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Vistulans (West Slavic tribe)

Years: 500 - 963

Vistulans (Polish: Wiślanie) are an early medieval West Slavic tribe inhabiting the land of modern Lesser Poland.

The area inhabited by the Vistulans probably ranges from the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains in the south, to the sources of the Pilica and Warta in the north.

In the east, it reaches the Dunajec, and in the west, the Skawa.

The first Slavic gords are not built here until the mid 8th century, which means that the Vistulans probably frequently migrate, changing locations.

Even though some historians, such as Przemysław Urbanczyk, claim that the Vistulans did not exist, there are three documents which can be tied to this tribe.

First is the so-called Pannonian Legend (The Life of St. Methodius), second is the Bavarian Geographer, and third is Alfred the Great's Germania.Since the 8th century, the Vistulans began construction of spacious gords, whose areas frequently reach over 10 hectares.

Most gords are ring-shaped, and located on hills.

Among major ones are the gords at Kraków, Stradów, Demblin, Naszczowice, Podegrodzie, Stawy, Trzcinica, Wislica and on Bocheniec hill in Jadowniki.

Most probably, the capital of the Vistulans was located in Kraków, which is confirmed by the size of the local gord, together with a fortified stronghold, located on the Wawel hill.

Furthermore, the Vistulans probably built several mounds, such as the Krakus Mound, but historians argue whether these are of earlier, Celtic origin.