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<< Our Photo Pages >> Kopiec Wandy - Artificial Mound in Poland in Malopolskie

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Sunday, 01 January 2012  Page Views: 3447

Multi-periodSite Name: Kopiec Wandy Alternative Name: Wanda's Mound
Country: Poland Voivodeship: Malopolskie Type: Artificial Mound
Nearest Town: Krakow
Latitude: 50.070235N  Longitude: 20.067911E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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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.

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Kopiec Wandy submitted by SolarMegalith : Kopiec Wandy - view from the north (photo taken on December 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)
Artificial Mound in Malopolskie

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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Kopiec Wandy submitted by SolarMegalith : Kopiec Wandy (7th century AD) - view from the south (photo taken on December 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Kopiec Wandy submitted by SolarMegalith : Wanda's monument located on top of the mound (photo taken on December 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Kopiec Wandy submitted by SolarMegalith : In the foreground you can see a descending slope of the mound, the triangular-shaped area in front of it is site of th 19th century Austrian fort (photo taken on December 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Kopiec Wandy submitted by SolarMegalith : Footpath leading to the top of the mound (photo taken on December 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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