Zmiany rozkładu przestrzennego i udziału dużych wsi w strukturze sieci osadniczej Polski w XIX–XXI w.
Changes in the spatial distribution and share of large villages in the structure of the Polish settlement network in the 19th and 21st centuries

Summary/Abstract: The work considers changes in the spatial distribution and share of large villages in the Polish settlement network from the end of the 19th century to the 2020s. The analysis considers seven moments in which population censuses were held and for which data are available. Data at the town level, i.e. years approx. 1900, 1921/1925, 1970, 1988, 2002, 2011, 2021. The subject of the work is large villages that had a population equal to or higher than 2000 in the census year. The research procedure includes an analysis of changes in the spatial distribution of large villages in the voivodeship system and an analysis of changes in the number and share of the population living in large villages about the urban population and the total population. The results indicate an increase in large villages from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 21st century, from approx-imately 420 to just over 900, and the number of people living in them from just over 1.5 million to nearly 3 million. Regarding spatial distribution, there was and is a precise concentration of this type of settlement units in southern Poland (Śląskie, Małopolskie, Podkarpackie). The most significant increase in large villages and their inhabitants was observed in the regions with the most significant urban agglomerations (Mazowieckie, Wielkopolskie, Pomorskie).

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