Zmiany granic administracyjnych miast w Polsce w latach 1990–2017 i ich wpływ na wielkość zaludnienia
Administrative borders changes of towns and cities in Poland in the years 1990-2017

Summary/Abstract: The main objective of the article is to determine the impact of the revival of local self-government in Poland on changes in the administrative borders of towns and cities after 1990. The research covered towns functioning in the years 1945–2018 (1041 units). The essence of the research was to collect information on all administrative border changes of towns and cities that took place in the post-war period. Only changes related to the incorporation or secession of other settlements from the borders of towns and cities have been taken into account, thus disregarding changes related to the change of administrative affiliation of non-urbanized areas. On the basis of the research, it was found that after 1989 the intensity of administrative borders changes of towns and cities in Poland decreased significantly compared to the previous period (1945–1989). Three basic tendencies of contemporary administrative changes of towns and cities were also distinguished: the disintegration of city conglomerates, the disintegration of urban-rural conglomerates and the incorporation of suburban villages into the administrative borders of cities.

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