The Wanda Mound (Kopiec Wandy) on the eastern edge of Krakow is one of the four artificial earthen mounds that are the city's most distinctive monuments. Built in the early medieval period, it commemorates the legendary Princess Wanda, daughter of Krakow's mythical founder Krak, who drowned herself in the Vistula rather than marry a German prince — one of the founding myths of Polish national identity. The mound is about 14 metres high and offers views across the flat eastern approaches to the city and back toward the Old Town.
Unlike the more visited Kościuszko Mound to the west, the Wanda Mound receives few tourists and sits in a relatively quiet corner of eastern Krakow, beside the Vistula where the river bends north. An eagle sculpture crowns the summit. The surrounding area has a steelworks heritage — the giant Nowa Huta complex was built nearby — and the combination of ancient legend and heavy industry in the landscape has a certain poetry. The mound is accessible by tram from the centre.