Travels of Leszno residents in the 17 super(th) and 18 super(th) centuries
The paper discusses travels of selected residents of the town of Leszno in 17 super(th)-centuryand 18 super(th)-century Poland in the social, cultural and religious context. Leszno, a town in western Poland, was inhabited by religious refugees from Silesia, Bohemia, Moravia, German duchies and Scotl...
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| Published in: | Studies in physical culture and tourism 2012-01, Vol.19 (2), p.81-85 |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | eng |
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| Summary: | The paper discusses travels of selected residents of the town of Leszno in 17 super(th)-centuryand 18 super(th)-century Poland in the social, cultural and religious context. Leszno, a town in western Poland, was inhabited by religious refugees from Silesia, Bohemia, Moravia, German duchies and Scotland. The refugees together with the local population formed a multicultural, multidenominational and multilingual community. The origins of the majority of Leszno residents also determined their attitudes toward travelling. The article discusses selected examples of foreign trips taken by Leszno residents on the basis of published travelogues in view of travelling purposes (education, business, diplomatic missions, money collections). In particular it focuses on the travels of Jan Jonston, Adam Samuel Hartmann and Daniel Vetter. Their trips were well documented and the sources show the Leszno residents as conscious travelers. The article is a review paper and indicates the need of further research. |
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| ISSN: | 0867-1079 |