Miasta prywatne Wołynia w XVI i pierwszej połowie XVII w. Liczba i specyficzne cechy funkcjonowania
Private towns in Volhynia in the 16th and the fi rst half of the 17th centuries. The number and specifi c features of their function

Summary/Abstract: Description of the condition of sources for the research of the urbanisation of Volhynia in the 16th century and the first half of the 17th century. New findings regarding the number of towns, including private towns. Functions of the towns, their economic, especially market-related, significance as the centres of their owners’ estates, residences, defensive objects. Description of the political system, everyday life, and the judicial system. Social status of burghers living in private towns in Volhynia. Factors hampering the development of urban centres.

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