Published: 2025-12-30

Socio-economic inequalities in the urban space of seventeenth-century Lviv

Jakub Wysmułek
The Quarterly of the History of Material Culture
Section: Studies and Materials
DOI https://doi.org/10.23858/KHKM73.2025.4.003

Abstract

Early modern Lviv was a multi-ethnic city, whose urban space was divided among the Catholic community and the Armenian, Ruthenian, and Jewish populations. The article examines differences in socio-economic status and living conditions across the various parts of the city. The principal source for this analysis is the 1662 poll-tax register, which records the vast majority of inhabitants in the city and its suburbs, including domestic servants and other poor residents as well as members of the elite. The findings indicate substantial differences between particular urban areas not only in terms of plot size and average number of dwellers but also the status, estimated wealth, household size, and social composition of their residents.

Keywords:

Lviv, early modern period, households, urban space, wealth inequalities, urban citizenship

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Wysmułek, J. (2025). Socio-economic inequalities in the urban space of seventeenth-century Lviv. The Quarterly of the History of Material Culture, 73(4), 501–526. https://doi.org/10.23858/KHKM73.2025.4.003

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