Struktura, elementy i krajobraz historyczny Biskupic, Mikulczyc i Rokitnicy (dzisiejszych dzielnic Zabrza) w średniowieczu
The Structure, Components and Historical Landscape of Biskupice, Mikulczyce and Rokitnica (the current districts of Zabrze) in the Middle Ages The Archaeological, Historical and Geographical

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Summary/Abstract: The article presents a somewhat different view on three districts of modern city of Zabrze(former medieval villages) – Rokitnica, Biskupice and Mikulczyce. It attempts to identify the still visible remains of the original structure of these villages and their components originating from the late medieval period from the archeological point of view. After the presentation of the most important historical sources concerning the origins and history of these villages in the Middle Ages, the author focuses on the location of the original village greens and settlement areas and discusses in detail the formerly existing within these settlements late medieval knights seats. Comparison of the results of the archaeological research with the conducted site scans (LIDAR) updates the view on the form and size of these assumptions. Thus the following study can be a starting point for more detailed interdisciplinary research on villages of Upper Silesia in the late Middle Ages.

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