Vplyv abiotických prvkov krajiny na rozšírenie hradov na Slovensku

Influence of the Abiotical Landscape Elements To the Slovak Castles Extension

Ján Lacika

In: Geografické informácie (Geographical Information), Ročník (Volume) 20, Číslo (Issue) 2, 2016, p. 239-251, ISSN 1337-9453

DOI: 10.17846/GI.2016.20.2.239-251

Abstract

The castles research has been traditionally solved by the specialist for historical sciences. But this issue could have much larger dimension opening wide space for any other scientists. According to postulate, that the castle could by considered as a landscape element, the geographers be able take part in the complex investigation of the castles. Geographical approach works with methods of collection, processing and evaluation of wide-spectrum databases about natural and cultural-historical environments of the castles transforming in space and time. This contribution attended to abiotic landscape element – bedrock and landform – influenced geographical distribution of 272 castles identified in the area of the current Slovakia.

Keywords: Slovak castles, geography, natural and cultural landscapes

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