MORPHOGENESIS AND CHANGES IN THE LAYOUT OF VILLAGES IN THE CONTEXT OF SETTLEMENT DEVELOPMENT IN THE WESTERN PART OF SZADEK MUNICIPALITY Cover Image

ZAGADNIENIA MORFOGENEZY I PRZEMIAN ROZPLANOWANIA WSI NA TLE ROZWOJU OSADNICTWA W ZACHODNIEJ CZĘŚCI GMINY SZADEK
MORPHOGENESIS AND CHANGES IN THE LAYOUT OF VILLAGES IN THE CONTEXT OF SETTLEMENT DEVELOPMENT IN THE WESTERN PART OF SZADEK MUNICIPALITY

Author(s): Tomasz Figlus
Subject(s): Physical Geopgraphy, Regional Geography, Historical Geography, Maps / Cartography, Local History / Microhistory, Middle Ages, Modern Age, Rural and urban sociology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: rural settlement; morphogenesis; changes in spatial structures; Szadek municipality;

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents results of geographical and historical research on morphogenesis and changes in spatial structures of villages in the western part of Szadek municipality. 32 villages west of the river Pichna have been examined. The research was based on historical cartographic sources, including topographic maps and archival plans of these settlements. A comparative analysis of these materials, from a dynamic perspective, made possible the reconstruction of the initial spatial structures and their subsequent transformations. The origins and processes of evolution of rural structures are discussed in the context of development of settlement in this area, based on source documents from the Middle Ages up to the 20th century.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 16
  • Page Range: 91-115
  • Page Count: 25
  • Language: Polish