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707:(a geographer) categorized the different types in the 1930s, making distinctions between temporary and permanent WĂĽstung, settlements used for different purposes (farms or villages), and the extent of abandonment (partial or total). His scheme has been expanded, and has been criticized for not taking into account expansion and regression. Archaeologists frequently differentiate between
715:(sites where buildings formerly stood). The most drastic period of abandonment in modern times was during the 14th and 15th centuries—before 1350, there were about 170,000 settlements in Germany, and this had been reduced by nearly 40,000 by 1450. As in Britain, the Black Death played a large role in this, as did the growth of large villages and towns, the
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279:. Some towns have been lost or moved when dams are built. Others when the settlement was abandoned for any number of other reasons such as recurring natural disasters such as bushfires or changed circumstances. In Australia, an abandoned settlement that has infrastructure remaining is synonymous with
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for the military. As a result of the
Potsdam conference the southern region of “east Prussia” became “Kaliningrad oblast” with the majority of villages permanently destroyed after the German population had been forced out. The same scenario applied to villages of ethnic Germans at the prewar borders
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in a search for food. Many cultivated lands were abandoned—much of
Birbhum, for instance, returned to jungle and was virtually impassable for decades afterwards. From 1772 on, bands of bandits and thugs became an established feature of Bengal, and were only brought under control by punitive actions
1924:. If there are three or fewer inhabited houses, the convention is to regard the site as deserted; if there are more than three houses, it is regarded as shrunken. The commonest causes of DMVs include failure of marginal agricultural land and clearance and enclosure following depopulation after the
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fled the area and nearly 200 villages in
Armenia itself populated by Azeris and Kurds were abandoned by 1991. Likewise, nearly 300,000 Armenians fled from Azerbaijan between 1988 and 1993, including 50 villages populated by Armenians in Northern Nagorno Karabakh that were abandoned. Some of the
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rearing on which the village economy was based were not taken over by the local youth after the lifestyle changes that swept over rural Spain during the second half of the 20th century. The exodus from the rural mountainous areas in Spain rose steeply after
932:. About ten million people, approximately one-third of the population of the affected area, are estimated to have died in the Bengal famine of 1770. Regions where the famine occurred included especially the modern Indian states of
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542:, usually in valleys or on islands, have been abandoned due to inaccessibility. Residents go to live in urban areas with better job opportunities. Some villages have been moved to new sites to make way for reservoirs or
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were abandoned but rebuilt at a later stage. The existence of many of the other villages is known only from militia lists, ecclesiastical or notarial documents, or lists of lost villages compiled by scholars such as
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could expand. Then an economic crisis occurred and this plan for expansion was halted. Then in 1998, another plan for the expansion of the Port of
Antwerp was released and most of the inhabitants fled the town.
1640:, with a pre-war population of 225,000 was completely depopulated during the war, and since its return to government control in 2016, only between 10% and 30% of its population have returned. Further north in
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The villages usually consisted of a chapel surrounded by a number of farmhouses and other buildings. In some cases, such as Ħal-Millieri and Bir Miftuħ, the village disappeared but the chapel still exists.
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Pre-industrial societies and strategies for the exploitation of resources. A theoretical framework for understanding why some settlements are resilient and some settlements are vulnerable to crisis.
1574:. Regarding biodiversity loss, research findings from Mediterranean showed that this is very site-dependent. More recently, the abandonment of land is also discussed by some as an opportunity for
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that has, for some reason, been deserted. In many countries, and throughout history, thousands of villages have been deserted for a variety of causes. Abandonment of villages is often related to
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and notably villages of national heritage, became or are on the way to become depopulated. On a particular course, a lot of villages also became depopulated because of the migration of ethnic
830:(left in 1970). Due to the decrease in rural population beginning in the 1980s, dozens of villages are now threatened with abandonment. The first village officially declared as "died out" was
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to live in large mansions set in large landscaped parklands. Villages that obstructed the view were removed, although by the early 19th century it had become common to provide replacements.
