The thesis contains description of the qualities of natural environment and cultural heritage of the manor park complex in Wola Duchacka in Cracow based on cartographic materials.Historical cadastral plans, military topographical photographs, iconographic materials and contemporary cadastral and object maps are the carriers of various spatial data. Therefore, the maps and plans drawn up within the space of two hundred thirty years have been analysed by means of a chronological and comparative method.The results of this analysis have been used by the Landscape Architecture students at the Cracow University of Agriculture to prepare the Duchacki Park's revitalisation projects. ...
The paper presents three necropolises of Podgórze, formerly an independent township, at present the municipal district No. XIII of Krakow. Indicated were elements of cultural material and spiritual heritage of the old and new Podgórze cemeteries and the largest cemetery from the World War II time, for what can be considered the area of Nazi concentration camp KL Płaszów. These cemeteries are a resting place of persons who made a lasting contribution to the history, scientific, cultural and social life of Podgórze. Epitaphs placed on old monuments, which are pieces of sculptural art, provide a source of information about the socio-professional structure and nationalities of Podgórze inhabitants, who became fast polonized. A significant element of the necropolises internal landscape are green area, which in many cases requires a change of composition and certainly better tending measures. ...
