Miasta w starostwie brzeźnickim do 1795 roku. Zarys problematyki badawczej
Towns in the Brzeźnica starosty until 1795. Outline of research problems

Summary/Abstract: The article concerns the history of the towns of Brzeźnica and Pajęczno, which belonged to the non-town starosty of Brzeźnica. The text aims to discuss research problems concerning the socioeconomic life in small towns and the factors that influenced the changes in the situation of these urban centers. The text presents the origins of both towns, their administrative affiliation and the scope of power exercised by the starosts on behalf of the ruler. The issues of economy, population structure and topography were also discussed, as well as the economic situation of the inhabitants. The text was prepared with the use of the analytical and statistical method. The article was written mainly on the basis of archival materials stored in the Archives of the Pauline Order at Jasna Gora in Częstochowa and the Archives of Historical Records in Warsaw and on the basis of source literature.

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