The textile industry of northern Croatia from 1918 to 1929 - Tivar and Vis

Abstract

The paper analyses the development and management of the textile industry on the newly formed economic and geographical area of Northern Croatia from 1918 to 1929. The paper emphasizes the contribution that this industry had on the development of the Northern region and the entire county but also its influence on the other industries in Croatia. Analyzing the data between 1918 and 1929 we found that there were about 90 textile companies which employed about 10.000 people. According to the data the textile industry was one of the most important economic branches. It is important to mention two factories that marked the whole textile industry of the period. The paper describes the beginning and changes in the foundation and structure of the business in these leading textile companies which were Tekstilna industrija Varaždin d.d. (1918), known as TIVAR and Varaždinska industrija svile d.d. (1929) known as VIS.