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The fortified site at Karpentná represents a significant element of the High Medieval system of small-scale fortifications in the Těšín region (Teschen Silesia). Archaeological excavations conducted in 2011 and 2015 uncovered remains of a defensive ditch, an outer bailey, traces of wooden buildings and a bridge, providing evidence of the site’s military, strategic, and possibly administrative and economic functions. The materiál culture—particularly ceramics and military finds—dates the occupation to the second half of the 13th, 14th, and 15th centuries, with possible earlier use in the late 13th century. Karpentná fits into a broader network of hilltop fortifications that followed natural routes through the landscape along the Olza River and toward the Jablunkov Pass. The site contributes to our understanding of regional power structures, communication routes, and the everyday life of local elites in late medieval Silesia.