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Abstract
The paper presents an analysis of the demographic characteristics of potential changes in mountainous
communes in Poland between 2002 and 2012. Using Hellwig’s taxonomic measure, 94 communes were
divided into three classes regarding a level of demographic potential development. Communes in the class
of a relatively high level of demographic development were concentrated in the southern part of Małopolskie
Voivodship. On the other hand, mountainous communes of Podkarpackie Voivodship and of the north-eastern
Dolnośląskie Voivodship can be described as problematic in terms of the demographic situation.