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One of the research areas of historical geography (HG) is the research of pre-historic and historic lands-cape and its use. The method of profiles of cultural landscape layers makes it possible to monitor horizon-tal and vertical relations in the landscape which, along with the phenomenon of the social component of so called driving forces, determine the process of anthro-pogenic exploitation of the researched territory in the course of time. The article deals with the genesis of industrial landscape of Nováky which is reconstructed through profiles of cultural landscape layers. The applied method brings more complex historical geo-graphic knowledge of the aspects of chemical industry in the southern part of Prievidza basin.