Marki
Place in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
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Marki (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmarkʲi] ⓘ) is a town in central Poland, in the Warsaw metropolitan area in the Masovian Voivodeship, just northeast of the Polish capital Warsaw.[2]
Marki | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Marki | |
| Coordinates: 52°20′N 21°6′E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Wołomin |
| Gmina | Marki (urban gmina) |
| Established | 16th century |
| Town rights | 1967 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jacek Orych |
| Area | |
• Total | 26.03 km2 (10.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2013[1]) | |
• Total | 29 032 |
| • Density | 1.1/km2 (2.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 05-260, 05-261, 05-270 |
| Area code | +48 022 |
| Car plates | WWL |
| Highways |  |
| Website | http://www.marki.pl |
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It was incorporated in 1967 and has approximately 31,000 residents.[citation needed]
History
Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, Marki was occupied by Germany until 1944.[citation needed]
The Marecka Kolej Dojazdowa (English: Marki Commuter Railway) was a narrow gauge railway connecting Warsaw with Marki and Radzymin from 1896 to 1974.
Gallery
Narrow gauge steam locomotive Px48-1778 in the vicinity of City Hall honoring the Marecka Kolej Dojazdowa
Marki Culture Center
Former hospital where Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis died.
Commemorative plaque on the former hospital where Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis died.
Briggs Palace, now a general education liceum
Marki Radio Relay Mast outside the town
