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Urban Opportunities

of market-oriented agriculture. On the other hand, growing segments of
the population sought alternative economic paths out of agricultural ac-
tivities through migration. Moreover, the migration towards Trieste and
other destinations from the 1870s onwards was propelled by influences
of modern life patterns and an increasing desire to escape the tradition-
bound village communities for more dynamic and free-thinking social and
cultural environments. At this point, emigration became a stimulus and a
systemic factor of social modernization in itself. On one hand, it served
a conservative function by preserving the rural world and adapting it to
economic conditions. On the other hand, it facilitated alternative social
development and the emergence of new cultural values. In the case of the
villages in the Tomaj area and the wider Karst region, Trieste played a piv-
otal role in these processes, serving both as a source of opportunities and
as a pull factor. Viewed from a long historical perspective, it left its mark
on the traditional rural village framework while simultaneously promoting
urban drift and social change.

Archival Sources
acts, lc: Archivio Capitolare della Cattedrale di San Giusto Martire, Liber
copulatorum.
adts, v: Archivio della Diocesi di Trieste, Visitazioni.
apat, lc: Archivio parrocchiale di Sant’Antonio Taumaturgo, Liber copula-
torum in Parochia Civitatis Theresianae Tergesti.
apmm, lc: Archivio parrocchiale di Santa Maria Maggiore, Liber copulato-
rum.
bcts, ad: Biblioteca Civica di Trieste, Archivo Diplomatico.
šak: Škofijski arhiv Koper.
žap: Župnijski arhiv Povir.
žat: Župnijski arhiv Tomaj.
mkk: Matične knjige krščenih.
mku: Matične knjige umrlih.
sa: Status Animarum.

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