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Wpływ wielonurtowej Skawy na działalność człowieka w dnie doliny

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Witkowski K., Wysmołek G.

Wadoviana. Przegląd historyczno-kulturalny

2013

issue 16

115-138

The review of literarure, archives and the cartographic material allow us to draw an outline of the Skawa River valley over the centuries. The valley floor bottom shape was a significant factor responsible for the origin and the development of settlements. The location of Wadowice, between the Skawa and Choczenka Rivers, increased the defensive capabilities of the settlements and provided easy access to water. Since the 13th century, the residents of Wadowice and the surrounding area used the Skawa River for economic purposes. The municipal charter of Wadowice gave the inhabitants the right to use ichthyofauna. The ox-bow lakes enabled people to establish breeding ponds. The development of the milling industry, which pieaked in the 19th century, was due to millrace powered by the Skawa riverwater. Timber rafting was not only one of the forms of local serfdom, but also a profitable occupation. The timber was transported to Maków Podhalański then onto the Wisła and so on. There were also fields of wicker which residents used to make household appliances. The human activity by the Skawa river was dependant on its hydrological mode. This location had a lot of advantages, however there was also a risk of flooding. Since 15th century, river floodings have destroyed buildings and caused losses in crops resulting in boundary changes. Floodings have also caused human deaths. The flooding in the valley made communication difficult because of damaged bridges and roads. At the end of the 19th century, the government of Vienna decided to tame the Carpathian Rivers. The first river regulations were made in the 19th century, but they didn`t survive long. In order to reduce flood losses along the banks, river edges were systematically strengthened. In the beginning of the 20th century, river unblocking began. These actions put the end to the life of this natural multi-current and changed it into a channelized watercourse.

Prasa regionalna o zdarzeniach powodziowych na Ziemi Wadowickiej w latach 1945-1972

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Witkowski K., Wysmołek G.

Wadoviana. Przegląd historyczno-kulturalny

2014

issue 17

130-148

In this paper authors presents the reconstruction of floods which occurred between 1945 – 1972 in the Wadowice area. The Reconstruction is based on press articles deriving from polish daily newspaper “Dziennik Polski” witch have been launched after II World War. Historical press issues are very succulent and copious source of geographical information. Even though the reconstruction of flood events based on newspaper data might be sketchy and also misleading, it gives the exceptional view on episodes from the past. Newspaper articles comprehend a lot of tragic stories of emergency services, troops, and society struggling with damaging power of streams, rivers, and landslides. It is a highly emotional type of narration entirely different from scientific papers. The newspapers were publishing also a plenty of additional information e. g. names of fatalities or the courses of relief efforts including rescue missions and mercy dashes. This sort of data are missing in other publication regarding to flood events. Accordingly, historical regional press may fortify our knowledge about flood events with new facts and facilitates comparisons between former and present-day floods. Moreover, in previous century printed press was a one of the main propaganda instrument, which was especially present and useful during natural disasters. For that reason historical newspaper articles are object of study for sociologists and historians.

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Wpływ wielonurtowej Skawy na działalność człowieka w dnie doliny

Prasa regionalna o zdarzeniach powodziowych na Ziemi Wadowickiej w latach 1945-1972