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

Miscellanea Geographica
Volume 29 (2025): Issue 3 (July 2025)
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|Feb 2024

Figures & Tables

Figure 1.

Development of settlements in the Skawa catchment area against the background of the physical–geographical division. The numbers of the settlements refer to the numbering in Appendix 1Source: own elaboration. The shaded relief model was obtained from OpenTopography High-Resolution Topography Data and Tools (Hengl et al. 2022)
Development of settlements in the Skawa catchment area against the background of the physical–geographical division. The numbers of the settlements refer to the numbering in Appendix 1Source: own elaboration. The shaded relief model was obtained from OpenTopography High-Resolution Topography Data and Tools (Hengl et al. 2022)

Figure 2.

The development of settlements in the Skawa catchment area in the 13th–18th centuriesSource: own elaboration
The development of settlements in the Skawa catchment area in the 13th–18th centuriesSource: own elaboration

Figure 3.

The dependence of the date of the location of villages on their altitude. The Spearman correlation coefficient of 0.61 indicates a strong positive relationship and the p-value = 4.08 × 10−10 indicates that the result is statistically significant. The regression line is upward sloping with R2 = 0.29Source: own elaboration
The dependence of the date of the location of villages on their altitude. The Spearman correlation coefficient of 0.61 indicates a strong positive relationship and the p-value = 4.08 × 10−10 indicates that the result is statistically significant. The regression line is upward sloping with R2 = 0.29Source: own elaboration

