The state of preservation of medieval street-square village in the landscape of northern Poland
This article focuses on the preservation of traditional rural cultural landscapes in northern Poland, which were created in the 14th century as a result of the settlement of the Teutonic Knights under Kulm Law. The research covered 21 unique street-square villages in the Vistula Delta and included,...
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| description | This article focuses on the preservation of traditional rural cultural landscapes in northern Poland, which were created in the 14th century as a result of the settlement of the Teutonic Knights under Kulm Law. The research covered 21 unique street-square villages in the Vistula Delta and included, among other things, an analysis of the spatial layout of the villages, their social functions, the presence of historical monuments and the persistence of historical plot divisions. The aim of the study was to evaluate the state of preservation of the elements of the medieval settlements and to make a comprehensive assessment of the landscape. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d69ec816d52b401ab3c2fe6ef4ff020d2025-08-20T02:44:33ZengSciendoMiscellanea Geographica: Regional Studies on Development2084-61182025-05-0129318519310.2478/mgrsd-2025-0008The state of preservation of medieval street-square village in the landscape of northern PolandKoperska-Kośmicka Marta0Faculty of Architecture, Gdańsk University of Technology, Gdańsk, PolandThis article focuses on the preservation of traditional rural cultural landscapes in northern Poland, which were created in the 14th century as a result of the settlement of the Teutonic Knights under Kulm Law. The research covered 21 unique street-square villages in the Vistula Delta and included, among other things, an analysis of the spatial layout of the villages, their social functions, the presence of historical monuments and the persistence of historical plot divisions. The aim of the study was to evaluate the state of preservation of the elements of the medieval settlements and to make a comprehensive assessment of the landscape.https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2025-0008teutonic settlementvistula deltarural settlementscultural landscape |
| spellingShingle | Koperska-Kośmicka Marta The state of preservation of medieval street-square village in the landscape of northern Poland Miscellanea Geographica: Regional Studies on Development teutonic settlement vistula delta rural settlements cultural landscape |
| title | The state of preservation of medieval street-square village in the landscape of northern Poland |
| title_full | The state of preservation of medieval street-square village in the landscape of northern Poland |
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| title_full_unstemmed | The state of preservation of medieval street-square village in the landscape of northern Poland |
| title_short | The state of preservation of medieval street-square village in the landscape of northern Poland |
| title_sort | state of preservation of medieval street square village in the landscape of northern poland |
| topic | teutonic settlement vistula delta rural settlements cultural landscape |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2025-0008 |
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