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Keenleyside, C., & Tucker, G. (2010). Farmland abandonment in the EU: An assessment of trends and prospects. Institute for
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and all other Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip. Some structures in these settlements, including greenhouses and synagogues, were left standing after the withdrawal.
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1939:, where extensive archaeological excavations were conducted between 1948 and 1990. Its ruined church and former fishpond are still visible. Some other examples are
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have been allowed to return: 197 lived in the zone in 2012, down from 328 in 2007 and 612 in 1999. However, all of the villages and the main city of the region,
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at the end of the 1970s, but it was later repopulated as an "eco-village". Sometimes depopulated villages were successfully saved as small rural resorts like
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Many villages in the United
Kingdom have been abandoned throughout history. Some cases were the result of natural events, such as rivers changing course or
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In
Australia, the government requires operators of mining towns to remove all traces of the town when it is abandoned. This has occurred in the cases of
1886:. Several other villages had their populations relocated to make way for military installations; these include a group of villages in the vicinity of
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in the 16th–17th centuries. Many of them were never repopulated, and they generally left few visible traces. Real ghost towns are rare in present-day
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in Spain. This spontaneous forest establishment has several consequences for society and nature, such as increase of fire risk and frequency and
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in Bihar. As a result of the famine, these large areas were depopulated and returned to jungle for decades to come as the survivors migrated
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were abandoned between the 14th and 18th centuries. They were abandoned for several reasons, including corsair raids (such as the raids of
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after the war, with
Narmeln as the only settlement on the Soviet side. Narmeln was never repopulated as the Soviet side was made into an
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This article is about the archaeological term for an abandoned settlement. For the term for a more recently abandoned settlement, see
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caused widespread devastation in the winter of 1069–1070. In the 12th and 13th centuries, many villages were removed to make way for
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steeply as people emigrated towards the industrial areas of the large cities and the coastal towns where tourism grew exponentially.
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Republic and Germany or Austria respectively as all ethnic Germans were expelled from the then Czechoslovakia.
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In 1940, Ballinahown in West
Wicklow, was evacuated for the construction of the Blessington Lakes and Poulaphouca Reservoir.
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Shamaa, Rand. “Contributions from Wealthy Residents Enable Some Returns in Darayya.” Syria Report. Rand Shamaa
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2304:"The Impact of Land Abandonment on Species Richness and Abundance in the Mediterranean Basin: A Meta-Analysis"
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Due to numerous natural disasters in Indonesia, many villages are destroyed, collapsed and abandoned, such as
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A number of villages, mainly in the north and north western areas of the country, were destroyed during
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In the United Kingdom, a deserted medieval village (DMV) is a settlement that was abandoned during the
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The abandonment of agricultural land use practices drives the natural establishment of forests through
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were displaced, leaving around 400 Palestinian Arab towns and villages depopulated in what became
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369:. Twenty-two thousand people lived there in the 96 settlements that were abandoned, including
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1141:" (1770) being a famous commentary on rural depopulation. Notable ghost villages include:
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41:. For a list of settlements that fell into terminal decline and became uninhabited, see
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Adventures in Oysterville: The failed oyster and seaside development of Hampton-on-Sea
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Plieninger, Tobias; Hui, Cang; Gaertner, Mirijam; Huntsinger, Lynn (27 May 2014).
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1792:, a village which had its population relocated and was then incorporated into the
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are a group of abandoned villages in Northern Syria dating back to the times of
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Due to aging of population and immigration, a lot of villages in
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566:. Some of these Cypriot villages are reported to be landmined.
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England has an estimated 3,000 DMVs. One of the best known is
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which houses maintenance staff and scientists working at the
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Thousands of abandoned villages are scattered across Russia.
