Brusy
| Brusy | ||
|---|---|---|
| ||
  Brusy | ||
| Coordinates: 53°53′8″N 17°43′19″E / 53.88556°N 17.72194°E | ||
| Country |
 Poland | |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian | |
| County | Chojnice | |
| Gmina | Brusy | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 5.1 km2 (2.0 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006) | ||
| • Total | 4,582 | |
| • Density | 900/km2 (2,300/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 89-632 | |
| Website | http://brusy.pl/ | |
Brusy [ˈbrusɨ] (Kashubian: Brusë ;German: Bruß) is a town located in the Polish Pomeranian Voivodeship. It became a town in 1988.
History
Since the 19th century Brusy was an important center of the Kashub movement. In 2007, the ninth Congress of Kashubians was held here, and in 2012, the annual Kashubian Unity Day celebration was conducted here. A Kashubian Secondary School is also located in the town.
During World War II, the secret military organization Pomeranian Griffin (Gryf Pomorski) operated in the Brusy area under the leadership of Colonel Józef Wrycza, who was also a Roman Catholic priest. Brusy was also the location of the Nazis' Brusy concentration camp, a satellite of the Stutthof concentration camp.
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Coordinates: 53°53′N 17°43′E / 53.883°N 17.717°E