Gopło is a
lake in
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central
Poland, near the city of
Gniezno. It gives its name to the
protected area
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...
called
Gopło Landscape Park
Gopło is a lake in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland, near the city of Gniezno. It gives its name to the protected area called Gopło Landscape Park.
In early Middle Ages, the shores of Lake Gopło were home to a West Slavic ...
.
In early Middle Ages, the shores of Lake Gopło were home to a West Slavic tribe of
Goplans The Goplans or Goplanes ( la, Glopeani, pl, Goplanie) was an early West Slavic tribe that inhabited the central parts of the Kujawy region, with their probable seat at Kruszwica. They might have been named after the Lake Gopło; Kmietowicz belie ...
. At the northern end of the lake stands the "Mice Tower" of
Kruszwica. Its name derives from a legend of the corrupt Prince
Popiel, who fled to the tower from his rebelling population, and was devoured there by mice. Some historians and archaeologists consider the area the heart of the first state of the
Polans Polans may refer to two Slavic tribes:
* Polans (eastern)
The Polans (, ''Poliany'', ''Polyane'', pl, Polanie), also Polianians, were an East Slavic tribe between the 6th and the 9th century, which inhabited both sides of the Dnieper river ...
, the "founding" tribe of Poland.
[Lozny, "Transition to Statehood", p. 283.]
Notes
References
* Lozny, Ludomir (2004), "The Transition to Statehood in Central Europe", in Grinin, Leonid E, et al. (eds.), ''The Early State, Its Alternatives and Analogues'', Saratov: Uchitel Publishing House, , pp. 278–87
Lakes of Poland
Lakes of Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
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