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A Spatial Model of Forest Area in the Middle Ages Based on Historical, Archaeological and Geographic Data: A Case Study of 13th-Century Chełmno Land (North-Central Poland)

Paweł Molewski

Paweł Molewski

Department of Geomorphology and Quaternary Paleogeography, Nicolaus Copernicus University in ToruńPoland
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16 jul 2022
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Publicado en línea: 16 jul 2022
Páginas: 53 - 74
Recibido: 03 mar 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2022-0025
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© 2022 Paweł Molewski, published by Sciendo
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Fig. 1

Location of the research area in the background territory of the State of the Teutonic Order in the 14th century based on Czaja (2000).
Location of the research area in the background territory of the State of the Teutonic Order in the 14th century based on Czaja (2000).

Fig. 2

Physical map of Chełmno Land.
Physical map of Chełmno Land.

Fig. 3

Geomorphological map based on Molewski and Weckwerth (2017).
Geomorphological map based on Molewski and Weckwerth (2017).

Fig. 4

Relative altitude map.
Relative altitude map.

Fig. 5

Soil map based on Bednarek et al. (2015).
Soil map based on Bednarek et al. (2015).

Fig. 6

Deforested areas around settlements in the eastern part of Chełmno Land on the Schrötter map from 1802.
Deforested areas around settlements in the eastern part of Chełmno Land on the Schrötter map from 1802.

Fig. 7

Hypothetical extent of lands used for farming.
Hypothetical extent of lands used for farming.

Fig. 8

Density of archaeological sites.
Density of archaeological sites.

Fig. 9

Extent of forests: modern day (based on the Data of Head Office of Geodesy and Cartography, Poland), the late 18th century (based on the Schrötter map from 1802) and wetlands (based on the Schrötter map from 1802 and the Map of Polish Wetlands (IMUZ 2020)).
Extent of forests: modern day (based on the Data of Head Office of Geodesy and Cartography, Poland), the late 18th century (based on the Schrötter map from 1802) and wetlands (based on the Schrötter map from 1802 and the Map of Polish Wetlands (IMUZ 2020)).

Fig. 10

SAGA Wetness Index.
SAGA Wetness Index.

Fig. 11

Spatial model of forest area occurrence in Chełmno Land in the 13th century.
Spatial model of forest area occurrence in Chełmno Land in the 13th century.

Fig. 12

Variants of the hypothetical forest area of Chełmno Land in the 13th century.
Variants of the hypothetical forest area of Chełmno Land in the 13th century.

Criteria of potential forest area of the research area_

Criterion Attribute values A Ranking of criteria Weighting w
Extent of forests on the Schrötter map 1 1 0.33
Extent of wetlands based on the Schrötter map and maps of Polish wetlands 1 2 0.27
Extent of modern forests 1 3 0.20
Wetness index (SAGA WI) 1 4 0.13
Relative altitudes 1 5 0.07
Sum: 1.00
Hypothetical extent of agricultural land −1 1 0.50
Soils favourable to agriculture −1 2 0.33
Density of archaeological sites −1 3 0.17
Sum: 1.00

Variants of the hypothetical forest area in 13th-century Chełmno Land_

Grade of classification as forest area Surface Share in the area Variant A sum Variant B sum
[km2] [%]
8 77 3 16 28
7 119 4
6 238 9
5 329 12 22
4 276 10 72
3 507 18 62
2 379 14
1 840 30
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