Podrzecze | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 51°52′N 17°2′E / 51.867°N 17.033°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
County | Gostyń |
Gmina | Piaski |
Population | 284 |
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.
Approximately 100 graves dating from ca. 12th century BC have been discovered near Podrzecze.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed] 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]