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ul. Maryewskiego, Podgórze, Kraków
Krakus Mound rises on Lasota Hill, at the highest point of the limestone Krzemionki ridge on the right bank of the Vistula. The earthwork is about 16 metres high and 60 metres wide at the base, and its top reaches 271 metres above sea level. It is the oldest of Cracow's five mounds.
A tradition recorded by the chronicler Jan Długosz links the mound to the sons of the legendary duke Krak, who were said to have raised it in his memory. Excavations carried out in the 1930s revealed traces of settlement from the Neolithic and the Early Iron Age, along with finds such as a bronze belt fitting in Avar style. The date and purpose of the earthwork are still debated.
The summit offers a wide panorama of Cracow with Wawel, Nowa Huta and the Vistula valley. Around the mound survive traces of Austrian Fort no. 33, demolished in the 1950s; the old fortress road now leads to the top. The site is open and grassy, and the climb takes only a few minutes.
