Urban Attributes of Degraded Towns – A Case Study of West Pomeranian Voivodeship
Urban Attributes of Degraded Towns – A Case Study of West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Summary/Abstract: The article presents degraded towns in West Pomeranian Voivodeship and a former urban-type settlement, which lost their urban status and became villages as a result. Five settlements, which today are seats of communes, were analysed in detail, as well as four that performed such a function in the post-war past. First of all, the origin of the emergence as well as the circumstances of the loss of the urban status were discussed. Then the current level of development of the features of urban centres was defined as regards the population, economic and spatial aspects. In addition to the number of population and the structure of the economy, particular attention was paid to the urban layout that co-creates the local cultural landscape. The summary presents the main reasons for the degradation of the discussed centres and highlights those that potentially have the greatest predisposition to regain the urban status.

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