NÁČRT HISTORICKO-GEOGRAFICKEJ ANALÝZY ÚZEMNÉHO VÝVOJA MESTA (NA PRÍKLADE POPRADU A NOVÉHO MESTA NAD VÁHOM)

• Authors: Daniel Gurňák

Title variants

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Outline of historical-geographical analysis of territorial development of a town (on example of Nové Mesto nad Váhom and Poprad)

• Languages of publication: SK

Abstracts

EN

The focus of this paper is concentrated on the problem of research of historical-geographical spatial development of towns in Slovakia. Methodology of cartographic processing is presented on the example of analysis of the development of two towns: Nové Mesto nad Váhom and Poprad. This paper deals with the spatial development of these two towns in comparable timeframes and it identifies areas with diverse functional land use and depicts these areas on a series of specific mapping outputs. Another area of interest of this work is the analysis of forming of most stable and non-stable areas of the towns based on information on changes in its functional land use. This paper wants to introduce a geographical point of view on the issues of research of historical-geographical development of the towns in Slovakia.

Keywords

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HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT; TOWN; NOVÉ MESTO NAD VÁHOM; POPRAD; SLOVAKIA

• Publisher: Faculty of Arts, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Slovak Republic
• Journal: Studia Historica Nitriensia
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 19
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 37 – 52

Contributors

author

Daniel Gurňák

• Katedra regionálnej geografie, ochrany a plánovania krajiny, Prírodovedecká fakulta UK v Bratislave, Mlynská dolina B-1, 842 15 Bratislava, Slovak Republic