Publicist activity of Franz Vaniček in Zagreb newspapers

Vlasta Švoger, Croatian Institute of History, Zagreb

Franz Vaniček and the Historiography of the Military BorderSlavonski Brod, 23-24 October 2014

Publicist activity of Franz Vaniček

•From 1848 to the late 1870s

•In Zagreb newspapers Agramer Zeitung, Narodne novine, Pozor/Obzor

•In German or Croatian language

•Articles signed: (Franz) Vaniček; V., V-k., V-K. + Senj /

Vinkovci / Rakovica / from the Military Border

Publicist activity of Franz Vaniček

•The Military Border – history, society and economy

•Ethnographic reports about the Habsburg Monarchy

•Economic problems in the Habsburg Monarchy and especially in the Military Border’s society

•Trade, transport infrastructure – railway Zemun – Karlovac – Senj

•Croatian educational system

The Military Border

•Articles based on original historical or official sources

•Events from political history

•Historic and ethnographic reports about cities in the Military Border: Srijemski Karlovci, Petrovaradin, Vukovar, Vinkovci, Sisak, Senj …

•Economy of the Military Border (agriculture, stock-breeding, trade, crafts, manufactures, transport)

•railway Karlovac - Senj

•Harbour of Senj

History of Croatian educational system•Gymnasium in Vinkovci, high school in Rakovac•Education of girls - high schools for girls - women’s identity: wife, mother,

housewife - traditional image of woman – obedient,

submissive to her husband, silent, religious, hard-working

- Vaniček: rational education, important women’s role in the education of children of early age

Characteristics of Vaniček’s articles•Rational and logical structure•Rational argumentation•Mostly based on original sources•Professional and neutral tone•Discussion of issues in a broader context •Discussion of actual political, economic

and social issues•Opening of new topics in the Croatian

public•Articles of high quality

Thank you!