Własność kościelna w systemie ochrony przeciwpowodziowej na Żuławach i Dolinie Dolnej Wisły w średniowieczu
Church property in the flood protection system in Żuławy and the Lower Vistula Valley in the Middle Ages

Summary/Abstract: In the 14th century, thanks to the Teutonic Order, colonisation of Żuławy Wiślane (the alluvial delta area of the Vistula River) and the lower Vistula valley was carried out and a flood control and drainage system was built. The social and economic effectiveness of these activities depended on a rational division of labour between its maintenance and agricultural exploitation of land. The legal principle kein Land ohne Deich was fundamental. It meant that every owner of land protected by dikes, regardless of its condition, had a dike obligation. This gave rise to a controversy between the flood protection community of the Żulawy Wielkie and the parsonages. This long-running dispute was ended in 1387 by the redemption of all obligations resting on church land, except for work inside the village boundaries.

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