A Hillfort with Four Ditches and a Partisan Grave

What is this mound of earth exactly? It is a hillfort with a remarkably organized sequence of defenses. To reach the center, you would have to navigate four distinct ditches and ramparts. The courtyard measures 48 by 41 meters, and the surrounding slopes rise 25 meters high.

Archaeologists have been poking around here since 1836. In those early days, they found a triangular iron piece with inscriptions, small coins, and willow branches. Later, in 1989 and 1991, deeper digs revealed cultural layers reaching depths of 30 to 105 cm. They found pottery, animal bones, and post holes, confirming that people lived in a settlement at the foot of the hillfort. The site dates back to the first millennium BC and the beginning of the second millennium BC.

Today, the site holds a strange mix of history. There is a cross that has been standing, falling, and being rebuilt since 1918. It also serves as a grave for four partisans. You can walk along the bank of the lake in the southwest direction and see the dry, grassy slopes where the secrets of the first millennium are still tucked away under the soil.

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