Brunswick is the historical English name for the German city of

Braunschweig Braunschweig () or Brunswick ( , from Low German ''Brunswiek'' , Braunschweig dialect: ''Bronswiek'') is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, north of the Harz Mountains at the farthest navigable point of the river Oker, which connects it to the Nor ...

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Low German : : : : : (70,000) (30,000) (8,000) , familycolor = Indo-European , fam2 = Germanic , fam3 = West Germanic , fam4 = North Sea Germanic , ancestor = Old Saxon , ancestor2 = Middle L ...

: ''Brunswiek'', Braunschweig dialect: ''Bronswiek''). Brunswick may also refer to:

Places and other topographs

Australia

Brunswick, Victoria Brunswick is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, north of Melbourne's Melbourne city centre, Central Business District, located within the City of Merri-bek Local government areas of Victoria, local gov ...

, a suburb of Melbourne *

Electoral district of Brunswick The electoral district of Brunswick is an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It covers an area of in inner northern Melbourne, and includes the suburbs of Brunswick, Brunswick East, Carlton North, Fitzroy North, Princes Hill an ...

, an electoral district in Victoria *

Brunswick Junction, Western Australia Brunswick Junction is a town in the South West of Western Australia, situated along the South Western Highway between Harvey and Bunbury. It had a population of 772 people at the 2016 census, down from 797 at the 2006 census. History The Aborig ...

, a town near Bunbury *

Brunswick Heads Brunswick Heads is a small town on the north coast of New South Wales, Australia in Byron Shire. At the , the town had a population of 1,737 people. History Originally inhabited by people of the Bundjalung people, Bundjalung nation, the Bru ...

, a town on the North Coast of New South Wales

Canada

New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...

, province in the Maritimes **

Brunswick Parish, New Brunswick Brunswick is a civil parish in the northeastern corner of Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes it formed (before 2023) the local service district of the parish of Brunswick, which was a member of Regional Service Com ...

, in Queens County *

Brunswick Mountain Mount Brunswick (officially Brunswick Mountain), , is a summit in the Britannia Range of the North Shore Mountains on the Howe Sound side of the latter range. The mountain is located just northwest of the village of Lions Bay and is the namesake ...

, North Shore Mountains, British Columbia *

Brunswick House First Nation Brunswick House First Nation is an Ojibway-Cree First Nations in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Sudbury District, northeast of Sault Ste Marie, Ontario. The First Nation have reserved for themselves the Mountbatten 76A Indian Re ...

, Ontario

Chile

Brunswick Peninsula Brunswick Peninsula () is a large peninsula in Magallanes y la Antártica Region, Patagonia, Chile, at . Geography The Brunswick Peninsula is triangular in shape, joined to the mainland in the north by a wide isthmus. It widens to almost in t ...

Germany

County of Brunswick The County of Brunswick was a county in the medieval Duchy of Saxony. It existed from about the 9th century until 1235, when it was raised to a duchy, the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg. The County developed out of the possessions of the Brunonen ...

, historic Saxon vassal county, elevated to Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg in 1235 * Brunswick-Lüneburg, historic German duchy since 1235 **

Brunswick-Bevern Brunswick-Bevern was a secundogeniture of the Younger House of Brunswick, itself a branch of the House of Welf. Its first member was Ferdinand Albert I of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1636–1687), the fourth son of Duke Augustus the Younger, ruling Pr ...

, a branch principality (1666–1735) ** Brunswick-Calenberg, a branch principality (1485–1692/1708) ** Brunswick-Celle, a branch principality (1269–1705) ** Brunswick-Göttingen, a branch principality (1279–1463) **

Brunswick-Grubenhagen The Principality of Grubenhagen was a subdivision of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg, ruled by the Grubenhagen line of the House of Welf from 1291. It is also known as Brunswick-Grubenhagen. The principality fell to the Brunswick Principality of L ...

, a branch principality (1291–1596) ** Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, a branch principality (1269–1815), became the Duchy of Brunswick *

Brunswick Land Brunswick Land (german: Braunschweiger Land) is a historical region in the Southeast of the Germany, German state of Lower Saxony, centred around the city of Braunschweig. It refers to the core territory of the historic Duchy of Brunswick and its s ...

, a German region surrounding the city of Braunschweig *

Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg The Electorate of Hanover (german: Kurfürstentum Hannover or simply ''Kurhannover'') was an electorate of the Holy Roman Empire, located in northwestern Germany and taking its name from the capital city of Hanover. It was formally known as ...

