"Sułoszowa is a village in Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of an administrative district called Gmina Sułoszowa. It lies approximately 29 km (18 mi) north-west of the regional capital Kraków.
The village is clustered around a single street, one of the longest in Poland at around 9 kilometers. In 2013 the population was 5,800."
Each strip is an individual property.
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Wow. I am sure they had their reasons...
It seems they slice up their land they way we slice bread. Everyone gets a slice. No chunks allowed.
Sue - It sure saves on road maintenance.
River - I know. It's weird.
The low countries have villages like this too. Not so long though.
Stu - I guess if things have been a certain way long enough they just becomes normal.
Okay, Mike, I know there must be some backstory about how you stumbled onto this one ...
Reminiscent of the old French "seigneurial" type of landholding, common in pre-industrial France and Quebec when it was a French colony,
Interesting!
Bill - Nope. Just something I saw on Facebook that grabbed my attention because I couldn't see myself walking to the back of any of the properties.
Deb - I found this... Seigneurial system of New France - The lands were arranged in long narrow strips called seigneuries or fiefs along the banks of the St. Lawrence River, its estuaries, and other key transit features. This physical layout of manorial property developed as a means of maximizing ease of transit, commerce, and communication by using natural waterways (most notably, the St. Lawrence River) and the relatively few roads.
Kathy - I'll cut the front yard. You cut the back. 😁
Si Seigneur! I'm so glad we have access to your curiosity
Instead of square acres is each property measured in, um, rectangular acres?
Cloudia - I could keep you busy for quite a while.
Kirk - Curving, slanting, rising, and falling acres.
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