Provides a little more of Lake Balaton at the top, with a slightly less developed agricultural plain than the last map. The Croatia shown here is a mere rump of the modern state, controlled by Hungary at this time and having surrendered territory to both the Hapsburgs and the Ottomans. Nonetheless, it is part of the bulwark "protecting" Europe from Vienna and the heart of Germany. I put the word in quotes because any serious effort to overrun Croatia isn't going to meet sufficient resistance to keep something as large as the Ottoman Empire from succeeding.
In the period, the region did experience passing military campaigns, raids and occasional occupations of some its towns. The time period had considerable influence on the future resilience, stubbornness and strong religious ties of Croatians overall.
I've got one more step west to make, an infrastructure-dense area consisting of Lower Styria and an small corner of Carniola. It finishes off Croatia also, and will be the furthest west that I've mapped using this map formula.
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