density increased significantly from the mid-19th century. With the emergence of metal and food industries, wool and linen working, the city developed into a major industrial centre. This was further driven [...] Vienna and then with St Petersburg and Moscow. The most important factor, however, was that the industries were not forced to compete with Western Europe: as part of an economically extremely backward empire [...] new crisis. Related Links ERIH Link List WIKIPEDIA: Economy of Poland World Atlas: The biggest industries in Poland? Chorzow. Königshütte Ironworks
years more to bring it to perfection. By 1829 engineers from the sophisticated British mechanical industries had automated the entire process: they added a number of rolls to the system which were heated
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the sale of domestic waterfalls to foreign investors. The cheap energy attracted energy-intensive industries, especially for electrometallurgy and electrochemistry, and virtually overnight the chimneys started [...] industry. Related Links ERIH Link List WIKIPEDIA: Economy of Norway World Atlas: What are the biggest industries in Norway? Mandal. Sjølingstad Woollen Mill
accused of disloyalty. Prisoners were mainly used in coal and ore mines, the timber and fishing industries, and on large construction sites, such as the construction of the White Sea-Baltic Sea Canal in [...] especially in the chemical industry. From the 1950s, forced prison labour was used in virtually all industries. Notorious were the open-cast lignite mines, where extremely hard physical labour was required
even further. Related Links WIKIPEDIA: Economy of Montenegro World Atlas: What are the biggest industries in Montenegro? Herceg-Novi. Zelenika Station Montenegro was part of the 'Socialist Federal Republic
of the city-state. Related Links WIKIPEDIA: Economy of Monaco World Atlas: What are the biggest industries in Monaco? Monaco. Gasholder of the gasworks
economic crisis. Related Links WIKIPEDIA: Economy of Moldova World Atlas: What are the biggest industries in Moldova? Chișinău. Old Station (oldchisinau.com) Moldova was a union republic of the 'Union
gross domestic product. Related Links WIKIPEDIA: Economy of Malta World Atlas: What are the biggest industries in Malta? Floriana. Tram Station at Piazza St Anna
n of giant heavy industrial plants, but instead began to expand the established food and light industries. Lithuania did not experience a massive industrialisation until the end of the 1950s. The chemical [...] near Ufa. On account of the great scarcity of raw materials, Moscow located many labour-intensive industries in the Balkans, which resulted in a massive influx of Russian workers. As a consequence, the Baltic [...] Related Links ERIH Link-List WIKIPEDIA: Economy of Lithuania World Atlas: What are the biggest industries in Lithuania? Šilutė (Heydekrug). Gasworks Lithiania was a union republic of the 'Union of Soviet
by low wages and taxes. Companies werne established mainly in the metal, machinery and apparatus industries, , and many of these businesses are still in operation today. The Scana cannery, which opened in [...] leading company for vacuum and surface technology. In the 1950s, the country’s recently founded industries experienced dramatic growth, with the numbers of employees sometimes increasing fivefold. Some [...] n in Liechtenstein (pdf) WIKIPEDIA: Economy of Liechtenstein World Atlas: What are the biggest industries in Liechtenstein? Triesen. Jenny, Spoerry & Cie. Cotton Mill
factories when Latvia gained independence in 1918. However, the government succeeded in building new industries on the basis of domestic raw materials such as wood and flax. Agricultural productivity was enhanced [...] still relatively intact. As natural resources were lacking, Moscow encouraged labour-intensive industries – and the new rulers also wanted to bind the Baltic more closely with the USSR at the same time [...] sector. Related Links ERIH Link-List WIKIPEDIA: Economy of Latvia World Atlas: What are the biggest industries in Latvia? Līgatne. Riga Paper Mill and Village Listen Latvia was a union republic of the 'Union
massively in heavy industry - but as was so often the case, at the expense of the light and food industries, so that Kazakhstan had to import finished goods largely from the Soviet Union. Due to its wealth
near Paderno. Machine tool companies and cement works emerged, and the electrical and chemical industries also benefitted from this new energy source. Electricity was also produced geothermally starting [...] One. Related Links ERIH Link List WIKIPEDIA: Economy of Italy World Atlas: What are the biggest industries in Italy? Milan. Fratelli Branca Distillery
College, was established in 1854. The south and west continued to stagnate with modest food-products industries; successful major companies such as Jacob’s Biscuits and the famous Guinness Brewery in Dublin [...] taxes to attract foreign investors. As wages too were very low, businesses in labour-intensive industries such as textile and shoe production and plastics processing soon set up shop. Following Ireland’s [...] ERIH Link List WIKIPEDIA: Economy of the Republic of Ireland World Atlas: What are the biggest industries in Ireland? Dublin. Jacob Biscuit Factory
quickly became a huge success throughout Europe, because emerging new sectors like the electrical industries relied heavily on high-precision parts. Thus industrial production was changed forever – and the [...] the past. During this period of great innovations countless technical improvements from civilian industries were adapted for military use. The "Industrialisation of War", which followed, was exemplified [...] Entente felt forced to join the crude competition and ordered the same materials from their chemical industries. Moreover, both sides heavily relied on chemists for the replacement of goods they could no longer
resources and in particular lacks coal and iron ore, the basic ingredients of the classic heavy industries. Only potash, used in making fertilisers and in glass manufacture ... more BELGIUM The industrial
German) Matthias Hennies , Cologne, Germany (industrial history of European countries, history of industries, translations German > English) Dr Peter Wakelin , Llangattock Lingoed, Abergavenny, United Kingdom
environmental impact. Related Links WIKIPEDIA: Economy of Iceland World Atlas: What are the biggest industries in Iceland? Siglufjörður. Fishmeal Factory
