 Reconstructed gateway at Biskupin | |
  Shown within Poland | |
| Location | Biskupin, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 52°47′18″N 17°44′40″E / 52.78833°N 17.74444°E |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Material | Wood |
| Founded | c.747–748 BC[1] |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | In ruins, partially reconstructed |
| Designated | 1994-09-08 |
| Reference no. | M.P. z 1994 r. Nr 50, poz. 412[2] |
Biskupin (Polish: [bisˈkupin]) is an archaeological site and a life-size model of a late Bronze Age fortified settlement in north-central Poland that also serves as an archaeological open-air museum. When first discovered it was thought to be early evidence of a West Slavic settlement, but archaeologists later confirmed it belonged to the Biskupin group of the Lusatian culture from the 8th century BC. The excavation and the reconstruction of the prehistoric settlement has played an instrumental part in Polish historical consciousness.
The Museum is situated on a marshy peninsula in Lake Biskupin, ca. 90 kilometres (56 miles) northeast of Poznań and 8 km (5 mi) south of the small town of Żnin. In the years 1956–2000, it was a division of the National Museum of Archaeology in Warsaw. After the Polish local government reforms of 1998, Biskupin was granted the status of an independent institution known as the Archeological Museum in Biskupin.[3]
The site is one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments (Pomnik historii), as designated September 16, 1994, and tracked by the National Heritage Board of Poland.[4][5]
- ^ "Biskupin 'postarzał się' o 200 lat. 85. rocznica odkrycia osady i 25-lecie ustalenia daty jej założenia". poznan.wyborcza.pl.
- ^ Zarządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 8 września 1994 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii., M.P., 1994, vol. 50, No. 412
- ^ Judyta Ostapiak-Jagodzińska (8 December 2020). "Biskupin –ikona polskiej archeologii". histmag.org (in Polish). Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Szlakiem miejsc niezwykłych - Pomniki Historii s.I - Biskupin". tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "100 POMNIKÓW HISTORII NA STULECIE ODZYSKANIA NIEPODLEGŁOŚCI". biskupin.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 3 February 2024.