brzóza

Brzóza is the name of several villages and settlements in Poland. The toponym derives from brzóza, the Polish word for birch, reflecting historic associations with birch forests near the sites of early settlement.

Each Brzóza is a separate local community administered within a gmina (municipality) and a powiat (county) in a voivodeship (province). They are typically small rural communities, with most residents engaged in agriculture or commuting to nearby towns. Population sizes vary by locality but many Brzóza settlements have several dozen to a few hundred inhabitants.

Historically, places called Brzóza appear in medieval and early modern records, sometimes linked to parish churches, manorial estates, or local markets. Architectural heritage varies; some localities preserve traditional wooden houses, roadside chapels, or 19th-century administrative buildings, while others are primarily residential and agricultural.

Geographically, Brzóza localities are situated in rural landscapes—farmland, patches of woodland, and river valleys. Access is provided by local roads, with regional centers reachable by county roads or rail connections near larger towns.

Because Brzóza refers to more than one place, specifying the voivodeship or gmina is necessary to identify a particular locality. In encyclopedic or postal contexts, disambiguation is commonly used.