Overcoming the crisis: Social and ecological impacts of the 17th and 18th century Northern Wars on Kazuń village (Poland) and its surrounding area

• Published in: Journal of historical geography Vol. 86; pp. 377 - 390
• Main Authors: Związek, Tomasz, Obremska, Milena, Targowski, Michał, Sobechowicz, Łukasz, Siwek, Wojciech Aleksander, Gąsiorowski, Michał, Theuerkauf, Martin, Kozłowska-Szyc, Monika, Guzowski, Piotr, Poniat, Radosław, Mulczyk, Anna, Szewczyk, Krzysztof, Panecki, Tomasz, Solon, Jerzy, Zachara-Związek, Urszula, Słowiński, Michał
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2024
• Subjects: Disaster history; Early Modern Period; Ecological restoration; Landscape change; Mennonites; Northern Wars history; Resilience; Landscape change; Northern Wars history; Ecological restoration; Early Modern Period; Disaster history; Resilience; Mennonites

The wars that ravaged the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in the 17th century were among the most destructive events in the history of that part of Europe at the time. It is said that from this point on, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth transitioned from a subject to an object state. Through interd...