The influence of environmental and non-environmental factors on the development of settlement in a mountain catchment

Settlement in the Skawa catchment (Polish Western Carpathians) developed between the 7th and 18th centuries, influenced by political, economic and natural factors. Up to the 14th century, natural factors dominated, related to the location of settlements. Later, with changes in the borders of the Pol...

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Main Authors: Witkowski Karol, Witkowski Marcin
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Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2024-02-01
Series:Miscellanea Geographica: Regional Studies on Development
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2023-0054
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description Settlement in the Skawa catchment (Polish Western Carpathians) developed between the 7th and 18th centuries, influenced by political, economic and natural factors. Up to the 14th century, natural factors dominated, related to the location of settlements. Later, with changes in the borders of the Polish Kingdom, new settlements were established much faster in order to expand the Polish and Silesian influence. From the 15th century, the higher parts of the Beskids were intensively settled with the clearing of the Carpathian primeval forest. This stage of colonization took place with the participation of the Wallachian population. On the scale of the entire catchment area, the tendency of the settlements to spread up the main river is typical for mountainous areas. However, in the case of several settlements, their location was dictated by political factors, which disturbs this picture.
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spelling doaj-art-cc8dfd78ddc0406e861fecc6ae5037d12025-08-20T03:33:03ZengSciendoMiscellanea Geographica: Regional Studies on Development2084-61182024-02-0129319421110.2478/mgrsd-2023-0054The influence of environmental and non-environmental factors on the development of settlement in a mountain catchmentWitkowski Karol0Witkowski Marcin1Polish Academy of Sciences Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Krakow, PolandTown Museum of Wadowice, Wadowice, PolandSettlement in the Skawa catchment (Polish Western Carpathians) developed between the 7th and 18th centuries, influenced by political, economic and natural factors. Up to the 14th century, natural factors dominated, related to the location of settlements. Later, with changes in the borders of the Polish Kingdom, new settlements were established much faster in order to expand the Polish and Silesian influence. From the 15th century, the higher parts of the Beskids were intensively settled with the clearing of the Carpathian primeval forest. This stage of colonization took place with the participation of the Wallachian population. On the scale of the entire catchment area, the tendency of the settlements to spread up the main river is typical for mountainous areas. However, in the case of several settlements, their location was dictated by political factors, which disturbs this picture.https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2023-0054settlement geographycolonizationnatural conditionsnon-environmental conditionspoland
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The influence of environmental and non-environmental factors on the development of settlement in a mountain catchment
Miscellanea Geographica: Regional Studies on Development
settlement geography
colonization
natural conditions
non-environmental conditions
poland
title The influence of environmental and non-environmental factors on the development of settlement in a mountain catchment
title_full The influence of environmental and non-environmental factors on the development of settlement in a mountain catchment
title_fullStr The influence of environmental and non-environmental factors on the development of settlement in a mountain catchment
title_full_unstemmed The influence of environmental and non-environmental factors on the development of settlement in a mountain catchment
title_short The influence of environmental and non-environmental factors on the development of settlement in a mountain catchment
title_sort influence of environmental and non environmental factors on the development of settlement in a mountain catchment
topic settlement geography
colonization
natural conditions
non-environmental conditions
poland
url https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2023-0054
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