TU BYŁO ŻYĆ TRUDNO, ALE SIĘ OPŁACAŁO... WIELOKULTUROWE SKUPISKA OSADNICZE NA URZECZU JAKO PRZYKŁAD DŁUGOTRWAŁEJ I UPORZĄDKOWANEJ KOLONIZACJI TERENÓW ZALEWOWYCH WISŁY
IT WAS DIFFICULT TO LIVE HERE BUT IT WAS WORTH IT... MULTICULTURAL SETTLEMENTS IN URZECZE REGION AS AN EXAMPLE OF LONG-TERM AND ORDERLY COLONISATION OF THE VISTULA FLOODPLAINS

Summary/Abstract: The article addresses the issue of multicultural settlements from ancient until modern times, located on the Vistula floodplains within Urzecze micro-region. Archaeological, historical and partly ethnographic research indicate an “island” rather than dispersed nature of the local settlement. The sepa- ration of clusters allowed to discover many hitherto lost medieval villages or parts of them. The main advantage of long-term settlement on the floodplain was the proximity to a large navigable river (trade, fishing) and fertile soil, compensating for the losses resulting from the frequent floods.

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