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Introducing Lake Lednica
Lake Lednica, 30km east of Poznań, is the first important point on the Piast Route. The 7km-long elongated postglacial lake has four islands.
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The largest, Ostrów Lednicki, was one of the major settlements of the first Piasts. In the 10th century a stronghold was built here, along with a stone palace and a church, and the route between Poznań and Gniezno ran across two wooden bridges linking the island to the lake’s western and eastern shores.
The settlement was overrun by the Bohemians and destroyed in 1038, and though the church and the defensive ramparts were rebuilt, the island never regained its importance. Between the 12th and 14th centuries a large part of it was used as a graveyard. Some 2000 tombs have been found here, making the site the largest cemetery from that period discovered in Central Europe.
Last updated: Mar 2, 2009
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