Hill by Wilcza Street

Wzgórze przy Wilczej (Hill by Wilcza Street) is an artificial hill in the Przedmieście Oławskie district of Wrocław, piled up from the rubble of the city's wartime destruction.

How the hill was formed

The mound was piled up from rubble in the 1950s and 1960s, in the area of the Wilczy Kąt and Rakowiec housing estates. Material from one of the embankments was later used, in 1978-1981, to fill in the southern branch of the river, and the remaining part of the hill gradually became overgrown with vegetation. The hill reaches about 142 metres above sea level.

Location and surroundings

The Oława river flows past to the north, while to the south lies the former Pollena factory, today the Cussons plant. Aleja Młoda runs between the hill and the riverbed, and access leads from Krakowska and Wilcza streets.

Nature

The hill is overgrown with vegetation, including poplars, alders, willows and individual fruit trees. The site forms part of a larger green wedge and ecological corridor within Wrocław's natural structure.

Further afield

A few kilometres away lie Wrocław's biggest attractions: the Wrocław Zoo, the Africarium and the Centennial Hall.

Practical information

• District: Przedmieście Oławskie, Wrocław
• Access from Krakowska and Wilcza streets
• This is a green area without marked tourist infrastructure, not a developed viewpoint