Porta (control unit)

The Porta (from Latin : gate , gate ) was a basic tax unit (taxation unit, according to which taxes were calculated) in the Kingdom of Hungary from the late Middle Ages to the 19th century.

The portal tax is first mentioned in the decree Karl Roberts of 1323 . In 1338 it was 18 denarii per porta. The size of the Porta as a taxation unit was subject to constant change. It was understood to mean the farm , on which several families could live, or the gate through which a fully loaded wagon could drive in and out. Up to the 16th century , the porta was identical to the rural property ( fiefdom ) - sessio . In the 17th century it consisted of four farming families and twelve Söllner families based on the state parliament resolution, which was sanctioned by King Matthias II on January 23, 1610 . In modern times , the porta was divided into a large porta and a small porta , the second only being charged with half the tax. In the 18th century it represented a certain amount of money, which was then passed on to the respective communities.

The portal directories , which have existed since the 15th century, have been a valuable source for science . They are an extremely helpful resource, especially when it comes to determining the size of the population, their financial situation and other problems in demography and settlement research.

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