Politeia (Jan 2017)
Weddings in the municipality of Metkovic in the period between 1890 to 1918, based on the registers of weddings
Abstract
The work is based on the analysis and research of the wedding registry of Metković municipality, i.e. the wedding registry of parishes Metković, Dobranje, Vidonje and Slivno Ravno in the period between 1890. and 1918. The analysis of those sources provided space for the observation of the dynamics of weddings in the part of Lower Poneretvalje. The frequency of weddings in the Metkovic municipality is similar to the rest of Croatia. The maximum number of weddings is noted in February and January, whilst the minimum in December and March. Cousin marriages are more frequent in smaller communities. In this research we looked at parish communities Dobranje and Vidonje. The smallest number of such cases is in Metkovic, a more open environment in comparison to the other parish within the municipality. On average, men would marry at the age of 28.7, whereas woman at 24. The average age difference between men and women was from 4 to 6 years. An insignificant number of men married under the age of 20 (2%). Regarding women, that number is slightly higher (11.01 %). Remarrying was more common amongst men (14,97 %) than women (6,86 %). In the period in question, the rate of weddings are: from 5,22 to 14,02% in the Metkovic parish; from 2,50 to 8,70 % in the Vidonje parish, and from 4,82 to 10,40 % in the Dobranje parish.
