Keyword: «ostrog city»

As a result of the study, it was determined that the fortress cities and prison towns have designated the vector of evolution of urbanization processes. Those that were located near navigable rivers or convenient dirt roads received an impetus for development. On the contrary, the absence of this factor subsequently led to the decay of urban settlements. An even more vivid example of such an impact is the beginning of railway communication in the region. The scale of the growth of both the territory and the urban population under the influence of this factor is obvious. In general, the administrative factor of urban development is quite justified for solving large-scale tasks of the state. However, at the same time, only those of the fortress cities and fortress towns of the XVI – XVIII centuries who managed to join the general economic system and become attractive settlements for merchants and burghers survived and significantly increased in size and population. The latter became possible where it was possible to ensure proper regional and interregional communication.