Brzeźnica-Kolonia

Brzeźnica-Kolonia
Village
Brzeźnica-Kolonia
Coordinates: 53°25′42″N 16°39′9″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Greater Poland
County	Złotów
Gmina	Jastrowie
Population	200

Brzeźnica-Kolonia [bʐɛʑˈnit͡sa kɔˈlɔɲa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jastrowie, within Złotów County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) west of Jastrowie, 27 km (17 mi) west of Złotów, and 116 km (72 mi) north of the regional capital Poznań.

Before 1772 the area was part of Kingdom of Poland, 1772-1945 Prussia and Germany. For more on its history, see Złotów County.

Nearby the village are the remains of a Cold War Soviet nuclear military base.[2][3]

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. Blakemore, Erin (21 January 2019). "Archaeology reveals Cold War nuclear bunkers in Poland". National Geographic. Archived from the original on January 22, 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
3. Palka, Jaroslaw (2018). "The Vistula Programme - Nuclear Weapons for the Polish People's Army in case of war" (PDF). Kwartalnik Historyczny. ISSN 0023-5903. Retrieved 23 January 2019.