© by Czesław Białczyński
© translated by Katarzyna Goliszek
One of the oldest architectural monuments in Poland is the Mound of Krak, often called the Mound of Krakus or Rękawka. The tradition tells that people who were building the mound were carrying soil in their sleeves. The issue of the etymology of the word ”Rękawka” is interesting. It may originate from the Czech word ”rakew” which means a coffin of from the Serbian ”raka” denoting a grave. The mound is the most likely to be a tumulus.