Life of the inhabitants of Poljane before, during and after the Second World
Keywords:
Poljane, Samoče, Ortnek, Kosler family, Gregorič family, school, church, war and post-war period, infrastructure, survival strategies, agriculture, emigration, trade, crafts, tavern, woodenware, cooperatives, mutual assistance, associationAbstract
This article describes the life of the inhabitants of Poljane before, during and after the Second World War. It is divided into five sets of contents: 1. cohesive contents: school, church, and the Kosler family; 2. survival strategies: agriculture, crafts, trade, emigration, mutual assistance, and association; 3. war and post-war period; 4. infrastructure and communications, and 5. the Gregorič family. In terms of findings, the contents are divided into four structured areas: Poljane, Samoče (Vrh, Žukovo, Škrajnek, Bukovec), Ortnek with the Kosler family, and Gorenje Podpoljane. The quotes from oral accounts, which are recorded in literary language, convey expert explanations for individual sets of contents.
