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characteristics. A comparative analysis of the studies of preconditions and spatial<br />
development of communes included in the elaboration was carried out.<br />
The results of the spatial analyses are largely presented in a text form accompanied<br />
by graphics (maps, cartograms, diagrams). The photographic documentation of the<br />
area is also meant to be regarded as display and presentation material.<br />
Results of analyses<br />
As many as 21 administrative units within Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodship situated<br />
along the Noteć River make up the area covered by this elaboration, and their total<br />
area equals 3 484 square kilometres. They include one urban commune (Inowrocław),<br />
12 urban-rural communes and 8 rural ones. The river crosses twelve communes,<br />
seven are adjacent to the river, and two communes are not situated in the direct<br />
vicinity of it. The area concerned includes thirteen towns, seven of which are directly<br />
associated with the river (the river flows through them): Kruszwica, Pakość, Barcin,<br />
Łabiszyn, Nakło, and Inowrocław, Janikowo are situated in the direct vicinity of the<br />
river. In its northern part the area borders with the urban county of Bydgoszcz. The<br />
population of the area concerned exceeds 347 thousand, which is 16,8% of the total<br />
population of Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodship.<br />
The Noteć River, with its 388,5 km, is the seventh longest river in Poland, and the<br />
area of its basin approximates 17 thousand square kilometres. The river has enjoyed<br />
its important position ever since the Bydgoszcz Canal connected the basins of two<br />
largest rivers in Poland in 1774. Extensive utilisation of the Noteć River as well as the<br />
whole system of canals for transport purposes in the 19 th and 20 th centuries allowed<br />
the development of the city of Bydgoszcz. Even today the Noteć River along with the<br />
Bydgoszcz Water Junction is a part of the E-70 transnational water route linking Berlin<br />
with Kaliningrad. The length of the Noteć River within Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodship<br />
amounts to 127 km, which is a third of its total length.<br />
The natural values of the area are highlighted by the existence of: the Goplo<br />
Millennium Landscape Park, 10 natural reserves, 8 protected landscape areas and<br />
numerous natural monuments. Moreover, the area concerned encloses two areas of<br />
special protection of birds being a part of the European Ecological Programme “Nature<br />
2000”: the Goplo Wildlife Site on the area of the communes of Kruszwica, Jeziora<br />
Wielkie, Piotrków Kujawski), the Valley of Central Noteć and Bydgoszcz Canal on the<br />
area of communes of Nakło nad Notecią, Sadki, Kcynia, Sicienko, Szubin, the city of<br />
Bydgoszcz.<br />
The climate of this area is characterised by high changeability with significant yearly<br />
temperature amplitudes as for Polish conditions. The southern end of the Noteć River<br />
Valley is where the annual average temperature tends to be the highest in the whole<br />
Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodship.<br />
The analysed area is characterised by the existence of excellent soils for agriculture,<br />
with one of the best conditions in the whole Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodship in this<br />
respect. The Noteć River Valley area is generally characterised by a low share of<br />
forests and wooded land. A low level of forestation along with the low level of rainfall<br />
in central and southern part of the area lead to the shortage of water in the soil.<br />
The birth rate, which is the difference between births and deaths on the area, is<br />
moderate and stands at 0,9 births per one thousand inhabitants. The geographical<br />
distribution of the phenomenon is fairly variable. The northern part of the region is<br />
characterised by the highest value of birth rate. By contrast, seven administrative<br />
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