<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Historical factors are presented that have determined landed property belonging to churches and denominational associations in Poland. The article then moves to post-war times to discuss the size and structure of church property resources in 1950, before its appropriation by the State in 1952, and after its restoration to the ecclesiastical owners following the systemic transformation of 1989. The form and ways of recovery of church property are discussed, as well as its present size, structure and distribution.</p></abstract>

Historical factors are presented that have determined landed property belonging to churches and denominational associations in Poland. The article then moves to post-war times to discuss the size and structure of church property resources in 1950, before its appropriation by the State in 1952, and after its restoration to the ecclesiastical owners following the systemic transformation of 1989. The form and ways of recovery of church property are discussed, as well as its present size, structure and distribution.

Landed Property of Churches and Denominational Associations in Poland

Institute of Socio-Economic Geography and Spatial Management, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland

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Historical factors are presented that have determined landed property belonging to churches and denominational associations in Poland. The article then moves...

Landed Property of Churches and Denominational Associations in Poland

Published Online: Jun 25, 2010

Page range: 39 - 54

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10117-010-0013-6

Keywords
church land, Poland, historical determinants

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Landed Property of Churches and Denominational Associations in Poland

Published Online: Jun 25, 2010

Page range: 39 - 54

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10117-010-0013-6

Keywordschurch land, Poland, historical determinants

This content is open access.

Keywords
church land, Poland, historical determinants