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Village in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
Brzyno
Village
Brzyno is located in PolandBrzynoBrzyno
Coordinates: 54°46′23″N 18°0′42″E / 54.77306°N 18.01167°E / 54.77306; 18.01167
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyPuck
GminaKrokowa
Population350
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Brzyno (; Kashubian: Brzënie/Brzëno/Bżëno) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krokowa, within Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) west of Krokowa, 27 km (17 mi) west of Puck, and 61 km (38 mi) north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.

During World War II the Germans operated a labor camp for prisoners of war from the Stalag II-B prisoner-of-war camp in the village.

References

  1. "Polish and German geographical names in Pomerania". kaszubia.com. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  2. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 1 June 2008.
  3. "Les Kommandos". Stalag IIB Hammerstein, Czarne en Pologne (in French). Retrieved 8 May 2020.
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