Odry, Poland

Odry
Village

Village center
Odry
Coordinates: 53°53′27″N 18°1′10″E / 53.89083°N 18.01944°E / 53.89083; 18.01944
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
County Chojnice
Gmina Czersk
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 in 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

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