Orło, Masovian Voivodeship Explained

Orło
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Masovian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Ostrów Mazowiecka
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Małkinia Górna
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:52.75°N 80°W
Registration Plate:WOR
Blank Name Sec2:Voivodeship road

Orło is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Małkinia Górna, within Ostrów Mazowiecka County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8km (05miles) north-west of Małkinia Górna, 80NaN0 south-east of Ostrów Mazowiecka, and 900NaN0 north-east of Warsaw.

History

Orło was a private church village of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Płock, administratively located in the Masovian Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.

In 1823, the village had a population of 33.[2]

During the German invasion of Poland which started World War II, on September 9, 1939, German troops carried out a massacre of 10 Poles (see Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS)  - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. Book: . Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VII. 1886. pl. Warszawa. 588.
  3. Book: Wardzyńska, Maria. 2009. Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion. pl. Warszawa. IPN. 95.