Wallachian Law as a Tool for Colonising Peripheral Areas: Case Study of the Sandomierz Forest in the 15th and 16th Centuries

The uniqueness of Wallachian settlement in the territories of Poland was that it extended beyond its natural mountain and submontane zone. This resulted in the emergence of settlements founded under Wallachian law, including the Sandomierz Forest area. The aim of the article is to examine the econo...

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Main Author: Jarosław Buniowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences 2023-12-01
Series:Colloquia Humanistica
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Online Access:https://journals.ispan.edu.pl/index.php/ch/article/view/2884
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description The uniqueness of Wallachian settlement in the territories of Poland was that it extended beyond its natural mountain and submontane zone. This resulted in the emergence of settlements founded under Wallachian law, including the Sandomierz Forest area. The aim of the article is to examine the economic activity of the residents of these settlements, which was conditioned by the environmental situation. One important problem addressed in this work is the question of reasons for the colonisation backwardness in this region, manifested in the slow pace of the progress of urbanisation, the limited scope of the money economy, and the late development of manorial demesnes, among other factors. These delayed and poorly discernible processes were followed by the evolution of the profile of Wallachian-law settlements, evident in the 16th century. The permeation of elements of Wallachian customs into agricultural settlements was an important adaptation element that has not been properly examined in the literature.
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spelling doaj.art-818ca85c427944a2993f999cf91e4dfb2024-01-04T14:51:30ZengInstitute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of SciencesColloquia Humanistica2392-24192023-12-011210.11649/ch.2884Wallachian Law as a Tool for Colonising Peripheral Areas: Case Study of the Sandomierz Forest in the 15th and 16th CenturiesJarosław Buniowski0Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej [Maria Curie-Skłodowska University], Lublin The uniqueness of Wallachian settlement in the territories of Poland was that it extended beyond its natural mountain and submontane zone. This resulted in the emergence of settlements founded under Wallachian law, including the Sandomierz Forest area. The aim of the article is to examine the economic activity of the residents of these settlements, which was conditioned by the environmental situation. One important problem addressed in this work is the question of reasons for the colonisation backwardness in this region, manifested in the slow pace of the progress of urbanisation, the limited scope of the money economy, and the late development of manorial demesnes, among other factors. These delayed and poorly discernible processes were followed by the evolution of the profile of Wallachian-law settlements, evident in the 16th century. The permeation of elements of Wallachian customs into agricultural settlements was an important adaptation element that has not been properly examined in the literature. https://journals.ispan.edu.pl/index.php/ch/article/view/2884economySandomierz ForestsettlementWallachian lawfarmingperipheries
spellingShingle Jarosław Buniowski
Wallachian Law as a Tool for Colonising Peripheral Areas: Case Study of the Sandomierz Forest in the 15th and 16th Centuries
Colloquia Humanistica
economy
Sandomierz Forest
settlement
Wallachian law
farming
peripheries
title Wallachian Law as a Tool for Colonising Peripheral Areas: Case Study of the Sandomierz Forest in the 15th and 16th Centuries
title_full Wallachian Law as a Tool for Colonising Peripheral Areas: Case Study of the Sandomierz Forest in the 15th and 16th Centuries
title_fullStr Wallachian Law as a Tool for Colonising Peripheral Areas: Case Study of the Sandomierz Forest in the 15th and 16th Centuries
title_full_unstemmed Wallachian Law as a Tool for Colonising Peripheral Areas: Case Study of the Sandomierz Forest in the 15th and 16th Centuries
title_short Wallachian Law as a Tool for Colonising Peripheral Areas: Case Study of the Sandomierz Forest in the 15th and 16th Centuries
title_sort wallachian law as a tool for colonising peripheral areas case study of the sandomierz forest in the 15th and 16th centuries
topic economy
Sandomierz Forest
settlement
Wallachian law
farming
peripheries
url https://journals.ispan.edu.pl/index.php/ch/article/view/2884
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