Economy of Kočevsko in the First Decade after the Second World War

Abstract

Examined is the economy of the region of Ko~evsko in the first decade after the Second World War. Once a German linguistic area, this region suffered greater damage than any other part of Slovenia because of the departure of its German majority population, confiscation of their property, and war devastation. Villages have never been rebuilt and colonization was allowed only if colonists took employment in the state-owned farming complex or in farming cooperatives. Extensive land areas were reassigned for cattle breeding.