1240:. In addition, several Jewish communities in what became the
1215:
List of villages depopulated during the Arab–Israeli conflict
2183:"Medieval Malta: Abandoned Villages, Chapels and Farmhouses"
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In modern times, a few villages have been abandoned due to
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being built and the location being flooded. These include
1758:, are falling into decay. The only lived in settlement is
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have either been destroyed or damaged including those in
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thought to have been exacerbated by the building of a
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Beiträge zur geographischen Betrachtung der Wüstungen
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Pueblos deshabitados - Collado de la Grulla (Teruel)
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Territory of the former British Mandate of Palestine
697:There are hundreds of abandoned villages, known as
30:"Lost village" redirects here. For other uses, see
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1811:Sometimes villages were deliberately cleared: the
1652:for example, were depopulated completely as their
1632:, have been depopulated. For example, the town of
1399:have been abandoned due to the expansion of the
1298:in 1571. Many villages were depopulated after a
1267:Ruins of Tal-Baqqari, an abandoned village near
596:List of French villages destroyed in World War I
562:Villages have been abandoned as a result of the
455:, a ban on building was implemented so that the
1540:The traditional agricultural practices such as
1509:; part of the northernmost section of the ruins
810:Hundreds of villages were abandoned during the
2674:Christopher Dyer; Richard Jones, eds. (2010).
2187:Electronic Theses, Treatises and Dissertations
1776:List of lost settlements in the United Kingdom
1624:, many villages in Syria, both in areas under
1533:scattered across mountain areas especially in
1198:, were also fleed by large numbers during the
582:district, there is an illegal village called
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1473:until it became depopulated in 1945 during
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1219:Depopulated Palestinian locations in Israel
1101:. Unsourced material may be challenged and
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1961:List of ghost towns in the United States
1916:, typically leaving no trace apart from
731:demolished villages for the creation of
723:, and war (in Germany, particularly the
361:, the Belarusian government created the
160:. Between 1988 and 1993, 400,000 ethnic
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1854:in Derbyshire. In other cases, such as
952:. Among the worst affected areas were
2678:. University of Hertfordshire Press.
2592:Research records (formerly PastScape)
2563:Research records (formerly PastScape)
2533:. New Holland Publishers. p. 8.
2506:. New Holland Publishers. p. 8.
1870:have been demolished to make way for
1477:. The Vistula Spit was split between
1427:of Romania. Notable examples include
1226:1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight
534:Many villages in remote parts of the
363:Polesie State Radioecological Reserve
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2400:"Ancient Villages of Northern Syria"
2369:Benayas, José M. Rey (2 July 2019).
2017:"Triumph of Tolerance or Vandalism?"
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1194:Smaller rural settlements, known as
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93:Glanzenberg, a 13th-century town in
2271:Rey Benayas, J (1 September 2007).
822:, except the abandoned villages of
2616:. pp. 945, 98, 265, 335, 363.
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1620:In the 2010s, as a result of the
1525:since the early 20th century. In
1251:In August 2005, Israel evacuated
451:In 1968 in the Belgian region of
2047:"AZERBAIJAN: VANDALISM AS USUAL"
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2153:Ross, Victor (26 August 2003).
2080:Rautio, Samppa (10 July 2022).
1513:Large zones of the mountainous
2481:. Michael's Bookshop, Ramsgate
1469:, was a German village on the
73:Germany, from the 14th century
27:Village that has been deserted
1:
2706:Abandoned villages of Britain
2155:"Hamlets in the 16th century"
1613:after its victory during the
552:list of villages in Hong Kong
357:In 1988, two years after the
32:Lost Village (disambiguation)
2668:The Lost Villages of England
2530:The Lost Villages of England
2503:The Lost Villages of England
2329:10.1371/journal.pone.0098355
2213:"Russia's decaying villages"
2189:. Paper 4334. Archived from
1605:After the occupation of the
1184:, Achill Island, County Mayo
548:walled villages of Hong Kong
156:were deserted following the
2676:Deserted Villages Revisited
2670:. London: Lutterworth Press
2612:Beresford, Maurice (1983).
1804:, or coastal and estuarine
1656:population were evacuated.
1467:westernmost point of Russia
1274:Many small villages around
271:, but not in cases such as
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2638:Foster, C.W., ed. (1920).
