Ikvai Nándor szerk.: Börzsöny néprajza (Studia Comitatensia 5. Szentendre, 1977)

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Bräuche, Hochzeit, Lied, Tanz, Spracheigenarten. Übersichtskarten: 1. Ehebeziehungen; 2. Märkte; 3. Wallfahrt. Es wurde festgestellt, dass sich in der Volkskultur ein starker nördlicher („palóc") Einfluss fühlbar macht, während in zweiter Linie, hauptsächlich bei den südlich gelegenen Dörfern die westlichen Elemente dominieren. Das Leben der Gegend nahm eine neue Wendung durch die Regelung der Landesgrenze nach 1920. Heute charakterisieren sie wohlentwickelte (Himbeerenerzeugende) Obstwirtschaften. ETHNOGRAPHY OF THE BÖRZSÖNY MOUNTAINS (Ethnographic studies on the life of the villages situated between the Börzsöny mountains and the river Ipoly) ;(Eprtome compiled by the Editor) The studies of the present volume examine the life and the ethnographic characteristics of 10 villages situated north of Budapest, between the river Ipoly which flows into the Danube and the Börzsöny mountains lying to the east. Unfortunately there was no possibility to examine the life of the Hungarian villages across the river in Czechoslovakia so that a general view of this whole region could not be given. The valley of the river is fertile land offering favourable conditions for agriculture; the meadows and the woods promote animalnkeeping and the hillsides produce excellent wine. From 1800 the beginnings of commodity production upset the harmonious balance and the life of the villages underwent a decisive change by 1900. The production of the large estates became characteristic and the woodworking industry (tool-making, basketry) gained importance together with carting (wood and stone), gathering (forest fruits and herbs) and hunting. From 1960, with cooperative farming becoming dominant, the aspect of the region changed again. Agriculture has come to a new flourishing (raspberry- and vine-growing, corn production, animal husbandry) and industry also developed. The ethnographical particularities of the region are in their majority simular to those of the Hungarian North-western Plain, while the northern „palóc" features as well as those typical of the Great Hungarian Plain are to be observed less frequently. Klára Dóka: Historical statistics of the villages situated along the river Ipoly (1550—1848) The author presents historical statistics materials concerning the period indicated in the title. These materials were collected from Hungarian archives. The author points out that the villages of this region did not become depopulated even during the 150 years of Turkish rule. Although many people left the place, there was also significant Slovak immigration from the North. For the supplying the increased population with food the acquisition of clearings was of great importance. 676