Podrzecze, Greater Poland Voivodeship
Podrzecze [pɔˈdʐɛt͡ʂɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Piaski, within Gostyń County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 km (2 mi) south-west of Piaski, 2 km (1 mi) south-east of Gostyń, and 60 km (37 mi) south of the regional capital Poznań.
Podrzecze | |
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  Podrzecze | |
| Coordinates: 51°52′N 17°2′E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| County | Gostyń |
| Gmina | Piaski |
| Population | 284 |
Approximately 100 graves dating from ca. 12th century BC have been discovered near Podrzecze. Often the deceased were put on a pyre and in the grave the items he used in his life. Nearly 140 different types of items were found. There were also animal graves - it is one of six animal mass graves in Poland dating back to the Lusatian culture, including the only one in Poland for horses.[2]
References
- "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- "A survey of the investigations of the Bronze and Iron Age sites in Poland in 1986" (PDF). Digital Repository of Scientific Institutes. Sprawozdania Archeologiczne. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
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