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lot lower than in the area between the shore and the karstic edge. The land
is exposed to a strong and cold north-eastern wind called burja (Slovene) or
bora (Italian), the earth’s layer is thin and the cultivating plots had to be ob-
tained by removing the rocks and delivering extra soil. They also needed to
be walled in order to prevent wind erosion. Another problem was the lack
of water. In these conditions the peasant agrarian economy was limited to
field crops and livestock production, while the wine production was mostly
aimed at satisfying local popular consumption (Panjek 2015).
Table 9.1: Population of the Trieste Karst villages 1525–1910
Year Križ Prosek Konto- Opči- Bani Treb- Padri- Gro- Bazo- Li- Lon Sum
vel ne če če pada vica pi- jer
ca
1525* 75 150 75 500
1648* 375 280 280 155 5 100 25 65 205 5 50 1545
1778 487 414 396 413 96 245 98 112 299 58 157 2775
1800 566 482 328 478 112 295 97 135 355 51 174 3073
1810 620 533 475 635 113 283 107 146 370 51 231 3564
1818 724 629 518 779 130 332 116 160 421 51 223 4083
1846 1032 980 801 1387 161 479 182 247 674 509 6452
1869 1223 1136 852 1458 183 630 182 330 701 589 7284
1880 1372 1135 897 1392 215 693 217 366 757 57 579 7680
1890 1503 1102 931 1441 211 718 246 390 742 74 592 7950
1900 1721 1007 936 1442 206 722 254 394 745 80 651 8158
1910 1778 1148 1003 1977 235 792 301 422 872 93 754 9375
* Estimated population
The period from the mid-15th to the early 17th century was a very trou-
bled one. Trieste had to face the hostilities of the dominating power in the
Adriatic, the Serenissima (Venetian Republic), whose periodical attacks
and destructions heavily damaged the Triestine economic infrastructures
under Austrian rule. Over this long time span the Trieste economy and es-
pecially the trade was also suffering because of Uskoks’ piracy in the East-
ern Adriatic, while from 1600 to 1602 the plague raged the area. Only after
the peace treaty with the Serenissima in 1617 the conditions for economic
growth became more favourable, although maritime and commercial ac-
tivities continued to suffer because of Venetian impositions and disturbing
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lot lower than in the area between the shore and the karstic edge. The land
is exposed to a strong and cold north-eastern wind called burja (Slovene) or
bora (Italian), the earth’s layer is thin and the cultivating plots had to be ob-
tained by removing the rocks and delivering extra soil. They also needed to
be walled in order to prevent wind erosion. Another problem was the lack
of water. In these conditions the peasant agrarian economy was limited to
field crops and livestock production, while the wine production was mostly
aimed at satisfying local popular consumption (Panjek 2015).
Table 9.1: Population of the Trieste Karst villages 1525–1910
Year Križ Prosek Konto- Opči- Bani Treb- Padri- Gro- Bazo- Li- Lon Sum
vel ne če če pada vica pi- jer
ca
1525* 75 150 75 500
1648* 375 280 280 155 5 100 25 65 205 5 50 1545
1778 487 414 396 413 96 245 98 112 299 58 157 2775
1800 566 482 328 478 112 295 97 135 355 51 174 3073
1810 620 533 475 635 113 283 107 146 370 51 231 3564
1818 724 629 518 779 130 332 116 160 421 51 223 4083
1846 1032 980 801 1387 161 479 182 247 674 509 6452
1869 1223 1136 852 1458 183 630 182 330 701 589 7284
1880 1372 1135 897 1392 215 693 217 366 757 57 579 7680
1890 1503 1102 931 1441 211 718 246 390 742 74 592 7950
1900 1721 1007 936 1442 206 722 254 394 745 80 651 8158
1910 1778 1148 1003 1977 235 792 301 422 872 93 754 9375
* Estimated population
The period from the mid-15th to the early 17th century was a very trou-
bled one. Trieste had to face the hostilities of the dominating power in the
Adriatic, the Serenissima (Venetian Republic), whose periodical attacks
and destructions heavily damaged the Triestine economic infrastructures
under Austrian rule. Over this long time span the Trieste economy and es-
pecially the trade was also suffering because of Uskoks’ piracy in the East-
ern Adriatic, while from 1600 to 1602 the plague raged the area. Only after
the peace treaty with the Serenissima in 1617 the conditions for economic
growth became more favourable, although maritime and commercial ac-
tivities continued to suffer because of Venetian impositions and disturbing
208
