| Glinojeck | |
|---|---|
 Church of Christ the Redeemer | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Glinojeck | |
| Coordinates: 52°49′N 20°17′E / 52.817°N 20.283°E / 52.817; 20.283 | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Ciechanów |
| Gmina | Glinojeck |
| Established | 15th century |
| Town rights | 1993 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Łukasz Kapczyński |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.37 km (2.85 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,052 |
| • Density | 410/km (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 06-450 |
| Area code | +48 23 |
| Car plates | WCI |
| National roads |  |
| Website | http://www.glinojeck.net/ |
Glinojeck is a town in Poland, with 3,087 inhabitants (2004).
History
A sugar refinery was founded in Glinojeck in 1858.
During the German occupation (World War II), disabled people from Glinojeck were murdered by the Germans in a massacre carried out in February 1940 in the nearby village of Ościsłowo.
References
- Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom II (in Polish). Warszawa. 1881. p. 590.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warszawa: IPN. p. 236.
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