The old hillforts in Rokitnica and Rzymówka are evidence of the development of settlements in the Land of Extinct Volcanoes during the early Middle Ages. In the 13th century, Rokitnica was a place of frequent stays by Duke Henry the Bearded and his wife Hedwig, who was canonized in 1267 and is the patron saint of Silesia. Remnants of those times include the traces of two old hillforts and the ruins of the ducal castle. It is likely that in the castle in Rokitnica, the mentioned Duke granted town rights to the settlement of Aurum in 1211, which is today’s Złotoryja. Several local springs in the area are named after St. Hedwig. They are connected by a spring trail that runs through Jerzmanice-Zdrój, Rokitnica, Wysocko, and Rzymówka. According to legends, during her journeys, St. Hedwig would draw water from a spring in Rzymówka. Above the spring, there are picturesque remnants of a hillfort founded by the Trzebowian tribe in the 8th-9th centuries. An alley of oak trees leads to the hillfort, and these oaks are named after the Piasts of Silesia and the last two popes.
