Brzustów [ˈbʐustuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Garbatka-Letnisko, within Kozienice County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[1]
Brzustów | |
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Village | |
 Monument-mausoleum erected in honor of fallen Legionnaires. | |
  Brzustów | |
| Coordinates: 51°28′26″N 21°34′10″E / 51.47389°N 21.56944°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship |  Masovian |
| Powiat |  Kozienice |
| Gmina | Garbatka-Letnisko |
| Sołectwo | Brzustów |
| Government | |
| • Wójt | Tadeusz Molenda |
| Population (2003) | 211 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
 Postal code | 26-930 |
| Phone area code(s) (within Poland) | 48 xxx xx xx |
| Car plate(s) | WKZ |
- It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-west of Garbatka-Letnisko, 13 km (8 mi) south of Kozienice, and 92 km (57 mi) south-east of Warsaw.
History edit
At the beginning of World War I (Autumn 1914) Kozienice forest became a long-term military audience. During the so-called, Dęblin operation, in the region of Laski-Anielin fought the Polish Legions troops, led by the Józef Piłsudski.
On October 22 the II battalion of Polish Legions led by Major Edward Rydz-Śmigły fought in the woods near the village of Anielin fierce and bloody battle with 3 Russian battalions.
And on October 22–26, 1914, the branch of I Brigade of the Polish Legions, fought heavy battle with Russian troops in the village of Laski.
In 1933 a monument-mausoleum erected in honor of fallen legionnaires, moving in a place with the remains scattered around the graves, the mass grave in Brzustów. The monument is located near the railway station Żytkowice.
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External links edit
- Polish: Official website of Gmina Garbatka-Letnisko
- Polish: Public Information Bulletin for Gmina Garbatka-Letnisko
- Polish: Sołectwo in Gmina Garbatka-Letnisko[permanent dead link]