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towns (t) and villagesphysico-geographical macroregion (mesoregion)altitude [m asl]date of the location16th century information about settlements *
nametypeparish affiliationproperty
1Andrychów (t)Western Beskidian Foothills (Silesia Foothills)3331345AndrzychówvillageAndrzychównoble
2BabicaWestern Beskidian Foothills (Wieliczka Foothills)3131380BabicavillageWitanowicenoble
3BaczynWestern Beskids (Makowski Beskid)4111446BaczynvillageLanckoronamunicipal
4Barwałd DolnyWestern Beskidian Foothills (Wieliczka Foothills)2771325Barwałd NiższyvillageBarwałd Niższymunicipal
5Barwałd GórnyWestern Beskidian Foothills (Wieliczka Foothills)3121381Barwałd GórnyvillageBarwałd Niższynoble
6Barwałd ŚredniWestern Beskidian Foothills (Wieliczka Foothills)3161529Barwałd Średnilarge villageBarwałd Niższymunicipal
7BiałkaWestern Beskids (Żywiec-Orawa Beskid Mts)4001564ZabielnavillageMakówmunicipal
8BieńkówkaWestern Beskids (Makowski Beskid)4631443BieńkówkavillageHerbułtowicemunicipal
9BrzezinkaWestern Beskids (Mały Beskid Mts)47716th c.the settlement did not yet exist
10BudzówWestern Beskids (Makowski Beskid)3521369BudzówvillageMakówmunicipal
11BystraWestern Beskids (Orawa-Jordanów Foothills)4521480Bystralarge villageJordanównoble
12ChoczniaWestern Beskidian Foothills (Silesia Foothills)2931355Chocznialarge villageChoczniamunicipal
13DąbrówkaWestern Beskidian Foothills (Wieliczka Foothills)3401430DąbrówkavillageStryszównoble
14FrydrychowiceWestern Beskidian Foothills (Silesia Foothills)2641325Frydrychowicelarge villageFrydrychowicenoble
15GierałtowiceOświęcim Basin (Wilamowice Submontane Region)2811325GierałtowicevillageGierałtowicenoble
16Gorzeń DolnyWestern Beskidian Foothills (Silesia Foothills)3371390GorzeńvillageWadowicenoble
17Gorzeń GórnyWestern Beskidian Foothills (Silesia Foothills)3331390the settlement did not yet exist
18GraboszyceWestern Beskidian Foothills (Wieliczka Foothills)2471253GrabiszycevillageGrabiszycenoble
19GrodziskoWestern Beskidian Foothills (Wieliczka Foothills)2621254GrodziskovillageWoźnikinoble
20GrzechyniaWestern Beskids (Żywiec-Orawa Beskid Mts)4011432GrzechiniavillageMakówmunicipal
21InwałdWestern Beskidian Foothills (Silesia Foothills)3121317Inwałdlarge villageInwałdnoble
22JachówkaWestern Beskids (Makowski Beskid)3811432JachówkavillageMakówmunicipal
23JaroszowiceWestern Beskidian Foothills (Wieliczka Foothills)2721317JaroszowicevillageWadowicemunicipal
24JaszczurowaWestern Beskids (Mały Beskid Mts)3371389JaszczorówkavillageMucharznoble
25Jordanów (t)Western Beskids (Orawa-Jordanów Foothills)4941564JordanówtownJordanównoble
26JuszczynWestern Beskids (Żywiec-Orawa Beskid Mts)4671443JuszczynvillageMakówmunicipal
27KaczynaWestern Beskids (Mały Beskid Mts)40116th c.the settlement did not yet exist
28Klecza DolnaWestern Beskidian Foothills (Wieliczka Foothills)2851353Kletczalarge villageKletczanoble
29Klecza GórnaWestern Beskidian Foothills (Wieliczka Foothills)28115th c.the settlement did not yet exist
30KojszówkaWestern Beskids (Makowski Beskid)3991443KojszówkavillageMakówmunicipal
31KoziniecWestern Beskids (Mały Beskid Mts)3681540KoziniecvillageMucharzmunicipal and noble
32KrzeszówWestern Beskids (Pewel-Krzeczów Ranges)5061355Krzeszówlarge villageKrzeszównoble
33KukówWestern Beskids (Mały Beskid Mts)44817th c.the settlement did not yet exist
34KurówWestern Beskids (Pewel-Krzeczów Ranges)49016th c.KurówvillageŚlemięnoble
35LachowiceWestern Beskids (Żywiec-Orawa Beskid Mts)43817th c.the settlement did not yet exist
36LasWestern Beskids (Mały Beskid Mts)50416th c.LasvillageŚlemięnoble
37ŁękawicaWestern Beskidian Foothills (Wieliczka Foothills)3351415ŁękawicavillageKletczanoble
38ŁowiczkiOświęcim Basin (Upper Vistula River Valley)25218th c.the settlement did not yet exist
39Maków (Maków Podhalański, t)Western Beskids (Makowski Beskid)3611378MakówvillageMakówmunicipal
40MarcówkaWestern Beskids (Makowski Beskid)3521411MarczówkavillageStryszównoble
41MucharzWestern Beskids (Mały Beskid Mts)3921254MucharzvillageMucharzmonastery
42NaprawaWestern Beskids (Makowski Beskid)5401529Naprawalarge villageŁętownianoble
43NidekOświęcim Basin (Wilamowice Submontane Region)3211326NidekvillageNideknoble
44OsielecWestern Beskids (Makowski Beskid)4301519OsielecvillageMakówmunicipal
45PalczaWestern Beskids (Makowski Beskid)4411413PalczavillageHerbułtowicemunicipal
46PewelkaWestern Beskids (Pewel-Krzeczów Ranges)55316th c.JeżowicevillageŚlemięnoble
47PodolszeOświęcim Basin (Upper Vistula River Valley)2261292PodolszevillageZatornoble
