The Curative Function of the Village – Infrastructure, Environmental Resources, Curative Materials
The Curative Function of the Village – Infrastructure, Environmental Resources, Curative Materials

Summary/Abstract: The study involves an unusual function of the village, i.e. the curative function present in a smallnumber of towns in Poland. The subject of research includes two Lower-Silesian villages: Przerzeczyn-Zdrój, Długopole-Zdrój and one village from the Świętokrzyskie Province – Solec-Zdrój. As is thecase with most highly developed states, the contemporary village in Poland is no longer a settlementinhabited exclusively by farmers. It may serve various functions. A significant number of inhabitantsin villages make their living through non-agricultural work performed either in or beyond their placeof residence. One of these functions, uncommon for Polish villages, is the curative function found inplaces having curative potential, especially in the context of environmental conditions (the existenceof curative mineral waters or a therapeutic climate) as well as infrastructural conditions.

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