Brzyno

Brzyno
Village
Brzyno
Coordinates: 54°46′23″N 18°0′42″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Pomeranian
County	Puck
Gmina	Krokowa
Population	350
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Brzyno ([ˈbʐɨnɔ]; Kashubian: Brzënie/Brzëno/Bżëno[1]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krokowa, within Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[2] 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.[3]

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.