An Attempt to Reconstruct the Socio‑topography of Medieval Chełmno via the Example of the Great Quarter

Abstract

The article is a contribution to the development of the full socio‑topography of medieval Chełmno (Kulm) and shows the problems related to the development of the social and occupational structure of this city in the light of surviving city records. It indicates gaps in the sources database, and, at the same time, the possibilities and research methods of socio‑topography via the example of Chełmno. The text includes an annex in the form of a list of townspeople of the great quarter, prepared on the basis of a compilation of data from several rent registers and other archival sources. Attached to the annex is a city map showing the plot grid, on which the occupational structure of the inhabitants is marked.