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# Brzeg

A settlement in Poland.

## English name

**Brzeg** — Polish Latin-script name used in English; the native spelling is retained rather than retransliterating the Ukrainian input label.

Other forms in use:

- **Brieg** — Historical German name used in English historical and genealogical writing; not the current Polish name.

## French name

**Brzeg** — Same spelling as in English; French references retain the local Latin-script name, without a fixed article.

Other forms in use:

- **Brieg** — German historical name retained in French writing about the former German town; not the ordinary present-day French name.

## About

Brzeg is a town on the Oder in Opole Voivodeship, in the historical region of Silesia. Its Renaissance castle was a residence of the Silesian Piast dukes.

## Notes

Input label 'Бжег' is Ukrainian or an indirect spelling; local\_name is restored to the native-language form.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q214640](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q214640) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/poland/brzeg/?format=json)


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