ON THE INDUSTRIAL HISTORY OF ANDORRA Listen The Principality of Andorra boasts a unique economic history. On account of its inaccessible location high in the Pyrenees, far from any trade routes, and with [...] century. In 1532, Andorra was granted freedom from customs duties. Until well into modern times, economic activity consisted mainly of sheep-rearing and forestry. Starting in the 17th century, this was [...] Spain and France were constructed. Even today, the country is entirely without a railway link. An economic renaissance was eventually sparked by the construction of a hydroelectric plant at Engolasters Lake

Croatia and Banja Luka, today the capital of the Republic of Srpska, was completed in 1872. However, economic progress did not occur until the country was ceded to another occupying power: from 1878 on, Bo [...] exhibited in museums, as “traditional Bosnian” handicrafts. Some historians characterise this type of economic and intellectual exploitation as the Habsburg version of colonialism. Nevertheless, at the start

largest industrial plant. Lead and zinc ore deposits were exploited, and lignite coal was mined. As economic policy primarily promoted the exploitation of mineral resources, light industry grew slowly: re [...] country’s industrial production, amounting to around 5% in 1947, grew to over one third of overall economic output by the 1970s and the number of industrial workers exceeded agricultural employment significantly

People’s Republic of Albania, proclaimed in 1944, sought economic support from its neighbour Yugoslavia and assumed the Soviet Union’s economic model. Landholdings and businesses were nationalised, heavy [...] ON THE INDUSTRIAL HISTORY OF ALBANIA Listen Albania’s economic history is characterised by a fundamental contradiction: the country has valuable natural resources, fertile soil and enormous hydroelectric [...] thanks to new hydroelectric plants. It is believed that this is when the industrial proportion of economic output exceeded that of agriculture – although the statistics do not offer any reliable data. However

today's European welfare state. It was on this basis that modern Europe was built, with its great economic prosperity and high standards of social and medical care. Every town, every industrial monument

massive gaps in the economic plans. These were partly mitigated by special public or private financial support (usually decreasing annually). The overall situation led to economic problems at many sites [...] the development of visitor numbers, the financial situation in general as well as the expected economic result (in contrast to 2021) are assessed by a majority as satisfactory to very good. Measures Among

occupation of this strategically important island by Britain in 1878 finally delivered substantial economic momentum. In the harbours, the government built the first solid quays and opened a narrow-gauge

absolutism. This can still be seen in the gardens and parks around Wörlitz. Early, quasi-industrial economic activities also left their mark on the landscape, even in ancient times. Above all the insatiable

growth ground to a standstill in the 1970s and the now fully industrialised country slid into an economic crisis. Related Links WIKIPEDIA: Economy of Serbia World Atlas: What are the biggest industries

systematic integration of the republics of the Union and the allied nations was a key element of the economic policy of the USSR. The countries were assigned specific production tasks, largely without regard

evolved from the small worlds of bronze und iron casting into a multi-faceted, interdisciplinary economic sector. In the Second World War, particularly in Germany, a rather unique measure was taken to protect

production continued or even expanded in monastic breweries, which were less impacted by politics or by economic changes. That was also where hops began to be grown and used as a beer-making ingredient. Beer gained

Otto motor. Diesel's engine was presented to the world in 1897, and proved to be both durable and economic. It was possible to get several thousand horsepower from it. The result was that it replaced steam

the cable wheel. New technical developments in ventilation were not put into operation for purely economic reasons. Fresh air was not only needed by the miners underground, it was also necessary to reduce

country to ban the trade in humans, but it continued illegally. Ultimately, Denmark’s successful economic development was also linked to the high levels of education of the country’s population. Compulsory

entire Croatian coast to Dubrovnik. Although President Tito’s break with Stalin in 1948 triggered an economic blockade by the Eastern Block, by the mid-1960s industry was posting spectacular growth rates and

considered a part of the agricultural periphery of the Habsburg Empire for centuries. However, wherever economic potential became apparent between the Alps and the Adriatic, Austria’s rulers, or entrepreneurs [...] end to rural unemployment. However, the government in Belgrade was unable to set self-sustaining economic development in motion, despite constant adjustments: greater autonomy for businesses, a limited

values of the man-made environment (cultural landscape and architectural heritage), to highlight the economic resources of this heritage for sustainable development and to encourage voluntary work to protect [...] oriented to the northwest) to develop a master plan. This plan, submitted in 2001, illustrates the economic potential of industrial heritage as a tourism brand and sets out the possible structure of a pa [...] "North-west Europe was the cradle of the Industrial Revolution. The legacy of the most radical change in economic history is a crucial element in the continent’s identity. Yet, as a result of modern structural

By the start of the Second World War, industry had still not recovered to its previous level, the economic crisis triggered in 1929 added to the severity of the situation. In traditional products such as

ON THE INDUSTRIAL HISTORY OF BULGARIA Listen Dramatic political upheavals defined Bulgaria’s economic history and for many years impeted the path to industrialisation. Although a textile factory was founded [...] financed by foreign investors. German influence steadily increased from 1934 on, with the result that economic policy was ultimately dominated by Germany. Thus, the transition to a centrally controlled economy [...] money available for the maintenance of housing or transportation infrastructure. Corrections in economic policy failed to materially improve matters. In the 1980s, the government attempted to develop a