Industrial heritage in contemporary urban space of Grodzisk Mazowiecki (Poland)

The aim of the study was to identify the areas where the industrial plants established between 1881 – the year the first plant was established in the town – and 1989 – the political transformation in Poland – in Grodzisk Mazowiecki were functioning and to identify the remains of them preserved in contemporary space of the town. The research examined the area within the present-day boundaries of Grodzisk Mazowiecki and was based on an analysis of old maps, comparing them with the contemporary space of Grodzisk on maps, orthophotomap and photographs taken during field studies. The study revealed that during the examined period industrial areas in the town were predominantly located on the northern side of the former Warsaw-Vienna Railway. Remnants of industrial activity from 1881-1989 were identified in the form of: architecture, street names, exhibits of memorial rooms and other objects and have been particularly well preserved in areas where the original function has remained.