Biedrusko b is a village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 in the administrative district of Gmina Suchy Las

Gmina Suchy Las

Gmina Suchy Las is a rural gmina in Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Suchy Las, which lies to the immediate north of the city of Poznań....

, within Poznań County

Poznan County

Poznań County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Poznań, although the city...

, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Greater Poland Voivodeship

Wielkopolska Voivodeship , or Greater Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, or province, in west-central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Poznań, Kalisz, Konin, Piła and Leszno Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998...

, in west-central Poland. It lies on the Warta river, approximately 15 km (9 mi) north of the regional capital Poznań

Poznan

Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...

. In 2006 the village had a population of 2,200.

Biedrusko is first recorded (as Besdrofsko) in the late 14th century. It is the centre of a large military training area, which was set up by the German Army

German Army

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 at the beginning of the 20th century, and taken over by the Polish army after World War I

World War I

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. It has been in use by the Polish military since then, except during World War II

World War II

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 when the German Army used it again as the Warthelager training camp. This area includes the site of several now uninhabited former villages, including Chojnica

Chojnica, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Chojnica is a former village in the administrative district of Gmina Suchy Las, within Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.The site of the village is now within the area of the military training ground centred on Biedrusko....

, Glinienko

Glinienko

Glinienko is a former village in the administrative district of Gmina Suchy Las, within Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Suchy Las and north of the regional capital Poznań....

, Glinno

Glinno, Poznan County

Glinno is a former village in the administrative district of Gmina Suchy Las, within Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Suchy Las and north of the regional capital Poznań....

, Knyszyna

Knyszyna

Knyszyna is a former village in the administrative district of Gmina Suchy Las, within Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.The site of the village is now within the area of the military training ground centred on Biedrusko....

, Łagiewniki, Okalewo

Okalewo, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Okalewo is a former village in the administrative district of Gmina Suchy Las, within Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.The site of the village is now within the area of the military training ground centred on Biedrusko....

, Trzuskotowo

Trzuskotowo

Trzuskotowo is a former village in the administrative district of Gmina Suchy Las, within Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.The site of the village is now within the area of the military training ground centred on Biedrusko....

 and Tworkowo

Tworkowo

Tworkowo is a former village in the administrative district of Gmina Suchy Las, within Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Suchy Las and north of the regional capital Poznań....

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Biedrusko contains an army barracks, a palace (undergoing restoration), and a large modern estate of apartment blocks.