The site is located outside the modern-day village of Sławoborze in Poland, where historical sources were used to locate the town at the borders of Pomerania and Neumark. The region has been historically contested by Germany and Poland, with Stolzenberg claimed by both, and the city was a medieval settlement that existed in the 14th or 15th centuries. Researchers discovered remains of gigantic earthen ramparts and an 18-foot-deep moat in a forest, backed up by geophysical surveys as likely being those of Stolzenberg.
Magnetic anomalies identified building remnants surrounding a rectangular market square, a layout typical of medieval towns founded under German law, and traces of buildings are seen along a street leading to the expected city gate. Around 400 artefacts were discovered, some dating back to the Bronze Age and others as recent as World War Two, with the most valuable being medieval, confirming the site was in use at that time. According to Daily Mirror - Main, Marcin Krzepkowski described the most valuable artefacts as medieval, confirming that the site was in use at the time.
The results of these surveys dispelled any remaining doubts.
Archaeologists are at the beginning of exploring the site, and the town fell at a relatively early stage, with its entire planned area not completed. According to Daily Mirror - Main, Marcin Krzepkowski described the town as falling at a relatively early stage, and its entire planned area was not completed, while the site is likely the initial location of a town that was later moved. The city mysteriously collapsed in on itself centuries ago, but what caused this collapse and why the town was moved from its initial location remain unknown, along with the exact dating of the medieval artefacts found and any plans for further excavation or public access to the site.
The most valuable artifacts for us were medieval, confirming that the site was in use at the time.
The town fell at a relatively early stage, and its entire planned area was not