Vojnik v Göthovih anketah

slovenian

2024

mid-19th century   parish and town   questionnaires for gathering data

Univerza v Ljubljani, Teološka fakulteta
(Obvezni izvod spletne publikacije)

Much has been written about Vojnik, both the town and the parish. It would be hard to invent something new, hence the well-known facts are presented in short. The essence of this article is thus the transcription of the answers to questionnaires that were sent to various addresses most probably in 1842 by Georg Göth. Göth carried on the tradition of such gathering of information which was started in Styria by Archduke Johann; however, the Archduke’s project did not bear the desired fruit due to the fact that the questionnaires were too lengthy and too demanding. Göth got better results due to adapted questions and, primarily, shorter questionnaires. In this way, great amounts of precious information were gathered, which have not yet been completely evaluated for Slovenia; therefore, it seems appropriate to use every opportunity to bring attention to this insufficiently known source. It appears that sources dealing with Vojnik in the past did not include data gathered by Göth with his questionnaires (at least none of the authors quoted Göth). Hence, it seems all the more sensible to present Göth’s questions in depth. The folder for Vojnik includes six sets of answers: z 21 for the parish of Vojnik z 25 for the town hall z 25 for the estate of sv. Florjan z 25 for the estate of sv. Jernej z 46 for the tax municipality of Vojnik (from 31 onwards they pertain to the market town of Vojnik) z 25 for the parish estate of Vojnik The folder for Vojnik, as is usual, has gathered answers which are, taken out of context, frequently not understandable (especially if the answer only includes the word Keine, which is no exception). This fact hides the reason for stating all Göth’s questions with which Niko Kuret has been dealing more than 30 years ago. All questions are written here in Kuret’s translation, which makes it easier to understand the answers and recognise their value. It cannot be denied that Göth’s questions also gathered numerous data for the town and parish of Vojnik. Therefore, their transcription will enable their use in the future.

28.01.2026