Rural Building in Opole Silesia During the Period of the Frederician Colonization

Dariusz Bajno; Marcin Fiutak; Maciej Niedostatkiewicz

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-26879-3_19

Rural Building in Opole Silesia During the Period of the Frederician Colonization

Abstract

The aim of the article is to present the rural construction in the Opole countryside (Poland) during the “Frederician colonization”. Showing socio-economic areas of Opole villages, differing from each other, the differences of which resulted from the environmental conditions influencing the processes of enfranchisement and industrialization. These processes at the turn of the 17th and 19th centuries influenced the image of the Opole and Upper Silesian villages as well as the development of skeleton and brick construction. By gradually analyzing individual regions of Opole Silesia, one can notice large-scale changes in rural construction, differences in the population density and multiculturalism of the inhabitants of the Opole region, showing the complex settlement process, the effects of which can be seen in the Opole countryside to the present day. The article will discuss the process of “Frederician colonization” and its impact on the change of architecture in the region, as well as the accompanying construction and conservation techniques. A look at regional construction from the turn of the 17th and 19th centuries brings closer the cultural heritage of the region's architecture, allows you to deepen your knowledge of architectural forms and techniques of erecting objects of a bygone era, thus enabling the protection of the historical substance of rural regions of Opole Silesia. The article will also discuss the degree of preservation of the historic substance described above along with the forecast of their durability in the further period of operation.