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.

See also: Podrzecze, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Podrzecze
Village
Podrzecze is located in Poland
Podrzecze
Podrzecze
Coordinates: 51°52′N 17°2′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipGreater Poland
CountyGostyń
GminaPiaski
Population
284

In the vicinity of today's village of Podrzecze, about 100 graves (dating from around the 12th century BC) have been discovered in the area. 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]

The village has a population of 284.

References
  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. "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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