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Huncokars, who belonged to the German ethnic group, lived scattered on forest settlements located in present day southwestern Slovakia. In several chronologically different colonization stages, they settled mainly at the territory of Little Carpathian Mountains. They were professionally oriented to work in forestry. Although German and Sudeten German research respectively, has provided a broader knowledge...
This study is devoted to the special features of the ethnographic research of German speaking lumberjacks – huncokars (pronounced hoont-so-cars) which took place from the 1920s to the 1940s and was conducted by researchers working in German and Sudeten German ethnographic organizations. At that time, the lay and expert public were increasingly interested in the living conditions, customs and traditions...