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Rural landscape of the southern part of Lithuania as well as its use is analysed in the article. The defects of land reclamation system cause the rise of deserted lands. Dampness and bagged up soils are a large obstacle for the proper use of deserted lands. One more reason is lands of low productivity. The third reason of the rise of deserted lands is the shortage and default of perspective farmers and agricultural companies who are able to lease and cultivate land. Analysis of suburban territories development has also been fulfilled and the decrease of farmland due to the increase of built on territory has been established. After analysis it is established that forests area mostly increased in a period of 1945 – 1966 because farmland of poor productivity were planted with trees. After analysis of built-up territory alteration it is established that alteration of built-up territory in a period of 11 years from 1996 to 2007 the greatest tendency had buildings in arable land - 4.5 ha, in settlement territory - 2.4 ha and the least part was in homestead - 1.6 ha.
