Marcinkowice | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Lower Silesian |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Oława |
Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
Subdivision Name3: | Gmina Oława |
Coordinates: | 50.9833°N 31°W |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Population Total: | 1300 |
Population Footnotes: | (approx.) |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Registration Plate: | DOA |
Blank Name Sec2: | National roads |
Marcinkowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oława, within Oława County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]
It lies approximately 8km (05miles) north-west of Oława, and 21km (13miles) south-east of the regional capital Wrocław.
During World War I, the Germans operated a forced labour camp for Allied prisoners of war at a local chemical factory.[2]
The local football team is Sokół Marcinkowice.[3]