Christian toponyms in Czechia, Poland and Slovakia
| Autor: | Daniel Reeves, Samuel M. Otterstrom |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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toponymy
History Central Europe Name changes 05 social sciences Geography Planning and Development 0211 other engineering and technologies 0507 social and economic geography Online database lcsh:Geography. Anthropology. Recreation regional identity 021107 urban & regional planning 02 engineering and technology Toponymy Christianity Genealogy lcsh:G lcsh:HB848-3697 religion General Earth and Planetary Sciences lcsh:Demography. Population. Vital events 050703 geography |
| Zdroj: | Acta Universitatis Carolinae Geographica, Vol 53, Iss 1, Pp 83-94 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 2336-1980 0300-5402 |
| Popis: | What story can place names tell about the significance of religion to national and regional societies? This study explores Christian place names in Czechia, Poland and Slovakia, three neighboring countries of Central Europe. Historically, these three nations share predominantly Catholic religious roots. More recently, however, their respective national societies display markedly different attitudes toward religion. Using FamilySearch Places (an online database of place names), the study examines the occurrence and spatial distribution of Christian place names. It considers when these names were initially coined and looks at changes involving Christian place names, since 1900. The research uncovers a number of apparent spatial patterns in Christian toponyms. With few exceptions, the observed name changes were religious to secular in nature. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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