Miasta prywatne Kijowszczyzny w XVI i pierwszej połowie XVII w.: specyfika rozwoju i funkcjonowania
Private towns of the Kyiv Voivodeship in the 16th – first half of the 17th century. Particularities of development and functioning

Summary/Abstract: The 16th century and the first half of the 17th century was a period of dynamic growth of the urban network in Kijowskie Voivodeship. An important starting point for the intensification of the process was the 1569 Union of Lublin. The paper contains a discussion of the data concerning the number of towns collected so far. According to the research, there were 328 private towns in the region before 1648, including 20 towns situated on Church-owned estates. The paper also presents the function of the towns of Kijowszczyzna and the nature of their development as borderland towns.

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