SPATIAL PATTERNS OF THE EVOLUTION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION OF PRUSSIA IN THE 19TH–20TH CENTURIES
Abstract
Many lands of modern Germany have existed as the provinces of Prussia since the 19th century. Evolution of the administrative division (AD) of Prussia was studied at the level of provinces and districts and the spatial patterns of changes in the AD were analyzed. The task is to identify the evolution of the AD of Prussia and analyze the governing factors. The historical maps and statistical data representing the changes of the AD units (provinces and
districts) of Prussia for 1816 – 1947 were collected and analyzed. It was revealed that for the majority of provinces and districts the territories and boundaries remained the same since their formation and till the abolition of Prussia. Five provinces and much of their borders in one form or another still exist within modern Germany due to the well-established structure of administrative and economic relations and the settlement system. However, there was a minor pulsation, i.e. two waves of consolidation and three waves of deconsolidation, because of local reforms.
About the Author
A. P. Vasilyev
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Faculty of Geography, Department of Social-Economic Geography of Foreign Countries, postgraduate student
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Vasilyev A.P. SPATIAL PATTERNS OF THE EVOLUTION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION OF PRUSSIA IN THE 19TH–20TH CENTURIES. Vestnik Moskovskogo universiteta. Seriya 5, Geografiya. 2018;(2):60-66. (In Russ.)
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