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Morphological Transformations of the Old Town in Wrocław

Robert Szmytkie
Robert Szmytkie
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Kinga Pajączek
Kinga Pajączek
   | 27 jun 2023
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Publicado en línea: 27 jun 2023
Páginas: 97 - 113
Recibido: 15 nov 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14746/quageo-2023-0018
© 2023 Robert Szmytkie et al., published by Sciendo
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Fig. 1.

Street blocks in the Old Town of Wrocław. Source: own elaboration.
Street blocks in the Old Town of Wrocław. Source: own elaboration.

Fig. 2.

Wrocław in the Middle Ages according to Maleczyński et al. (1956). I – Ostrów Tumski, II – Wyspa Piasek, III – princely town, IV – town located in 1226, V – Old Town located in 1241, VI – extension of the city from the end of the 13th century, VII – Nowe Miasto (New Town) located in 1263 Source: own elaboration based on Maleczyński et al.
Wrocław in the Middle Ages according to Maleczyński et al. (1956). I – Ostrów Tumski, II – Wyspa Piasek, III – princely town, IV – town located in 1226, V – Old Town located in 1241, VI – extension of the city from the end of the 13th century, VII – Nowe Miasto (New Town) located in 1263 Source: own elaboration based on Maleczyński et al.

Fig. 3.

Building coverage of the street blocks of the Old Town in Wrocław in 1934. Source: own elaboration based on cartographic materials listed in Table 1.
Building coverage of the street blocks of the Old Town in Wrocław in 1934. Source: own elaboration based on cartographic materials listed in Table 1.

Fig. 4.

War damage in the Old Town area of Wrocław in 1947. Source: own elaboration based on cartographic materials listed in Table 1.
War damage in the Old Town area of Wrocław in 1947. Source: own elaboration based on cartographic materials listed in Table 1.

Fig. 5.

Building coverage of the street blocks of the Old Town in Wrocław in 1950. Source: own elaboration based on cartographic materials listed in Table 1.
Building coverage of the street blocks of the Old Town in Wrocław in 1950. Source: own elaboration based on cartographic materials listed in Table 1.

Fig. 6.

Building coverage of the street blocks of the Old Town in Wrocław in 1965. Source: own elaboration based on cartographic materials listed in Table 1.
Building coverage of the street blocks of the Old Town in Wrocław in 1965. Source: own elaboration based on cartographic materials listed in Table 1.

Fig. 7.

Changes in the building coverage of the street blocks of the Old Town in Wrocław in the postwar period. Source: own elaboration based on cartographic materials listed in Table 1.
Changes in the building coverage of the street blocks of the Old Town in Wrocław in the postwar period. Source: own elaboration based on cartographic materials listed in Table 1.

Fig. 8.

Building coverage of the street blocks of the Old Town in Wrocław in 1998. Source: own elaboration based on cartographic materials listed in Table 1.
Building coverage of the street blocks of the Old Town in Wrocław in 1998. Source: own elaboration based on cartographic materials listed in Table 1.

Fig. 9.

Building coverage of the street blocks of the Old Town in Wrocław in 2005. Source: own elaboration based on cartographic materials listed in Table 1.
Building coverage of the street blocks of the Old Town in Wrocław in 2005. Source: own elaboration based on cartographic materials listed in Table 1.

Fig. 10.

Building coverage of the street blocks of the Old Town in Wrocław in 2019. Source: own elaboration based on cartographic materials listed in Table 1.
Building coverage of the street blocks of the Old Town in Wrocław in 2019. Source: own elaboration based on cartographic materials listed in Table 1.

Fig. 11.

Typology of the street blocks of the Old Town in Wrocław. Nowe Miasto (New Town) (I); the area around Promenada Staromiejska (Old Town Promenade) (II); the southern part of the area which then became part of the Old Town at the end of the 13th century (III); Dzielnica Czterech Świątyń (Four Temples District) (IV); the area around the square of Nowy Targ (New Market Square) (V); the vicinity of the main building of the University of Wrocław (VI); the blocks around Market Square (VII); the western part of the chartered city (VIII) Source: own elaboration.
Typology of the street blocks of the Old Town in Wrocław. Nowe Miasto (New Town) (I); the area around Promenada Staromiejska (Old Town Promenade) (II); the southern part of the area which then became part of the Old Town at the end of the 13th century (III); Dzielnica Czterech Świątyń (Four Temples District) (IV); the area around the square of Nowy Targ (New Market Square) (V); the vicinity of the main building of the University of Wrocław (VI); the blocks around Market Square (VII); the western part of the chartered city (VIII) Source: own elaboration.

Fig. 12.

Examples of post-war burgage cycles for street blocks in the homogenous areas of Old Town in Wrocław. SB21 – Nowe Miasto (New Town) (I); SB16 – the area around Promenada Staromiejska (Old Town Promenade) (II); SB14 – the southern part of the area which then became part of the Old Town at the end of the 13th century (III); SB4 – Dzielnica Czterech Świątyń (Four Temples District) (IV) Source: own elaboration.
Examples of post-war burgage cycles for street blocks in the homogenous areas of Old Town in Wrocław. SB21 – Nowe Miasto (New Town) (I); SB16 – the area around Promenada Staromiejska (Old Town Promenade) (II); SB14 – the southern part of the area which then became part of the Old Town at the end of the 13th century (III); SB4 – Dzielnica Czterech Świątyń (Four Temples District) (IV) Source: own elaboration.

Fig. 13.

Post-war burgage cycle for the street blocks around Market Square in Wrocław (example of mosaic areas). Source: own elaboration.
Post-war burgage cycle for the street blocks around Market Square in Wrocław (example of mosaic areas). Source: own elaboration.

List of the maps used in the study.

Map name Year Scale
Sonderplan der Innenstadt 1934 1:5,000
Plan miasta Wrocławia (City plan of Wrocław) 1947 1:5,000
Plan Wrocławia, cz. Starego Miasta (Plan of Wrocław, part of the Old Town) 1950 -
Topographic map M-33-35-C-a-3, sheet: Wrocław 1965 1:10,000
Topographic map M-33-35-C-a-3, sheet: Wrocław Stare Miasto 1998 1:10,000
Wrocław. Plan Miasta (Wrocław. Plan of the city) 2005 1:20,000
National geoportal (geoportal.gov.pl) 2019 –
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