48PonikiewWestern Beskids (Mały Beskid Mts)3631564PonikiewvillageWadowicemunicipal
49PrzybradzWestern Beskidian Foothills (Silesia Foothills)2831525PrzybradzvillagePrzybradznoble
50RadoczaWestern Beskidian Foothills (Silesia Foothills)2721357RadoczavillageRadoczanoble
51RokówWestern Beskidian Foothills (Wieliczka Foothills)2551228RokówvillageWadowicenoble
52RudzeOświęcim Basin (Upper Vistula River Valley)2341292RudzevillageZatornoble
53RzykiWestern Beskids (Mały Beskid Mts)4111560RzeczkivillageAndrzychówmunicipal
54SidzinaWestern Beskids (Orawa-Jordanów Foothills)5381562Miłoszówlarge villageMiłoszów (Sidzina)municipal
55SkawaWestern Beskids (Orawa-Jordanów Foothills)4881496Skawalarge villageRabkanoble
56SkawceWestern Beskids (Mały Beskid Mts)3061422SkawcevillageMucharzmonastery
57SkawicaWestern Beskids (Żywiec-Orawa Beskid Mts)4541593SkawicavillageMakówmunicipal
58SpytkowiceWestern Beskids (Orawa-Jordanów Foothills)5251234Spytkowalarge villageRabanoble
59StronieWestern Beskidian Foothills (Wieliczka Foothills)4221313StronievillageStryszówmunicipal
60StryszawaWestern Beskids (Żywiec-Orawa Beskid Mts)4321480Strzeszawalarge villageZembrzycenoble
61StryszówWestern Beskidian Foothills (Wieliczka Foothills)3431423Stryszówlarge villageStryszównoble
62Sucha (Sucha Beskidzka, t)Western Beskids (Żywiec-Orawa Beskid Mts)3361405SuchavillageZembrzycenoble
63SułkowiceWestern Beskidian Foothills (Silesia Foothills)3591577SulikowicevillageAndrzychównoble
64ŚleszowiceWestern Beskids (Mały Beskid Mts)3811376ŚleszowicevillageMucharzmunicipal
65Świnna PorębaWestern Beskids (Mały Beskid Mts)3261377Poręba ŚwinnavillageMucharznoble
66TarganiceWestern Beskids (Mały Beskid Mts)40418th c.the settlement did not yet exist
67TargoszówWestern Beskids (Mały Beskid Mts)52217th c.the settlement did not yet exist
68Tarnawa DolnaWestern Beskids (Mały Beskid Mts)3401376TarnawavillageMucharznoble
69Tarnawa GórnaWestern Beskids (Mały Beskid Mts)42817th c.the settlement did not yet exist
70TomiceWestern Beskidian Foothills (Wieliczka Foothills)2721379TomicevillageWadowicenoble
71ToporzyskoWestern Beskids (Orawa-Jordanów Foothills)4691539Toporzyskolarge villageJordanównoble
72TrzebieńczyceOświęcim Basin (Upper Vistula River Valley)2321498TrzebieńczycevillageZatormunicipal
73Wadowice (t)Western Beskidian Foothills (Wieliczka Foothills)2691327WadowicetownWadowicemunicipal
74WieprzOświęcim Basin (Wilamowice Submontane Region)2901325Wieprzlarge villageWieprznoble
75WieprzecWestern Beskids (Makowski Beskid)47717th c.the settlement did not yet exist
76WitanowiceWestern Beskidian Foothills (Wieliczka Foothills)2731361Witanowicelarge villageWitanowicenoble
77WoźnikiWestern Beskidian Foothills (Wieliczka Foothills)2471228WoźnikivillageWoźnikimonastery
78Wysoka (near Jordanów)Western Beskids (Orawa-Jordanów Foothills)5581422WysokavillageJordanównoble
79Wysoka (near Wadowice)Western Beskidian Foothills (Wieliczka Foothills)3391354WysokavillageWysokanoble
80ZachełmnaWestern Beskids (Makowski Beskid)4481443ZachełmnavillageLanckoronamunicipal
81ZagórnikWestern Beskids (Mały Beskid Mts)3861567ZagórnikvillageInwałdnoble
82ZagórzeWestern Beskids (Mały Beskid Mts)3181389ZagórzevillageMucharznoble
83ZakrzówWestern Beskidian Foothills (Wieliczka Foothills)3601388ZakrzówvillageStryszówmunicipal
84Zator (t)Oświęcim Basin (Upper Vistula River Valley)2411228Zatortown with a castleZatormunicipal
85ZawadkaWestern Beskidian Foothills (Silesia Foothills)30216th c.ZawadavillageWadowicenoble
86ZawojaWestern Beskids (Żywiec-Orawa Beskid Mts)5351646the settlement did not yet exist
87ZembrzyceWestern Beskids (Pewel-Krzeczów Ranges)3161321Zembrzycelarge villageZembrzycenoble
88ZygodowiceWestern Beskidian Foothills (Wieliczka Foothills)2701313ZegodowicevillageWoźnikimonastery
89ŻarnówkaWestern Beskids (Makowski Beskid)43916th c.ŻarnówkavillageMakówmunicipal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2023-0054 | Journal eISSN: 2084-6118 | Journal ISSN: 0867-6046
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Language: English
Page range: 194 - 211
Submitted on: Aug 1, 2024
Accepted on: Nov 7, 2024
Published on: Feb 19, 2024
Published by: University of Warsaw
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
Settlement geography,
colonization,
natural conditions,
non-environmental conditions,
Poland
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Geography,
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© 2024 Karol Witkowski, Marcin Witkowski, published by University of Warsaw
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