Glinojeck
Town in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
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Glinojeck [ɡlʲiˈnɔjɛt͡sk] is a town in north-central Poland, in the Ciechanów County, in Masovian Voivodeship,[1] with 3,052 inhabitants (2006).
Glinojeck | |
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Fabryczna Street with the Church of Christ the Redeemer in the background | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Glinojeck | |
| Coordinates: 52°49′N 20°17′E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Ciechanów |
| Gmina | Glinojeck |
| First mentioned | 1403 |
| Town rights | 1993 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Łukasz Kapczyński |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.37 km2 (2.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 3,052 |
| • Density | 414/km2 (1,070/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/ |
History
A sugar refinery was founded in Glinojeck in 1858.[2]
Following the German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, it was occupied by Germany until 1945. Disabled people from Glinojeck were murdered by the Germans in a massacre carried out in February 1940 in the nearby village of Ościsłowo.[3] A local Polish policeman was murdered by the Russians in the Katyn massacre in 1940.[4][5]
