Krakus Mound

Krakus mound
krakus mound at noon in 2016
Krakus Mound is located in Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Krakus Mound
Map of lesser Poland showing location of krakus mound
LocationKraków, Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
Coordinates50°02′18″N 19°57′30″E / 50.03833°N 19.95833°E / 50.03833; 19.95833
Diameter60 metres (197 ft)
Height16 metres (52 ft)
History
Builderunknown
MaterialSoil, Wood and Stone
Founded~150 BCE (hypothesised)
CulturesCeltic (hypothesised)
Site notes
Excavation datesexcavations from 1934-1937
View of Kraków, Poland, seen from Krakus Mound. On a warm summer day like this, the blue sky and light clouds above adds to the beauty of the scenery.

Krakus Mound or Kopiec Krakusa in Polish, also called the Krak Mound, is a tumulus located in the Podgórze district of Kraków, Poland; thought to be the resting place of Kraków's mythical founder, the legendary King Krakus. It is located on Lasota Hill, approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south of Kraków's city centre, at an altitude of 271 metres (889 ft), with a base diameter of 60 metres (197 ft) and a height of 16 metres (52 ft).[1] Together with nearby Wanda Mound, it is one of Kraków's two prehistoric mounds as well as the oldest man-made structure in Kraków.[2] Nearby are also two other non-prehistoric, man-made mounds, Kościuszko Mound, constructed in 1823, and Piłsudski's Mound, completed in 1937.[3] These four make up Kraków's four memorial mounds.

  1. ^ The Krakus Mound monument in Podgorze, Kraków, at www.cracowonline.com
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference inyourpocket.com was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Kopce w Krakowie at e-Krakow.com (in Polish)