Małkinia Górna

Małkinia Górna
Village

Coat of arms
Małkinia Górna
Coordinates: 52°41′37″N 22°03′02″E / 52.69361°N 22.05056°E / 52.69361; 22.05056
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.

Małkinia is a railway junction. There, 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. Victims were often held in locked trains at the Małkinia railway station awaiting transport into the camp.[1]

Małkinia railway junction
Platform at Małkinia Górna train station 
Małkinia Górna railway bridge (old) over the Bug river 

References

  1. ↑ Alan Heath The route to Treblinka on YouTube


Coordinates: 52°41′37″N 22°03′02″E / 52.69361°N 22.05056°E / 52.69361; 22.05056


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