Hrvatsko šumarsko društvo
The Hrvatsko šumarsko društvo ( German : Croatian Forestry Society) has its origins in the Croatian-Slavonian Agricultural Society, which was founded by foresters in Zagreb in 1841 . The forestry department and thus the company was founded on December 26th, 1846 in Prečec near Zagreb.
history
The society clearly shaped the forestry in Croatia. It also promoted education and science in this field in Croatia. Her achievements include:
- Enacted a law on forests in 1852 and strictly applying it.
- Establishment of a college of agriculture and forestry in Križevci in 1860.
- Publication of the first scientific publication on forestry in Southeast Europe. The Šumarski list ( Forestry Journal ) was first published on January 1, 1877 and is still published today.
- Preparation and participation in the Millennium Exhibition in Budapest in 1896, where the Kingdom of Croatia and Slavonia operated an exhibition room.
- Construction of the Croatian Forestry House in Zagreb in 1898. In the same year, the Šumarska akademija, a forestry academy, moved into the building. The Academy was the fourth institute at the University of Zagreb .
Today the society has around 2,700 members.
Web links
- Official website (Croatian)
Individual evidence
- ^ Husinec, Renata, and Dejan Marenčić. n. d. ( Memento of the original of December 29, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
