Celje Faces an “Inevitable Collapse Unless the Relevant Authorities Finally Realise that Help is Urgently Required.”
Flooding and Regulation of the River Savinja during the Interwar Period
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https://doi.org/10.51663/pnz.66.2.09Keywords:
Savinja, Celje, Savinja Valley, floods, river regulationAbstract
This contribution analyses the frequent flooding of the river Savinja in Celje and the Savinja Valley during the interwar period, as well as the resulting flood-control measures. It focuses on the interplay between natural factors (the river’s torrential nature, sediment transport, and tributary influence) and social factors (regulatory interventions, institutional barriers, and the state’s financial capacity). Based on archival and newspaper sources, the article demonstrates that the risk of flooding was not merely the result of natural conditions but also stemmed from incomplete, technically and organisationally limited regulatory measures. The paper thus highlights the gap between recurrent flood events and the limited effectiveness of water management interventions.
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Arhivski viri
SI_ZAC – Zgodovinski arhiv Celje:
SI_ZAC/0024, Mestna občina Celje (1919–1941).
SI_ZAC/0025, Občina Celje okolica 1850–1935.
Časopisje
Jugoslovan, 1930.
Jutro, 1933, 1938.
Nova doba, 1923, 1925–1927, 1930, 1933–1935.
Slovenec, 1925–1927.
Slovenski gospodar, 1925, 1926.
Straža, 1923.
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