, a historic state (1692/1708–1814), became the Kingdom of Hanover *

Duchy of Brunswick The Duchy of Brunswick (german: Herzogtum Braunschweig) was a historical German state. Its capital city, capital was the city of Braunschweig, Brunswick (). It was established as the successor state of the Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel ...

(1815–1918), became the Free State of Brunswick *

Free State of Brunswick The Free State of Brunswick () was a state of the German Reich in the time of the Weimar Republic. It was formed after the abolition of the Duchy of Brunswick in the course of the German Revolution of 1918–19. Its capital was Braunschweig (Bru ...

(1918–1946) *

Braunschweig (region) Braunschweig (German Regierungsbezirk Braunschweig) was one of the eight former administrative regions (Regierungsbezirke) of Lower Saxony, Germany. It was located in the southeast of the state. The region covers roughly the area of the former st ...

, also called "Brunswick" (1978–2004), historic German administrative region

United Kingdom

Brunswick, Hove Brunswick Town is an area in Hove, in the city of Brighton and Hove, England. It is best known for the Regency architecture of the Brunswick estate. History Originally, the area had been part of Wick Farm. In the late 18th and early 19th centur ...

, East Sussex, England *

Brunswick railway station Brunswick railway station serves the Toxteth district of Liverpool, England, on the Northern Line of the Merseyrail network. The station serves the nearby district of Dingle and is situated on a short section of track between two tunnels, bet ...

, Liverpool *

Brunswick, Manchester Brunswick is an inner-city area of south Manchester, England, south of Manchester Piccadilly railway station and north of Manchester Royal Infirmary, between Manchester city centre to the north, Ardwick to the east, and Chorlton-on-Medlock to the s ...

, an inner-city area of south Manchester, England, between Ardwick and Chorlton-on-Medlock *

Brunswick, Tyne and Wear Brunswick Village is a village split between North Tyneside and Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England. It is situated approximately 6 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne, and borders Hazlerigg, Dinnington and Wideopen. It was formerly know ...

, England **

Brunswick Village Brunswick Village is a village split between North Tyneside and Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England. It is situated approximately 6 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne, and borders Hazlerigg, Dinnington and Wideopen. It was formerly know ...

, England *

Brunswick, West Midlands Wednesbury () is a market town in Sandwell in the county of West Midlands, England. It is located near the source of the River Tame. Historically part of Staffordshire in the Hundred of Offlow, at the 2011 Census the town had a population of 37 ...

, England

United States

Counties

Brunswick County, North Carolina Brunswick County is the southernmost County (United States), county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 136,693. Its population was only 73,143 in 2000, making it one of the ...

Brunswick County, Virginia Brunswick County is a United States county located on the southern border of the Commonwealth of Virginia. This rural county is known as one of the claimants to be the namesake of Brunswick stew. Brunswick County was created in 1720 from parts ...

Towns and Census-designated places

Brunswick, Georgia Brunswick () is a city in and the county seat of Glynn County in the U.S. state of Georgia. As the primary urban and economic center of the lower southeast portion of Georgia, it is the second-largest urban area on the Georgia coastline after Sa ...

, in Glynn County *

Brunswick, Indiana Brunswick is an unincorporated community in Hanover Township, Lake County, Indiana. History Brunswick was founded in the 1850s. The community was named after Brunswick, Germany Braunschweig () or Brunswick ( , from Low German ''Brunswiek'' ...

, in Lake County * Brunswick, Clay County, Indiana *

Brunswick, Maine Brunswick is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 21,756 at the 2020 United States Census. Part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area, Brunswick is home to Bowdoin College, the Bowdoin Intern ...

, in Cumberland County **

Brunswick (CDP), Maine Brunswick is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Brunswick in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 15,175 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Portland– South Portland–Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statisti ...

, census-designated place **

Brunswick Station, Maine Brunswick Station was a census-designated place (CDP) within the town of Brunswick in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 578 at the 2010 census. It consists of an area that was part of the former Naval Air Station Brun ...

, former census-designated place **

Naval Air Station Brunswick Naval Air Station Brunswick , also known as NAS Brunswick, was a military airport located southeast of Brunswick, Maine, with a number of Navy-operated maritime patrol aircraft. As of November 28, 2009, the last aircraft ( P-3 Orions) left. The ...

Brunswick, Maryland Brunswick is a city in southwestern Frederick County, Maryland, United States. The city is located on the north bank of the Potomac River; Loudoun County, Virginia occupies the opposite shore. The population of Brunswick was 7,762 at the 2020 ce ...

