Odry, Poland

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Odry
Village
Village center
Village center
Odry is located in Poland
Odry
Odry
Coordinates: 53°53′27″N 18°1′10″E / 53.89083°N 18.01944°E / 53.89083; 18.01944
CountryPoland Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyChojnice
GminaCzersk
Population
417

Odry [ˈɔdrɨ] (German: Odri) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czersk, within Chojnice County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north of Czersk, 38 km (24 mi) north-east of Chojnice, and 67 km (42 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.

Odry is home to the greatest concentration of stone circles of the Wielbark Culture in Pomerania in today's Poland, which in turn contain at least 602 burial sites.[2]

Section of a megalithic stone circle

See also[]

History of Pomerania

References[]

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ "The Stone Circles at Odry, Poland". UNESCO’s Astronomy and World Heritage Initiative. Retrieved 2015-11-24.

Coordinates: 53°53′27″N 18°1′10″E / 53.89083°N 18.01944°E / 53.89083; 18.01944


Stub icon

This Chojnice County location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

  • v
  • t
Retrieved from ""