Wietrzychowice
Village
Earthen long barrows
Earthen long barrows
Wietrzychowice is located in Poland
Wietrzychowice
Wietrzychowice
Coordinates: 52°24′41″N 18°51′34″E / 52.41139°N 18.85944°E / 52.41139; 18.85944
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
CountyWłocławek County
GminaIzbica Kujawska

Wietrzychowice [vjɛtʂɨxɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Izbica Kujawska, within Włocławek County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1]

Archaeology

A group of megalithic tombs called Polish Pyramids or Kuyavian Pyramids have been found in the adjacent forest. They are elongated mounds with a length of up to 150 metres (490 ft) and a height of 2–3 metres (7–10 ft), probably belonging to Funnelbeaker culture, 4000 years BC.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ↑ "Izbica Kujawska Online".
  3. ↑ "Wietrzychowice Long Barrows [Żalki]". Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  4. ↑ Krzemińska, Alicja Edyta; Dzikowska, Anna; Zaręba, Anna Danuta; Jarosz, Katarzyna Rozalia; Widawski, Krzysztof; Łach, Janusz Stanisław (2018). "The Significance of Megalithic Monuments in the Process of Place Identity Creation and in Tourism Development". Open Geosciences. 10 (1): 504–516. Bibcode:2018OGeo...10...40K. doi:10.1515/geo-2018-0040. ISSN 2391-5447.


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