🇵🇱 Ostrow Tumski Church Island

#Poland #Loslav #Kirche Island Ostrow Tumski Cathedral Island is the oldest part of the city. Originally a small island on the Oder River, Slavic tribes settled here in the 6th century AD, making it one of the earliest Slavic neighborhoods. In the 10th century, Church Island had already formed a market place and was a crossing point on the ancient trade route from Leipzig to Opole, Kraków and Kyiv. In 1000 AD, the Holy See established the Slav Diocese, built a Catholic cathedral and a fortress, and made the city the administrative and religious center of Silesia.