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Village in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
Odry
Village
Village centerVillage center
Odry is located in PolandOdryOdry
Coordinates: 53°53′27″N 18°1′10″E / 53.89083°N 18.01944°E / 53.89083; 18.01944
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyChojnice
GminaCzersk
Population417

Odry is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czersk, within Chojnice County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. 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; the site contains at least 602 burial sites.

Section of an Iron Age 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.
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