Marki is a city in central

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, just to the north-east of the Polish capital

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. Marki, a Warsaw suburb, was incorporated in 1967. While by Polish standards Marki is a relatively young town, with approximately 31,000 residents, it is one of the fastest-growing cities in the

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n province. Marki consists of three districts: Marki proper, Pustelnik, and Struga. Each district has its own post office, with an assigned zip code. Marki has been long associated with industry, and while manufacturing still takes place, the service sector is booming. Marki has an extensive public education system served with six elementary schools, two preschools, and high school/trade school. While there is currently no hospital, there are a few public and private clinics available to the residents of the town.

Geography

Marki is surrounded by forests, and pastures. Tourist attractions include numerous man-made ponds, lakes, and hiking trails. Marki is home to two hotels, one in Marki and one in Struga. North-east of Marki, there is a 100-metre high mast used for radio relay links by

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and Centertel.

History

On Christmas Eve of 1909, Lithuanian painter and composer

Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis ( pl, Mikołaj Konstanty Czurlanis – ) was a Lithuanian painter, composer and writer. Čiurlionis contributed to symbolism and art nouveau, and was representative of the fin de siècle epoch. He has been ...

fell into a profound depression and at the beginning of 1910 was hospitalized in a psychiatric hospital "Czerwony Dwór" (Red Manor) in Pustelnik, now incorporated into Marki. While a patient there he died of pneumonia in 1911 at 35 years of age. A plaque on the side of this building commemorates the passing of one of the most influential figures of modern

Lithuanian culture Culture of Lithuania combines an indigenous heritage, represented by the unique Lithuanian language, with Nordic cultural aspects and Christian traditions resulting from historical ties with Poland. Although linguistic resemblances represent st ...

Transport

The Marecka Kolej Dojazdowa ( en, Marki Commuter Railway) was a narrow gauge railway in

connecting

with Marki and

Radzymin Radzymin is a town in Poland and is one of the distant suburbs of the city of Warsaw. It is located in the powiat of Wołomin of the Masovian Voivodeship. The town has 8,818 inhabitants (as of 2008, but the surrounding commune is heavily pop ...

active from 1896 to 1974.
Nowadays Marki are conntected with Warsaw by several number of ZTM bus lines

Gallery

File:Px48 1778 MKD 6.JPG,

Narrow gauge A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than standard . Most narrow-gauge railways are between and . Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with tighter curves, smaller structu ...

steam locomotive Px48-1778 in the vicinity of City Hall honoring the Marecka Kolej Dojazdowa. File:Czerwony Dwór Marki.JPG, Former hospital where

died. File:Tablica upamiętniająca Mikalojusa Konstantinasa Čiurlionisa na Czerwonym Dworze w Pustelniku w Markach.JPG, Commemorative plaque on the former hospital where

died. File:Pałacyk Briggsów.jpg, Briggs Palace File:Radio tower in Marki.jpg, Marki Radio Relay Mast

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