Marcinkowo, Olsztyn County

Marcinkowo
Village
Marcinkowo is located in Poland
Marcinkowo
Marcinkowo
Coordinates: 53°41′50″N 20°40′33″E / 53.69722°N 20.67583°E / 53.69722; 20.67583
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWarmian-Masurian
CountyOlsztyn
GminaPurda
Population
 (2011[1])
531
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
11-030
Area code+48 89
Vehicle registrationNOL

Marcinkowo [mart͡ɕinˈkɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Purda, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[2] It is located within historic Warmia.

There are two historic Warmian wayside shrines in Marcinkowo, and a train station and a school.

The suffix -dorf of the former German name Alt Mertinsdorf is typical for settlements founded by Germans during Medieval Ostsiedlung.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Wieś Marcinkowo (warmińsko-mazurskie)". Polska w liczbach (in Polish). Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
  3. ^ Adolf Bach (1954). Die deutschen Ortsnamen. Deutsche Namenkunde. Vol. II, 2. Heidelberg. p. 204.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)