A model archetype of erosion in-between-mountain furrow is a mountain village Z ˇdiar, which is situated at an altitude of 850–1193 m.a.s.l. at the border between Spis ˇ Magura and Belianske Tatras. The emergence of the original village was associated with a progressive Wallachian colonization in the 16th century. The method of removing forests by felling and burning—radiance is present also in the name of the village. The geomorphological asymmetry of the Z ˇdiar stream valley is highlighted by seven left-side tributaries of side valleys. In the past, the socio-economic development of the village was mainly related to agriculture, farming, logging and wood processing and burning of charcoal. The result of the gradual formation of dispersed settlements was a narrow striped division of the arable land. This is how was formed a specific landscape archetype with one-sided, asymmetric arrangement of estates, which is closely related to the geomorphological conditions of the area (Figs. 3, 4). An important feature of the present and recent changes of the landscape archetype of Z ˇdiar is the intensive building development of pensions and the associated tourism. The focus of tourism is related especially to the favorable conditions for winter tourism based on three ski resorts. An important attribute of the archetype of the Z ˇdiar landscape is its inclusion in the protection zone of TANAP and since 1977, parts of the village belong to the Conservation Area of Folk Culture. These facts are also important in the planning of spatial development of the town and guidance of the architecture of the planned objects. Archetype of the erosion fluvial valleys represent the most widespread phenomenon of mountain relief, morphogenesis if which were determined by the processes of cutting of streams and processes of slope modelling. Concerning human activities, valleys are important transit corridors with generally good conditions for the establishment of settlements and agricultural forms of land use. A significant contribution in shaping of valley