Warsaw - Mazovia Regional Studies

The introduction of classificatory numbering for plots of land in Warsaw in 1784 as part of the modernisation of urban space

Marta Kuc-Czerep

DOI: 10.21858/msr.56.01

Vol. no: 56

This article addresses the issue of the introduction of classificatory numbering for plots of land in the Warsaw urban area in 1784. The initiative for this undertaking came from the Chartering Commission, convened by King Stanisław August, whose aim was to estimate costs and raise necessary funds for building barracks for the Crown Foot Guard, the Crown Horse Guard, the Lithuanian Foot Guard and the Crown Artillery. The task of assigning numbers to plots of land was carried out by the Cobblestone Commission, chaired by Grand Marshal of the Crown Michał Jerzy Mniszech. As a result, in 1784 a handwritten schedule of the cubit tax was created, and a printed schedule of dues for barracks was published. The decision to assign numbers to plots of land in Warsaw was part of a trend in urban planning measures undertaken in Europe during the Enlightenment. On the one hand, this solution served to increase control over citizens and was intended to facilitate tax collection and conscription. On the other hand, it provided better orientation within the city, which was important for commercial activity and the operation of the real estate market.

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100 years of spatial planning in Poland by way of example of Warsaw The years 1946–1961

Anna Wieczorek, Magnolia Gorzelak

DOI: 10.21858/msr.56.03

Vol. no: 56

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The article relates to the national plan, regional plans and local plans produced under the Decree on Planned Land Use of the Country of 2 April 1946. The most attention was paid to local plans, as they determined the shape of Polish cities. Where necessary, reference was also made to other legislation that had an impact on the designation of land for locating construction objects in the years 1946–1961. It is the second in a series of articles whose aim is to familiarise readers with the Polish spatial planning regulations in the years 1928–2025. The plans of Warsaw are illustrated.

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100 years of spatial planning in Poland by way of example of Warsaw. The years 1928–1946

Anna Wieczorek, Magnolia Gorzelak

DOI: 10.21858/msr.53.03

Vol. no: 53

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The article relates to development plans produced under the Regulation of the President of the Republic of Poland on Construction Law and Development of Estates of 16 February 1928. It is the first in a series of articles whose aim is to familiarise readers with the Polish spatial planning regulations in the years 1928–2025, as well as to discuss the plans proceeded thereunder, deciding about the shaping of cities. The plans of Warsaw are illustrated. The article preserves the original spelling present in legal acts from the interwar period.

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