Potash industry in Bohemia in the 18th century

0137698 - UEF-S 20030150 RIV CZ eng C - Conference Paper (international conference)
Woitsch, Jiří
Potash industry in Bohemia in the 18th century.
Dealing with Diversity. 2nd International Conference of the European Society for Environmental History Prague 2003. Proceedings. Prague: Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science, Department of Social Geography and Regional Development, 2003 - (Jeleček, L.; Chromý, P.; Janů, H.; Miškovský, J.; Uhlířová, L.), s. 328-334. ISBN 80-86561-09-7.
[Dealing With Diversity. International Conference of the European Society for Environmental History /2./. Prague (CZ), 03.09.2003-07.09.2003]
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z9058907
Keywords : wood ash * forest exploitation * 18th century
Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

The article deals with the technological and ecological aspects of the pre-industrial production of wood-ash and potash in Bohemia which is held responsible for the negative impact on the state of Bohemian forests in the 17th - 19th centuries. New research has shown that following the introduction of forest regulations in 1754 potash production in Bohemia focused on intensification.
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