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Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
Busko
gmina Wiślica

Medieval Stronghold in Wiślica

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Medieval Stronghold in Wiślica

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    Location: gmina Wiślica, Busko, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland

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    2. Rural Road to Wiślica – Before Górka loop from Skorocice

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    3. Scenic road among the ponds – Solec-Zdrój loop from Busko-Zdrój

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    March 19, 2025

    The Wiślica stronghold, currently known as "Na Łąkach", was built at the earliest around the second half of the 10th century. The nature of the fortifications' construction would indicate that its construction was related to Czech influences and the period of Czech rule in Lesser Poland, although it is also possible that its foundation was carried out by the Piast dynasty at the turn of the 10th and 11th centuries, but the construction was carried out according to the building traditions known in the region. Since there was another, slightly older stronghold in Wiślica, in the area of which later developed monumental palace and sacral buildings, it is possible that the seat "Na Łąkach" was associated exclusively with a military function. Alternatively, the stronghold "Na Łąkach" was built after the destruction of the older stronghold and both establishments did not initially function at the same time. In the 11th century, in addition to the stronghold "Na Łąkach", at least three nearby settlements developed in Wiślica, one of which was located on the site of an older stronghold that was destroyed at that time. At the end of the 11th century or at the beginning of the 12th century, the stronghold "Na Łąkach" was also burned down. Its fall may have occurred in 1135, during the invasion of the Ruthenians and Cumans, associated with the policy of supporting the pretender to the Hungarian throne, Boris Kolomanović, by the Polish prince. Boris was probably settled in the stronghold of Wiślica at that time, so when Krzywousty stopped supporting him, he could take revenge by handing him over to the allied Ruthenians, led by Władymirka, son of Włodar, the prince of Przemyśl and Galicia. After rebuilding from the destruction, Bolesław Krzywousty did not restore the rank of Wiślica, which initially, as one of the less significant centers, became part of the senior district.

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      August 22, 2021

      An earth formation that is the remains of a medieval stronghold. The last section of the access road is a gravel road, but you can get there by road if you insist.

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        June 18, 2024

        The fortified settlement is just outside the city

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