Dąbrówka Mała

Dąbrówka Mała (German: Kleindombrowka, Eichenau) is a district of Katowice. It has an area of 3.68 km2 and in 2007 had 5,411 inhabitants.

Dąbrówka Mała
Location of Dąbrówka Mała within Katowice
Coordinates: 50°16′37″N 19°04′51″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSilesian
County/CityKatowice
Area
  Total3.68 km2 (1.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
  Total5,411
  Density1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code(+48) 032
Vehicle registrationSK
Primary airportKatowice Airport

During the German occupation (World War II), on April 3–4, 1940, the German police committed a massacre of 40 Poles from Katowice in Dąbrówka Mała (see Nazi crimes against the Polish nation). The occupiers also operated a Polenlager forced labour camp for Poles in Dąbrówka Mała.

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