical causes and factors which influenced them. Furthermore, the thesis aims to compare the demographical trends found in Brežice to the wider trends present across southern Styria and the wider space inhabited by Slovenians, as well as comparisons with demographical trends across the Croatian border. Research was based on the data which could be gleaned about the Parish of St. Laurence in Brežice with the aid of parish registers of christenings, weddings, and deaths, as well as an analysis of secondary sources.
|