, in Frederick County *

Brunswick, Minnesota Brunswick is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Brunswick Township, Kanabec County, Minnesota, Brunswick Township, Kanabec County, Minnesota, Kanabec County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located between Mora, Minnes ...

, in Kanabec County *

Brunswick, Missouri Brunswick is a rural city in Chariton County, Missouri, United States. Its population was 801 at the 2020 census. Brunswick, by official state proclamation, is the Pecan Capital of Missouri. The Missouri Farmers Association ( MFA Incorporated) w ...

, in Chariton County *

New Brunswick, New Jersey New Brunswick is a city (New Jersey), city in and the county seat, seat of government of Middlesex County, New Jersey, Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.Brunswick, New York Brunswick is a town in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The municipality was originally settled in the early 18th century. During its history, it had been part of Albany County, Rensselaerswyck, and Troy, before its incorporation in 18 ...

, in Rensselaer County *

Brunswick, North Carolina Brunswick is a town in Columbus County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,119 at the 2010 census. Geography Brunswick is located at (34.292821, -78.706930). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total ar ...

, in Columbus County *

Brunswick, Ohio Brunswick ( or ) is the largest city in Medina County, Ohio, United States approximately 20 mi (32 km) SW of Cleveland. The population was 34,255 at the 2010 census and estimated at 34,880 as of 2019. It is part of the Cleveland Metro ...

, in Medina County *

Brunswick, Wisconsin Brunswick is a town in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,624 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated communities of Lufkin and Mount Hope Corners are located in the town. Geography According to the United States C ...

, in Eau Claire County *

Brunswick, Vermont Brunswick is a town in Essex County, Vermont, United States. The town was named after Prince Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand of Brunswick-Lunenburg. The population was 88 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Berlin, NH–VT Micropolitan Statist ...

, in Essex County

Townships

Brunswick Township, Kanabec County, Minnesota Brunswick Township is a township in Kanabec County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,263 at the 2000 census. Originally called ''Grass Lake Township'', it was renamed after the community of Brunswick, Minnesota, in 1883.Upham, Wa ...

, in Kanabec County * Brunswick Township, Chariton County, Missouri *

East Brunswick Township, New Jersey East Brunswick is a township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The suburban bedroom community is part of the New York City metropolitan area and is located on the southern shore of the Raritan River, directly adjacent to the city ...

, in Middlesex County *

North Brunswick Township, New Jersey North Brunswick is a township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. It is centrally located in the Raritan Valley region within the New York Metropolitan area. At the 2020 United States census, the population was 43,905, reflecting ...

, in Middlesex County *

South Brunswick Township, New Jersey South Brunswick is a township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The township is centrally located within the Raritan Valley region and is an outer-ring suburb of New York City in the New York metropolitan area. As of th2020 Unit ...

, in Middlesex County *

East Brunswick Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania East Brunswick Township is a township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. Brunswick Township was formed in 1801 as one of the original townships of Schuylkill County, being named for Brunswick (Braunschweig), Germany. In 1834, Bru ...

West Brunswick Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania West Brunswick Township is a township located in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. History This township was formed in 1801 as one of the original townships of Schuylkill County, being named for Brunswick (Braunschweig), Germany. ...

Brunswick Hills Township, Medina County, Ohio Brunswick Hills Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 11,055 people in the township. Geography Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships and ...

Villages

* Brunswick, Michigan, in Muskegon County *

Brunswick, Nebraska Brunswick is a village in Antelope County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 138 at the 2010 census. History Brunswick was founded in 1879. A large share of the early settlers being natives of Germany caused the name Brunswick to ...

, in Antelope County *

Brunswick, Tennessee Brunswick is an unincorporated community in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States. Brunswick is northeast of the center of Bartlett. Since the town is unincorporated, the boundaries are not officially defined, but it is roughly bounded by the ...

, in Shelby County * Brunswick, Virginia, in Nottoway County

Other

Brunswick (Gary) Brunswick is a neighborhood in northwestern Gary, Indiana, just south of Gary Chicago Airport. It borders Hammond and East Chicago to the west, and the Gary neighborhoods of Ambridge Mann to the east and Westside to the south. The borders are ...

, a neighborhood in Gary, Indiana *

Brunswick Town State Historic Site Brunswick Town was a prominent town in colonial North Carolina. It was the first successful European settlement in the Cape Fear region, a major British port in the 18th century, and home to two provincial governors. Brunswick Town lasted 5 ...

