The cadastral register of the Koper salt works in the year 1847
Keywords:
Koper, salt panning, the Koper salt works, cadastre, salt fund, salt pondAbstract
The presidency of the Koper saltpans consortium ordered in 1847 a listing of the Koper saltpans that included the coastal zone northeast and south of the town. An extensive cadastre of owners and leaseholders of the salt funds was composed. The entire salt works were divided into 218 salt funds with 3.827 salt ponds (kavedin). The Ankaran-Srmin part of the salt works, which comprised the parts of Oltra, Polje, Rižana, Srmin and Ariol, was larger than the Semedela part of salt works and had on 135 salt funds as much as 63,7% of all salt ponds. The salt funds were mainly in private property of important Koper families; also noticeable was the share of the Koper Bureau of domains and other legal (mainly Church) persons.