# Bruzhi

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Village in Grodno Region, Belarus

Village in Grodno Region, Belarus

Bruzhi Брузгі (Belarusian) Брузги (Russian) Village Interactive map of Bruzhi Bruzhi Coordinates: 53°33′19″N 23°40′54″E / 53.55528°N 23.68167°E / 53.55528; 23.68167 Country Belarus Region Grodno Region District Grodno District Time zone UTC+3 (MSK) Area code +375-15

**Bruzhi** ([Belarusian](/source/Belarusian_language): Брузгі; [Russian](/source/Russian_language): Брузги, [romanized](/source/Romanization_of_Russian): *Bruzgi*) is a village in [Grodno District](/source/Grodno_District), [Grodno Region](/source/Grodno_Region), in western [Belarus](/source/Belarus).[1] It is administratively part of [Adelsk](/source/Adelsk) [selsoviet](/source/Selsoviet) and located close to the [border with Poland](/source/Belarus%E2%80%93Poland_border). The [Kuźnica](/source/Ku%C5%BAnica%2C_Podlaskie_Voivodeship)-Bruzhi border crossing is located near the village. Klachki and Trubka are two villages nearby.

## History

According to the 1921 census, Bruzgi had a population of 151, entirely [Polish](/source/Polish_people) by nationality and Catholic by confession.[2]

During [World War II](/source/World_War_II), Bruzgi was [occupied by the Soviet Union](/source/Occupation_of_Poland_(1939%E2%80%931945)) from 1939 to 1941, then by Nazi Germany until 1944, and then re-occupied by the Soviet Union afterwards.

Between 1940 and 1959, the village served as the administrative center of Bruzgi rural council (*[selsoviet](/source/Selsoviet)*). Until 2002, it was part of Padlabyennye rural council.[3]

### 21st century

See also: [2021 Belarus–European Union border crisis](/source/2021_Belarus%E2%80%93European_Union_border_crisis)

In 2021, refugees, primarily [Iraqi](/source/Iraqis), entered the vicinity of Bruzgi, intending to depart from there to cross the [Polish Border](/source/Belarus%E2%80%93Poland_border)[4] at [Kuźnica](/source/Ku%C5%BAnica%2C_Podlaskie_Voivodeship).[5] In response, the [Polish government](/source/Polish_government) declared a [state of emergency](/source/State_of_emergency), stationing over 12,000 troops at the border. Politicians from Poland and the [European Union](/source/European_Union) accused Belarusian President [Alexander Lukashenko](/source/Alexander_Lukashenko) of using the migrants as a form of "[hybrid warfare](/source/Hybrid_warfare#Belarusian_activities_in_2021)" to destabilize Poland and other [EU member countries](/source/Eu_members).[6]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Гродзенская вобласць: нарматыўны даведнік / І. А. Гапоненка і інш.; пад рэд. В. П. Лемцюговай. — Мн.: Тэхналогія, 2004. — 469 с. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [985-458-098-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/985-458-098-9) (DJVU).]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** *Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. Tom V* (in Polish). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1924.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Решение Гродненского областного Совета депутатов от 20 сентября 2002 г. № 100 О решении вопросов административно-территориального устройства Гродненского района](http://www.kaznachey.com/doc/3Wun3ReWquT)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Belarus escorts 1,000 migrants towards Polish border"](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/08/belarus-escorts-hundreds-of-migrants-towards-polish-border). *the Guardian*. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** AFP, Mary Sibierski and Bernard Osser for (8 November 2021). ["Migrants Massing at Border With Belarus Help, Poland Says"](https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/11/08/migrants-massing-at-border-with-belarus-help-poland-says-a75504). *The Moscow Times*. Retrieved 8 November 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Hundreds of migrants head toward Polish-Belarusian border"](https://www.politico.eu/article/migrants-poland-belarus-border/). *POLITICO*. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.

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