, a historic ghost town in Brunswick County, North Carolina

People

, extinct German dynasty *

John Moses Brunswick John Moses Brunswick (1819 in Bremgarten, Switzerland – 25 July 1886) was the founder of the J.M. Brunswick Manufacturing Company, one of the enterprises that merged to form today's Brunswick Corporation. Life Brunswick was a Jewish immigra ...

(1818–1886), founder of Brunswick Corporation *

Léon Brunschvicg Léon Brunschvicg (; 10 November 1869 – 18 January 1944) was a French Idealist philosopher. He co-founded the ''Revue de métaphysique et de morale'' with Xavier Leon and Élie Halévy in 1893. Life He was born into a Jewish family. From ...

(1869–1944), French philosopher * Otto IV of Brunswick or

Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor Otto IV (1175 – 19 May 1218) was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1209 until his death in 1218. Otto spent most of his early life in England and France. He was a follower of his uncle Richard the Lionheart, who made him Count of Poitou in 1196 ...

(1175 or 1176–1218) ruler of the Holy Roman Empire *

Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Charles William Ferdinand (german: Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand; 9 October 1735 – 10 November 1806) was the Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and a military leader. His titles are usually shortened to Duke of Brunswic ...

(1735-1806), the "Duke of Brunswick", famous for the Battle of Auerstedt *

Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (german: Friedrich Wilhelm; 9 October 1771 – 16 June 1815), was a German prince and Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Oels. Nicknamed "The Black Duke", he was a military officer who led th ...

(1771–1815), "The Black Duke", fought with the Duke of Wellington against Napoleon *

Hieronymus Brunschwig Hieronymus Brunschwig or Hieronymus Brunschwygk (c. 1450c. 1512) was a German surgeon ("Wundarzt"), alchemist and botanist. He was notable for his methods of treatment of gunshot wounds and for his early work on distillation techniques. His most i ...

(c. 1450–c. 1512) German surgeon, alchemist, and botanist *

Roger E. Brunschwig Roger Etienne Brunschwig (July 14, 1891 — Dec 7, 1972) Commander of the Legion of Honor, was a much‐decorated French hero of the two world wars.Brunswick Corporation Brunswick Corporation, formerly known as the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company, is an American corporation that has been developing, manufacturing and marketing a wide variety of products since 1845. Today, Brunswick has more than 13,000 employ ...

, an American industrial conglomerate *

Brunswick Records Brunswick Records is an American record label founded in 1916. History From 1916 Records under the Brunswick label were first produced by the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company, a company based in Dubuque, Iowa which had been manufacturing produ ...

, an American record manufacturer and distributor

Ships

* ''Brunswick'' (ship), six merchant and whaling ships * HMS ''Brunswick'', three ships of the British Royal Navy * USS ''Brunswick'', four ships of the United States Navy

Other

Brunswick (clothing) A Brunswick gown or Brunswick is a two-piece woman's gown of the mid-1750–1795 in fashion, eighteenth century. Description The Brunswick comprises a hip-length (or three-quarter length) coat (clothing), jacket with a high neckline and a hood ...

, jacket-and-petticoat costume of the 18th century * Brunswick Black, an old name for

Japan black Japan black (also called black japan) is a lacquer or varnish suitable for many substrates but known especially for its use on iron and steel. It is so named due to the history of black lacquer being associated in the West with products from Japan. ...

Brunswick Green Spring green is a color that was traditionally considered to be on the yellow side of green, but in modern computer systems based on the RGB color model is halfway between cyan and green on the color wheel. The modern spring green, when plott ...

, a dark shade *

Brunswick Manifesto The Brunswick Manifesto was a proclamation issued by Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick, commander of the Allied Army (principally Austrian and Prussian), on 25 July 1792 to the population of Paris, France during the War of the First ...

, issued during the French Revolutionary Wars *

Brunswick School Brunswick School is a private, college-preparatory school for boys in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States. It was founded in 1902 by George B. Carmichael. History Brunswick School was founded in 1902 by George B. Carmichael. The school is a ...

, Greenwich, Connecticut, US *

Brunswick stew Brunswick stew is a tomato-based stew generally involving local beans, vegetables, and originally small game meat such as squirrel or rabbit, though today often chicken. The exact origin of the stew is disputed. The states of Virginia, North Caro ...

Black Brunswickers The Brunswick Ducal Field-Corps (german: Herzoglich Braunschweigisches Feldcorps), commonly known as the Black Brunswickers in English and the ''Schwarze Schar'' (Black Troop, Black Horde, or Black Host) or ''Schwarze Legion'' (Black Legion) in G ...

, German volunteer corps in the Napoleonic Wars

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