Gmina Brusy is an urban-rural gmina

Gmina

The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...

 (administrative district) in Chojnice County

Chojnice County

Chojnice County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Chojnice, which lies ...

, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Pomeranian Voivodeship

Pomeranian Voivodeship, or Pomerania Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in north-central Poland. It comprises most of Pomerelia , as well as an area east of the Vistula River...

, in northern Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

. Its seat is the town of Brusy

Brusy

Brusy is a town located in the Polish Pomeranian Voivodeship. In the 19th century it was an important centre of the Kashub movement.Brusy became a town in 1988....

, which lies approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) north-east of Chojnice

Chojnice

Chojnice is a town in northern Poland with 39 670 inhabitants , near famous Tuchola Forest, Lake Charzykowskie and many other water reservoirs. It is the capital of the Chojnice County....

 and 80 km (50 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk

Gdansk

Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...

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The gmina covers an area of 400.74 square kilometres (154.7 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 13,129 (out of which the population of Brusy amounts to 4,582, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 8,547).

The gmina contains part of the protected area

Protected area

Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognised natural, ecological and/or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international...

 called Zaborski Landscape Park

Zaborski Landscape Park

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

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Villages

Apart from the town of Brusy, Gmina Brusy contains the villages and settlements of Antoniewo

Antoniewo, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Antoniewo is a settlement 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 Gdańsk....

, Asmus

Asmus, Poland

Asmus 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 Gdańsk....

, Broda

Broda, Pomeranian Voivodeship

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

, Brusy Wybudowanie

Brusy Wybudowanie

Brusy Wybudowanie 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-east of Chojnice, and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Brusy-Jaglie

Brusy-Jaglie

Brusy-Jaglie 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-east of Chojnice, and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Chłopowy, Czapiewice

Czapiewice

Czapiewice 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....

, Czapiewice Wybudowanie

Czapiewice Wybudowanie

Czapiewice 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....

, Czarniż

Czarniz

Czarniż 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 the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Czarnowo

Czarnowo, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Czarnowo 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-east of Chojnice, and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Czernica

Czernica, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Czernica 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 of Chojnice, and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Czyczkowy

Czyczkowy

Czyczkowy 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 Gdańsk....

, Czyczkowy Wybudowanie

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....

, Dąbrówka

Dabrówka, Chojnice County

Dąbrówka is a settlement 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 Gdańsk....

, Gacnik

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 Gdańsk....

, Gapowo

Gapowo, Chojnice County

Gapowo is a settlement 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....

, Giełdon, Główczewice, Huta

Huta, Chojnice County

Huta 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 the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Kaszuba

Kaszuba, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Kaszuba 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....

, Kaszuba Leśna

Kaszuba Lesna

Kaszuba Leśna is a settlement 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....

, Kinice

Kinice, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Kinice 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 the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Kosobudy

Kosobudy, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Kosobudy 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 the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Krównia

Krównia

Krównia 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 settlement has a population of 41....

, Kruszyn

Kruszyn, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Kruszyn 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....

, Kubinowo

Kubinowo

Kubinowo is a settlement 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....

, Lamk

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

Laska, Chojnice County

Laska is a settlement 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....

, Lendy

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....

, Leśno

Lesno, Chojnice County

Leśno 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....

, Lubnia

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 Gdańsk....

, Małe Chełmy, Małe Gliśno, Męcikał, Męcikał-Struga, Młynek, Okręglik

Okreglik

Okręglik 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 regional capital Gdańsk....

, Orlik

Orlik, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Orlik 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....

, Parowa

Parowa, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Parowa is a settlement 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 regional capital Gdańsk....

, Parzyn

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

Peplin

Peplin is a settlement 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....

, Pokrzywno

Pokrzywno, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Pokrzywno is a settlement 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 regional capital Gdańsk....

, Przymuszewo

Przymuszewo, Chojnice County

Przymuszewo 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....

, Rolbik

Rolbik

Rolbik 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....

, Rudziny

Rudziny, Pomeranian Voivodeship

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

, Skoszewo

Skoszewo, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Skoszewo 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....

, Spierwia

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 Gdańsk....

, Turowiec

Turowiec, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Turowiec is a settlement 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 Gdańsk....

, Wawrzyn

Wawrzyn, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Wawrzyn 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....

, Widno

Widno, Chojnice County

Widno 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....

, Wielkie Chełmy, Windorp

Windorp

Windorp 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....

, Wysoka Zaborska

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 Gdańsk....

, Żabno

Zabno, Chojnice County

Żabno 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 Gdańsk....

, Zalesie

Zalesie, Chojnice County

Zalesie 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....

 and Zimna Kawa

Zimna Kawa

Zimna Kawa is a settlement 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...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Brusy is bordered by the gminas of Chojnice

Gmina Chojnice

Gmina Chojnice is a rural gmina in Chojnice County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Chojnice, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....

, Czersk

Gmina Czersk

Gmina Czersk is an urban-rural gmina in Chojnice County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Czersk, which lies approximately east of Chojnice and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Dziemiany

Gmina Dziemiany

Gmina Dziemiany is a rural gmina in Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Dziemiany, which lies approximately south-west of Kościerzyna and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

, Karsin

Gmina Karsin

Gmina Karsin is a rural gmina in Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Karsin, which lies approximately south of Kościerzyna and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Lipnica

Gmina Lipnica

Gmina Lipnica is a rural gmina in Bytów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Lipnica, which lies approximately south of Bytów and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

 and Studzienice

Gmina Studzienice

Gmina Studzienice is a rural gmina in Bytów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Studzienice, which lies approximately south-east of Bytów and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

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