THE INVENTORY OF THE OSTROH TOWN IN 1767

Abstract

The inventory of 1767 contains important information about the hereditary part of the city of Ostroh, which was owned by Princess Anna Yablonovska. Information about the state of Zamkova Gora in the city is presented and the details of its development are described. The latter gradually lost its functions as an important residence and administrative center of the princely possessions. Information about the topography of the city at that time (Old Town, New Town, Mokra Volya, Kordyshivka, city farms) is supplemented and opportunities for further studies in this direction are expanded.
The Christian community of the hereditary part of the city is represented by 160 household owners (43%). Calculations were made regarding the number of children in families (most of them had two children (29.4%)). The Jewish community had the largest settlement in the city – 210 households (57%). A high level of presence of chambermaids in Jewish houses was traced.
Ostroh continued to remain one of the important craft and trade centers of Volhynia in general and of permanent city trade in the local sense. The nomenclature of craft specialties and professional occupations among Christians amounted to 27 positions, and among Jews – 36.
Trading stalls and shops in Ostroh were closely connected with the craft environment (three out of eleven workshops sold their products in their own shops). Jews traditionally continued to dominate in the sphere of trade and crafts. The owner of the city ordered clear conditions and restrictions in the sphere of trade in the city (requirements for weights and measures, including in taverns, control over their compliance with established standards, etc.).
Information on the organization of city self-government under Magdeburg law has been supplemented (the mayor, his real estate, duties, burgomasters, etc.). The inventory of the city of Ostroh from 1767 was published for the first time.
The duties of Christians and Jews in Ostroh complement the wide range of everyday life of the inhabitants of the cities of Volhynia.