Położenie małych miast na tle środowiska przyrodniczego dna pradoliny warszawsko-berlińskiej
Location of the small towns in the background of natural environment of the Warsaw-Berlin ice-marginal valley bottom

Summary/Abstract: The Warsaw-Berlin ice-marginal valley is very important element of the lowland landscape in the interior of Poland. This landform has com- posite geological structure and tessellated collocation of habitats. The valley bottom is wide (1,2–5 km) and composed of two surfaces: frag- ment of sandy terrace and flood plain. Peat bogs cover large areas in two sections of the valley bottom. These conditions had an influence on the development of settlement. The article presents the environmental conditions of small towns location in the bottom of ice-marginal val- ley. The topographical situations of ten small towns have been analyzed. An analysis of various elements of the natural environment shows that the main consideration in locating small towns was their geomorphological and hydrological situation. Most small towns were located on a high slope of the ice-marginal valley bottom, only one town was built on both river banks. The natural environment of ice-marginal val- ley bottom is a barrier to spatial development of small towns. Valuable natural environment is preserved in bottom of ice-marginal valley therefore the towns location was described in the context of protected areas (landscape park, Natura 2000 areas). Small towns and natural environment of the ice-marginal valley bottom create harmonious landscape.

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