Małkinia Górna

Małkinia Górna
Village
Coat of arms of Małkinia Górna 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.

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.

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

References

• Jewish Community in Małkinia Górna on Virtual Shtetl