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Multi-periodSite Name: Kopiec Wandy Alternative Name: Wanda's MoundCountry: Poland
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Voivodeship: Malopolskie Type: Artificial Mound
Nearest Town: Krakow
Latitude: 50.070235N Longitude: 20.067911E
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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SolarMegalith visited on 31st Dec 2011 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 5 The last archaeological monument which I have visited in 2011.
Kopiec Wandy („Wanda’s Mound”) is a late prehistoric artificial mound dated for 7th-8th century AD (Slavic tribal period). It is 14 m high and has 45-50 m in diameter. According to the legend it is a tomb of Wanda, the Slavic princess who committed suicide in waters of river Wisła. On top of the mound there is a stone monument with Wanda’s name. However, excavations of a similar mound in Kraków (Kopiec Krakusa) did not reveal any burials, just an Avarian metal artefact from 7th century AD.
In 1860 the mound has been surrounded with an Austrian earthen fort, which did not survive till nowadays.
Kopiec Wandy is well maintained and easily available – you can get there with lines 21 or 17 of tram in Kraków.
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