Krakus Mound

Krakus Mound, also called the Krak Mound, is a tumulus, thought to be the resting place of Kraków’s mythical founder, the legendary King Krakus. Together with nearby Wanda Mound, it is one of Kraków’s two prehistoric mounds, and the oldest man-made structure in Kraków. Nearby are also two other non-prehistoric, man-made mounds, Kościuszko Mound, constructed in 1823, and Piłsudski’s Mound, completed in 1937. All four make up Kraków’s four memorial mounds. The age and the original purpose of the mound remain a mystery, although religious and memorial purposes have been ascribed to the mounds. According to a hypothesis the mound is of Celtic origin and dates from the 2nd-1st century BCE.