__NOTOC__ Gmina Brusy is an urban-rural

gmina The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' , from German ''Gemeinde'' meaning ''commune'') is the principal unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,477 gminas throughout the country, encompassing over 4 ...

(administrative district) in

Chojnice County __NOTOC__ Chojnice County ( csb, Chòniczzi kréz, pl, powiat chojnicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Po ...

Pomeranian Voivodeship Pomeranian Voivodeship, Pomorskie Region, or Pomerania Province (Polish: ''Województwo pomorskie'' ; ( Kashubian: ''Pòmòrsczé wòjewództwò'' ), is a voivodeship, or province, in northwestern Poland. The provincial capital is Gdańsk. The ...

, in northern

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

. Its seat is the town of

Brusy Brusy ( Kashubian: ''Brusë''; formerly german: Bruß) is a town in northern Poland, located in the Pomeranian Voivodeship. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 5,201. History Brusy was a royal village of the Polish Crown, adminis ...

, which lies approximately north-east of

Chojnice Chojnice (; , or ''Chòjnice''; german: Konitz or ''Conitz'') is a town in northern Poland with 39,423 inhabitants as of December 2021, near the Tuchola Forest. It is the capital of the Chojnice County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship. History Pias ...

and south-west of the regional capital

Gdańsk Gdańsk ( , also ; ; csb, Gduńsk;Stefan Ramułt, ''Słownik języka pomorskiego, czyli kaszubskiego'', Kraków 1893, Gdańsk 2003, ISBN 83-87408-64-6. , Johann Georg Theodor Grässe, ''Orbis latinus oder Verzeichniss der lateinischen Benen ...

. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 13,129, of which the population of Brusy is 4,582, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 8,547. The gmina contains part of the

protected area Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...

called

Zaborski Landscape Park Zaborski Landscape Park (''Zaborski Park Krajobrazowy'') is a protected area ( Landscape Park) in northern Poland, established in 1990, covering an area of north of the town of Chojnice. It surrounds Tuchola Forest National Park. The Park lies ...

Villages

Apart from the town of Brusy, Gmina Brusy contains the villages and settlements of Antoniewo, Asmus, Broda, Brusy Wybudowanie, Brusy-Jaglie,

Chłopowy Chłopowy ( csb, Chłopòwò) is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Brusy, within Chojnice County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Brusy, north-east of Chojnice, and south-west o ...

, Czapiewice, Czapiewice Wybudowanie,

Czarniż Czarniż ( csb, Czôrnéż) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brusy, within Chojnice County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Brusy, north-east of Chojnice, and south-west of th ...

, Czarnowo, Czernica,

Czyczkowy Czyczkowy ( csb, Czëczkòwë) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brusy, within Chojnice County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Brusy, north-east of Chojnice, and south-west of ...

Czyczkowy Wybudowanie Czyczkowy Wybudowanie is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Brusy, within Chojnice County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. For details of the history of the region, see ''History of Pomerania The history of Pomera ...

, Dąbrówka,

Gacnik Gacnik () is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brusy, within Chojnice County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Brusy, north-east of Chojnice, and south-west of the regional capital G ...

, Gapowo,

Giełdon Giełdon ( csb, Dżełdón) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brusy, within Chojnice County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south of Brusy, north-east of Chojnice, and south-west of the regi ...

Główczewice Główczewice ( csb, Główczëze) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brusy, within Chojnice County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north of Brusy, north of Chojnice, and south-west of the re ...

Huta Huta (meaning "foundry" or "glass production shop" in Slavic languages) may refer to: Settlements Belarus Brest Oblast * Huta, Baranavichy District * Huta, Brest District * Huta, Hantsavichy District * Huta, Drahichyn District * Huta, Lyakhav ...

, Kaszuba, Kaszuba Leśna, Kinice, Kosobudy, Krównia, Kruszyn, Kubinowo,

Lamk Lamk is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brusy, within Chojnice County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north of Brusy, north-east of Chojnice, and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. ...

Laska Lasca (also called Laska or Laskers) is a draughts (or checkers) variant, invented by the second World Chess Champion Emanuel Lasker (1868–1941). Lasca is derived from English draughts (American checkers) and the Russian draughts game bashni (T ...

Lendy Lendy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brusy, within Chojnice County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north of Brusy, north of Chojnice, and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. For ...

, Leśno,

Lubnia Lubnia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brusy, within Chojnice County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north of Brusy, north-east of Chojnice, and south-west of the regional capital Gdańs ...

, Małe Chełmy, Małe Gliśno,

Męcikał Męcikał is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brusy, within Chojnice County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Brusy, north-east of Chojnice, and south-west of the regional capital ...

, Męcikał-Struga, Młynek, Okręglik, Orlik, Parowa,

Parzyn Parzyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brusy, within Chojnice County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Brusy, north of Chojnice, and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. ...

, Peplin, Pokrzywno, Przymuszewo,

Rolbik Rolbik ( csb, Rólbiék) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brusy, within Chojnice County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Brusy, north of Chojnice, and south-west of the region ...

, Rudziny, Skoszewo,

Spierwia Spierwia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brusy, within Chojnice County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Brusy, north-east of Chojnice, and south-west of the regional capital ...

, Turowiec, Wawrzyn, Widno,

Wielkie Chełmy Wielkie Chełmy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brusy, within Chojnice County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately west of Brusy, north of Chojnice, and south-west of the regional capital Gdań ...

, Windorp,

Wysoka Zaborska Wysoka Zaborska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brusy, within Chojnice County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north of Brusy, north of Chojnice, and south-west of the regional capital Gd ...

Żabno Żabno is a town and municipality on the river Dunajec in southern Poland, north of Tarnów. Since Poland's administrative reorganization in 1999, Żabno has been a part of Tarnów powiat which belongs to Lesser Poland Voivodeship. Before adm ...

, Zalesie and Zimna Kawa.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Brusy is bordered by the gminas of

Czersk Czersk (; ; formerly german: Czersk, (1942-5): ) is a town in northern Poland in Chojnice County, Pomeranian Voivodeship. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 9,844. Today the center of the city of Czersk in is the Village Square. ...

Dziemiany Dziemiany ( csb, Dzemiónë; formerly german: Dzimianen, (1942-5): ''Sophienwalde'') is a village in Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Dziemiany. It ...

, Karsin, Lipnica and Studzienice.

References

Polish official population figures 2006
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Chojnice County