Private towns in Silesia – an outline Cover Image

Miasta prywatne na Śląsku – zarys problemu
Private towns in Silesia – an outline

Author(s): Mateusz Goliński
Subject(s): History, Economic history, Political history, Modern Age
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Silesia; cities; towns 13th–18th century; nobility;

Summary/Abstract: Presentation of the process of acquiring and founding towns in Silesia by the nobility, which, combined with changes in law, resulted in the growing importance of private urban centres, from their marginal significance in the 13th century to importance almost equal to royal property in the 18th century.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 77
  • Page Range: 47-71
  • Page Count: 25
  • Language: Polish