Rynki małych miast Polski południowo-wschodniej wczoraj i dziś

The article presents the landscape transformations of chosen small towns of south-eastern Poland. The appearance of their main pointsmarket squares - yesterday and today has been shown. Old market places with traditional fairs have changed their functions within latter years and have been changing their appearance. The possibilities of bailout within the European Union programmes commenced the necessity for improving the image of towns in local societies. Town market squares are the places undergoing refurbishment. The accomplishments are not the best, containing similar elements of small architecture. Similar building materials, pavements, fountains, monuments and fashionable vegetation are dominant. Creating new paved spaces is also an excuse for removal of the already existing greenery, especially trees. Landscape identity of most of the presented market squares undergoes changes, which in turn impinges the landscape of the discussed small towns.