Sleza also served as a religious site long before the first Christian missionaries arrived in the area. What an important political and religious center it was centuries ago is evidenced to this day only by the traces of a fortified settlement, one of the largest in Europe, that have been found, but also by the monuments and stone sculptures discovered in the area (such as the Slezan bear, a monk and a maiden with a fish).

A visit to Bêdkowice, in addition to the obligatory climb to the top of Sleza, provides an excellent opportunity to move to times long gone. And all thanks to the archaeological reserve located at the foot of the mountain. It was established in the mid 1980s and encompasses the early medieval settlement complex of Sleza, consisting of a barrow cemetery (8th-9th century) and the remains of a settlement (8th-13th century). On an area of about 50 hectares, we can find here 7 cone-shaped barrows, a 65 x 75 m fortified settlement surrounded by a rampart and a dry moat, two reconstructed huts with a well, a stone cult circle or a small pond. Meanwhile, the entrance to the fortress area is guarded by wooden sculptures depicting three warriors.

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