Małkinia Górna

Małkinia Górna
—  Village  —

Coat of arms
Małkinia Górna
Coordinates:
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

  1. ^ Alan Heath The route to Treblinka on YouTube