1958:
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1638:Rural Damascus Governorate
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158:First Nagorno-Karabakh War
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2181:Hahs, David Gene (2010).
2124:Richard Wunderli (1992).
1908:Deserted medieval village
1578:in rural areas in Spain.
1501:The abandoned village of
1451:Abandoned village in the
179:Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
169:Armenian settlements and
2628:History of Milton Keynes
2614:Lost villages of England
2475:Easdown, Martin (2008).
2130:Indiana University Press
1752:limited number of people
1312:Giovanni Francesco Abela
1224:As a consequence of the
152:Hundreds of villages in
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2289:10.1079/PAVSNNR20072057
1856:Tide Mills, East Sussex
1248:were also depopulated.
727:). In later times, the
574:On the western edge of
2527:Driver, Leigh (2009).
2500:Driver, Leigh (2009).
2246:23 August 2012 at the
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1896:Stanford Training Area
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1878:was abandoned due to
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1992:Medieval demography
1852:Ladybower Reservoir
1834:in Gwynedd, Wales,
1764:nuclear power plant
1738:Following the 1986
1600:World Heritage Site
1561:population declined
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711:(farmed areas) and
2692:Daniel R. Curtis,
2664:Beresford, Maurice
2051:genocide-museum.am
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2648:31 December
2070:Report 1999
1941:Gainsthorpe
1926:Black Death
1914:Middle Ages
1832:Capel Celyn
1821:aristocrats
1817:monasteries
1615:Six-Day War
1588:Dead Cities
1531:ghost towns
1453:Tver Oblast
1423:during the
1228:during the
958:Murshidabad
938:West Bengal
693:church ruin
668:World War I
584:Simosenkylä
375:Dzernavichy
265:Goldsworthy
183:Nakhichevan
71:Dangelsdorf
2715:Categories
2405:30 October
2217:Al Jazeera
2003:References
1972:Ghost town
1959:See also:
1918:earthworks
1828:reservoirs
1802:silting up
1786:West Tofts
1774:See also:
1716:March 2024
1628:and under
1429:Lindenfeld
1370:March 2024
1253:Gush Katif
1246:Gaza Strip
1188:Tonaroasty
1182:Slievemore
1111:March 2024
1033:March 2024
950:Bangladesh
906:March 2024
844:Szanticska
788:March 2024
644:March 2024
594:See also:
512:March 2024
429:March 2024
335:March 2024
281:ghost town
237:March 2024
39:Ghost town
2338:1932-6203
2089:Iltalehti
1922:cropmarks
1796:facility.
1760:Chernobyl
1748:radiation
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1576:rewilding
1455:of Russia
1341:does not
1242:West Bank
1158:Kilcornan
1152:Clonmines
1146:Cannakill
1137:'s poem "
1082:does not
1004:does not
985:Indonesia
970:Champaran
946:Jharkhand
877:does not
759:does not
700:WĂĽstungen
691:Winnefeld
615:does not
540:Hong Kong
483:does not
400:does not
367:radiation
306:does not
273:Wittenoom
208:does not
189:Australia
110:Argentina
43:Lost city
2597:15 April
2568:15 April
2356:24865979
2308:PLOS ONE
2244:Archived
1966:See also
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1844:Ashopton
1646:Al-Fu'ah
1594:and the
1519:Pyrenees
1517:and the
1481:and the
1403:desert.
1307:Mellieħa
1296:Valletta
1196:clachans
978:en masse
544:new town
371:Aravichy
277:Big Bell
269:Shay Gap
177:and the
173:outside
171:churches
126:epidemic
2666:(1954)
2485:2 March
2380:9 March
2347:4035294
2316:Bibcode
2021:Hetq.am
1892:Norfolk
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1848:Derwent
1806:erosion
1790:Norfolk
1756:Pripyat
1708:removed
1693:sources
1660:Ukraine
1650:Kafriya
1634:Darayya
1503:Merades
1463:Narmeln
1413:Romania
1407:Romania
1362:removed
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