Giecz was once one of the main centres of Polish statehood in the early Middle Ages, alongside Poznań and Gniezno. In the early 9th century, a small keep was built on a mound on a peninsula on the Giecz lake; fortified with a stockade and earthworks. Since 940 it was one of the key strongholds of the early Piast dynasty. In 1038 during a war with Bohemia, the place was seized by Bretislaus I, who sacked the nearby settlement and sold its inhabitants into slavery. The place quickly recovered and by the 13th century was a centre of administration, trade and commerce in the Greater Poland region. At about that time, the settlement received a town charter and became the seat of a castellany. However, in 1331, it was burnt to the ground, never to recover.
Archaeological findsedit
Mound at Giecz, site of an important 10th-century Piast dynasty fort
After 1945, archaeologists discovered the remnants of a mediaeval pallatium, a pre-Romanesque rotunda, stone walls, a 13th-century palace and several sites of primitive iron-ore working.
Currently, Giecz is the site of ongoing excavations. There are two habitation phases being excavated at the same location. The first is a cemetery dated to the 10-11th century. The second, located just beneath the cemetery, is an earlier settlement. Features of this settlement include open earthen structures, hearths, storage pits, and rich culture layers.[2] Funding for these excavations is provided by the Slavia Foundation and the First Piasts Museum, Lednica.
Referencesedit
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^"Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
giecz, ɡʲɛt, village, administrative, district, gmina, dominowo, within, Środa, wielkopolska, county, greater, poland, voivodeship, west, central, poland, lies, approximately, kilometres, north, dominowo, north, east, Środa, wielkopolska, east, regional, capit. Giecz ɡʲɛt ʂ is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dominowo within Sroda Wielkopolska County Greater Poland Voivodeship in west central Poland 1 It lies approximately 5 kilometres 3 mi north of Dominowo 12 km 7 mi north east of Sroda Wielkopolska and 33 km 21 mi east of the regional capital Poznan GieczVillageRomanesque church in GieczGieczCoordinates 52 19 15 N 17 22 25 E 52 32083 N 17 37361 E 52 32083 17 37361Country PolandVoivodeshipGreater PolandCountySroda WielkopolskaGminaDominowoPopulation140 Giecz was once one of the main centres of Polish statehood in the early Middle Ages alongside Poznan and Gniezno In the early 9th century a small keep was built on a mound on a peninsula on the Giecz lake fortified with a stockade and earthworks Since 940 it was one of the key strongholds of the early Piast dynasty In 1038 during a war with Bohemia the place was seized by Bretislaus I who sacked the nearby settlement and sold its inhabitants into slavery The place quickly recovered and by the 13th century was a centre of administration trade and commerce in the Greater Poland region At about that time the settlement received a town charter and became the seat of a castellany However in 1331 it was burnt to the ground never to recover Archaeological finds edit nbsp Mound at Giecz site of an important 10th century Piast dynasty fort After 1945 archaeologists discovered the remnants of a mediaeval pallatium a pre Romanesque rotunda stone walls a 13th century palace and several sites of primitive iron ore working Currently Giecz is the site of ongoing excavations There are two habitation phases being excavated at the same location The first is a cemetery dated to the 10 11th century The second located just beneath the cemetery is an earlier settlement Features of this settlement include open earthen structures hearths storage pits and rich culture layers 2 Funding for these excavations is provided by the Slavia Foundation and the First Piasts Museum Lednica References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Giecz Central Statistical Office GUS TERYT National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal in Polish 2008 06 01 The Slavia Foundation nbsp This Sroda County location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Giecz amp oldid 1217166379, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
