DEVELOPMENT OF GLASSMAKING AND CHANGES IN ITS DISTRIBUTION IN SLOVAKIA

Journal Title: FOLIA GEOGRAPHICA - Year 2015, Vol 57, Issue 1

Abstract

Slovakia is country rich in traditions of glass production. In the past, glassmaking was the typical Slovak craft bounded to special setting in mountain forest area with the sufficiency of wood and water – the most essential location factors of glassmaking in our conditions. In regard to this fact, glassmaking was relatively equally distributed in different regions of Slovakia. The aim of the presented paper is to analyse development of glassmaking and changes in the location of Slovak glass-works and glass industry, to prepare the model of its regionalization based on historical and current distribution of this production and taking into account links with traditional (historical) regions.

Authors and Affiliations

Alena MADZIKOVÁ, Viktória KANDRÁČOVÁ, Marián KULLA, Štefánia NOVÁKOVÁ

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Alena MADZIKOVÁ, Viktória KANDRÁČOVÁ, Marián KULLA, Štefánia NOVÁKOVÁ (2015). DEVELOPMENT OF GLASSMAKING AND CHANGES IN ITS DISTRIBUTION IN SLOVAKIA. FOLIA GEOGRAPHICA, 57(1), 52-78. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-173678