Address
Trzcinica 646
Sławęcin
Podkarpackie
gmina Skołyszyn
38-207
Poland
Open-air museum Carpathian Troy.
Archeological Skansen Karpacka Troja was created in 2007-2011 in Trzcinica near Jasło, on a hill by Ropa river’s valley.
Even at the beginning of 19the century, thanks to enthusiasts of antiquity, three pagan idols were discovered there. A great deal of excavation and research carried out in 1991-1996 and 2005-2009 brought sensational results. The oldest defensive settlements of all the known ones in Poland were discovered there along with evidence of initial influence of anatolian-balkan civilisation on Polish grounds.
It is also the best preserved gord from early Middle Ages in Lesser Poland and one of the oldest slavic gords.
To this day the ramparts still reach ten meters high from banks’ base and surround nearly 3.5 hectares of ground.
These discoveries in Trzcinica were a base for creation of an archeological skansen unique in european scale, a section of Podkarpackie Museum in Krosno.
The idea of building a skansen was already born in 1998. The project of creating a touristic attraction of Jasło region was in large part funded by European Economic Area Financial Mechanism.
The skansen’s construction began in 2007 October and was finished two years later.
While it was supposed to be made available for touring in 2010 July, the famous flood in June severely compromised the structure, which took a year of rebuilding effort.
The opening took place in 2011.06.24.
Karpacka Troja consists of grounds of “Wały Królewskie” settlement, as well as area on its foot, called archeological park.
The settlement contains reconstructed fragments of ramparts and households. There can be seen: nine sections of ramparts, a road with a gate and two houses from beginning of bronze age, as well as a gate from early middle ages, four slavic huts, a working wellspring from 10th century and a hidden treasure spot.
Villages from beginnings of bronze age and early middle ages were built in the archeological park.
A village of Otomani-Füzesabony culture from 3500 years ago and a slavic village from 9th century were reconstructed using materials and technologies used in those times.
An exhibition pavilion with area of 1800 square meters houses a museal exposition created using cutting-edge exposure techniques, a comfortable boardroom, a multimedial lesson room for students, a Room of Little Explorer for children and a souvenir stand.
The skansen is open from Tuesday to Sunday in hours :
November – February : 9.00 – 15.30
March, October : 9.0 – 17.00
April, September : 9.00 – 18.00
May – August : 9.00 – 19.00
the final group of visitors is allowed to enter two hours before closing.
Ticket prices :
Full tour with a guide (exhibition, film, archeological park, settlement) – about 1.5 h :
full ticket : 18 zł
half-price ticket : 13 zł
children up to 6 years old : free
family ticket (parents + at least 2 children) : 50 zł
A tour of exhibition and archeological park with a guide – about 1 h :
full ticket : 13 zł
half-price ticket : 10 zł
children up to 6 years old : free
family ticket (parents + at least 2 children) : 40 zł
