- Małkinia Górna
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Małkinia Górna — Village —
Coat of armsCoordinates: 52°41′37″N 22°03′02″E / 52.69361°N 22.05056°E Country Poland
Voivodeship Masovian County Ostrów Mazowiecka Gmina Gmina Małkinia Górna Population 5,200 Małkinia Górna [mau̯ˈkiɲa ˈɡurna] is a large village in Ostrów Mazowiecka County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with about 6,000 inhabitants (2005). It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Małkinia Górna.
It is a railway junction, here the main line between Warsaw and Białystok crosses with the secondary-importance connection Ostrołęka - Siedlce. During World War II the Nazi Treblinka extermination camp was located nearby and victims were often held at the railway station waiting transport into the camp[1].
References
- ^ Alan Heath The route to Treblinka on YouTube
Seat Małkinia GórnaOther villages Błędnica • Boreczek • Borowe • Daniłówka Druga • Daniłówka Pierwsza • Daniłowo • Daniłowo-Parcele • Glina • Grądy • Kańkowo • Kiełczew • Klukowo • Małkinia Dolna • Niegowiec • Orło • Podgórze-Gazdy • Poniatowo • Prostyń • Przewóz • Rostki Wielkie • Rostki-Piotrowice • Sumiężne • Treblinka • Żachy-Pawły • Zawisty Nadbużne • Zawisty PodleśneCoordinates: 52°41′37″N 22°03′02″E / 52.69361°N 22.05056°E
Categories:- Villages in Ostrów Mazowiecka County
- Ostrów Mazowiecka County geography stubs
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