Szlaki województw śląskiego i opolskiego

The remains of the Slavic settlement on Ostrówek in Opole are relics of a defensive stronghold dating back to the 10th century. It is assumed that it was the central hub of the Piast state, after taking power over the areas of today's Opole region. The stronghold was located on the northern promontory of the Pasieka island, on the Oder, in wetland areas where long-distance east-west trade routes leading from Western Europe to Kievan Rus and north-south from the Baltic Sea to Hungary intersected. Currently, this place marks the space between the building of the Provincial Office and the amphitheater, where there is a parking lot, access streets, and the backstage of the amphitheater. Excavation works allowed to establish that before the establishment of the stronghold, there was a settlement on the promontory of Pasieka, which functioned from the end of the 8th century to the beginning of the 10th century. Perhaps it was the main center of the Opolanie tribe, and the stronghold was one of the 20 civitates described by the Bavarian Geographer. Additional information: Publicly accessible space. Paid parking spaces on Piastowska Street (paid parking zone).