RURALIA is an international association for the archaeology of medieval settlement and rural life. It provides a European-wide platform for the scientific exchange on current problems in rural archaeology in order to strengthen comparative and interdisciplinary studies. The conference covers the period from the Early Medieval to the Early Modern periods. The conference language is English.

RURALIA XVI will take place in Kłodzko, a city located in southwest of Poland. The theme is:

Countryside and towns. Rural settlements in context of urban hinterlands in the Medieval and Modern Period

In addition to the papers, one full day and one half-day excursion and an optional two-day field trip to sites in southwest Poland and north Czechia will be offered.
The conference is jointly organized by Paweł Duma, Tomáš Klír, Maria Legut-Pintal, Jakub Sawicki, Catarina Tente and Claudia Theune; with the support of Museum of Kłodzko Region in Kłodzko (Muzeum Ziemi Kłodzkiej w Kłodzku), Municipality of Kłodzko, University of Wrocław and the science foundation, “Archaeologia Silesiae”.