New Construction or Reconstruction: Town Planning in the Administrative District of Zichenau (1939–1945)
New Construction or Reconstruction: Town Planning in the Administrative District of Zichenau (1939–1945)
Author(s): Christhardt HenschelSubject(s): Architecture, Studies in violence and power, Policy, planning, forecast and speculation, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Social Norms / Social Control
Published by: Verlag Herder-Institut
Keywords: German occupation in Poland (1939-1945); Administrative District of Zichenau (Ciechanów); Płock; National Socialist town planning; East Prussia (1939-1945); North Masovia;
Summary/Abstract: Using Ciechanów and Płock as examples, this article discusses the different strategies German urban planners pursued in occupied Poland to adapt the existing cities in terms of infrastructure, aesthetics, and ideology. Characteristic here is the multitude of actors involved and the far-reaching consequences of their decisions on the reality of occupation for the civilian population. This leads to the question of the extent to which architecture and urban planning should be understood as an integral part of German occupation policy.
Journal: Zeitschrift für Ostmitteleuropa-Forschung
- Issue Year: 70/2021
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 555-582
- Page Count: 28
- Language: English