Chrobry fortified village in Szprotawa

It is one of the largest of its kind in Poland and was named after the country's first crowned ruler, Bolesław I the Brave (in Polish known as Chrobry).

The site lies in the old Bóbr river valley, in the Park Słowiański nature reserve, and comprises a polygonal plateau of 4 hectares (9.9 acres) in size, which is raised 6 metres above its surroundings.

The surface of the polygon is flat throughout, and has regular, steep inclined edges.

German historian August Gloger (1927) described the site as dating from the times these lands were still Polish, but without providing particulars.

Recently, Maciej Boryna, from the local historical museum Muzeum Ziemi Szprotawskiej, identified ceramic fragments from the site as Medieval, concluding that the structure was never completed or was only inhabited briefly.

Remnants of the earthworks as seen from the west
December 2008 excavations by the Polish Academy of Sciences