“The New Gerent Shall Be …”
National and Provincial Governments of the SHS and the Appointment of Municipal Governments
Keywords:
municipality, National Government, Provincial Government, gerentAbstract
After the dissolution of Austria-Hungary and the formation of the State of Slovenians, Croats and Serbs, the National Government in Ljubljana decided to retain the existing administration at the level of districts and municipalities and to operate in accordance with the legislation in force. For various reasons, the Commissioner for the Interior appointed gerents to replace previously elected mayors. In Lower Styria this was specifically intended to remove German influence, but it also occurred elsewhere, e.g., in cases where the mayor had died. In some municipalities, these gerents were also given assessors to help them with their work. This article presents individual cases and seeks to identify the characteristics of these appointments in 1918 and 1919.
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