Rzeszów as an example of a ‘new town’ tailored for the modern era

The city life cycle is an issue that can be considered from many perspectives. Klaassen’s period cycle is the basic model of city life: urbanisation– suburbanisation–deurbanisation–reurbanisation. In each of these periods, cities develop by, building and transforming their structures. This article presents various approaches to shaping new urban spaces using the city of Rzeszów as an example. In the city’s history, three periods are distinguished during which structures referred to as the ‘new town’ were created in the 16^th and 20^th centuries and continue to be created now. After analysing the site-forming processes, the most important features of new-town urban systems are compared.