TWIERDZA PONAD MIASTEM, CZYLI O WPŁYWIE GARNIZONU NA ŻYCIE SREBRNEJ GÓRY W OKRESIE FRYDERYCJAŃSKIM (1775–1807)
THE FORTRESS ABOVE THE CITY: INFLUENCE OF THE GARRISON ON LIFE OF THE TOWN OF SREBRNA GÓRA’S IN 1775–1807

Summary/Abstract: The King of Prussia Frederick II, also known as Frederick the Great, decided to build the fortress Srebrna Góra which came to exert enormous influence on the fate of the Lower Silesian small town located at its feet. A huge fortress and the neighboring Garrison dominated the declining mining and textile centre, that had both positive and negative repercussions. The article depicts the consequences of the military “promotion” of the town of Srebrna Góra, where civilians lived in a sense in the shade of the Garrison and at the same time benefited much from this situation. There is some peculiarity to the described case, as the local Fortress Garrison significantly outnumbered the local community.

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