Summary:

The study presents cultural landscape development of Wiśniowa village, situated in Myślenice county, of Małopolska province in 1872–2006. The investigation of cultural landscape transformations within the space of 134 years was made on the basis of descriptive-tabular data of the former Austrian cadastre and of land and buildings registration presently operating in Poland. Conducted dynamic analysis of cultural landscape in four accepted for analysis periods of time revealed diverse tendencies and directions of changes. Spatial comparison of the cultural landscapes boundaries location between cadastral maps at scales 1 : 2880 and 1 : 2000 served as a supplement for size investigation of originated changes. Comparative analysis of the cultural landscapes boundaries location on those maps was possible thanks to the transformation of the cadastral system to the national system 1965 which was made in this study. Investigation carried out with analytical – cartographic method not only revealed the size and the direction of changes in cultural landscape but at the same time located these changes in the space of Wiśniowa village.