Od hlavného mestského kapitána po policajný kapitanát v Košiciach

From the Chief Captain to the Establishment and Development of the Police Captaincy in Košice

Autor: SZEGHY Gabriel

SZEGHY, Gabriel: Od hlavného mestského kapitána po policajný kapitanát v Košiciach

SZEGHY, Gabriel: From the Chief Captain to the Establishment and Development of the Police Captaincy in Košice.

Vojenská história, 18, 2, 2014, pp. 21-45. 

On the basis of research, analysis and comparison of various contemporary documents (especially documents on the elections of county officials) from the Archive of the City of Košice as well as specialized scientific literature, the author aims at outlining and capturing the development of the defensive structure of the city of Košice with focus on the City Captain position. This is being dealt with not only in the period before the origin of the Chief City Captain function (end of the 18th century) but also following its consolidation which finally resulted in establishment of the Police Captaincy Office (second half of the 19th century). The work also provides basic apparatus of the defensive and general police structure of the city in the 17th century which is divided into management and executive body. The list of identified (chief, police) captains of the city of Košice is also included. The author points out to the fact that individual city functions were doubled and the defensive ones used to be only of honorary nature at first, i.e. without pay. Moreover, it is assumed that execution of a majority of functions responsible for safety in the city was only necessary in times of emergency (attack, fire, etc.).

Keywords: Military History. Austria-Hungary. Slovakia – Košice. The Police Captaincy in Košice.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.69809/vojhist.2014.18.2.2

Ročník: 18 | Číslo: 2/2014 | Stránky: 21-45