Podolia and Ternopol, northwest of Kamen

 Just one section today; much to do:

Podolia on the east side of the map is another wald like Ternopol, a part of Poland held directly by the crown.  Historically, this arrangement weakened the Polish hegemony over it's own territory, as so much of the time the direct authority over a region was absent, with too much land in the hands of a sovereign who was more interested in the tax possibilities that properly managing so much land.  This helps explain why Poland was simply consumed by its neighbours through the 18th century.

Note the 16 infrastructure on the left hand hex, in Ternopol.  A type-3 hex costs exactly 16 points, and as it happens, I hit on an unlikely result:

I love when this happens.  There's a big wilderness hole in the map.  Husyatin, meanwhile, is radically cut off, even from Ternopol, as it has no roads that reach to the west or north (the focus is on the richer areas around Kamen to the east).  Makes a nice 18 mile ride through complete wilderness.  Even the road forks, which occur in infrastructure-less hexes, have no thorps.  Interested to see how the 23-infrastructure hex to the north pans out.  Either Husyatin gets more isolated, or some nearby village provides it access to the main parts of Ternopol.  We'll see.

Is it logical?  Sure.  Both Ternopol and Podolia are nominally under the same authority, the monarchy itself.  Remember that land is claimed due to inheritance and other familial relationships, not ethnicity as in the present era.  Commercial benefits are not relevant.  What's more, we could argue that while Husyatin produces some food, that may not be it's primary reason for being.  It could support a fort, or more likely a monastery, for which isolation is a benefit.

'nough for today.