Sopot Grodzisko Early Medieval Stronghold
Early Middle Ages (8th–10th c., Pomeranian Slavs)·Pomeranian Slavs (Wieclet tribe) / Piast expansion·🇵🇱 Pomeranian Voivodeship, Sopot city, Grodzisko hill, Haffnera street, Poland
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About Sopot Grodzisko Early Medieval Stronghold
, Pomeranian Slavs) Pomeranian Slavs (Wieclet tribe) / Piast expansion site built 8th c. , now open-air museum. Documented via 1880; Lęga 1930; 1995 museum. 8 ha. 8 ha; rampart 6 m high.
Why it mattersSopot Grodzisko Early Medieval Stronghold in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Sopot city, Grodzisko hill, Haffnera street, Poland is a Early Middle Ages (8th–10th c., Pomeranian Slavs) Pomeranian Slavs (Wiecle
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Piast vs Pomeranian Slavs – continuity or destruction
Theories
- 01Sopot Grodzisko as Bay trade controller before Gdańsk supersedes
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- 8th c.
- Period
- Early Middle Ages (8th–10th c., Pomeranian Slavs)
- Culture
- Pomeranian Slavs (Wieclet tribe) / Piast expansion
- Purpose
- Coastal Pomeranian stronghold on moraine ridge 25 m above Gdańsk Bay, 2 ha with rampart and outer bailey, later Piast conquest 10th c., now open-air museum
- Abandoned
- 10th c. (Piast)
- Rediscovered
- 1880; Lęga 1930; 1995 museum
- Excavation
- Excavated
8th c.
Initial construction
c. 1495 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
54.4420° N · 18.5710° E · 50 m · 2 mapped features
Sopot Grodzisko Rampart Gateway
gatewayReconstructed gate through timber-earth rampart
54.4425° N · 18.5715° ESopot Grodzisko House Reconstructions
houseReconstructed Slavic pit houses inside fort
54.4415° N · 18.5705° E
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