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Stan badań nad demografią Lubelszczyzny w XVI-XIX wieku
The State of Research on Demography of the Lublin Region Between the 16th and the 19th Century

Author(s): Piotr Rachwał
Subject(s): History, Modern Age, 16th Century, 17th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: historical demography; the Lublin region; metrics; natural movement; population

Summary/Abstract: The work is an attempt to summarize achievements to date research on the demographic processes in the Lublin region in the pre-statistical era, i.e. by the end of the 19th century. The first census took place in the area in 1897. First, the publications of the 19th century authors were discussed. They were of synthetic nature and encompassed the entire borders of the Polish Kingdom. The granularity of the information, however, allows to consider some problems at the level of the village, district or province. The increased interest in the problems of demography occurred after World War II, which resulted in publications of the authors gathered at the Catholic University of Lublin. The research by Zygmunt Sułowski and Janina Gawrysiakowa proved to be particularly valuable. To summarize the article, the author points out that there is an urgent need to intensify the research on the demographic past of the Lublin region.

  • Issue Year: 64/2016
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 89-112
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: Polish