488.1 thous. notarial deeds relating to real estate sales were concluded in 2017, by 1.2% more than in the previous year. Compared to 2016 the highest increase in the number of notarial deeds concerned sales of properties buit-up with residential buildings (by 7.5%), sales of premises (by 7.4%), sales of land properties (by 4.9%) and sales of cooperative ownerhip right to premises (by 4.3%). The largest decrease was recorded in the case of notarial deeds on the sales of agricultural land (by 17.6%) and the sales of other properties (by 16.8%).

The study presents spatial differentiation of social, economic and environmental phenomena in the voivodship, which was highly influenced by complicated history of the area, as is belonged to different countries over the centuries.