Belzec extermination camp
Belzec was a Nazi German extermination camp in occupied Poland. It was built by the SS for the purpose of implementing the secretive Operation Reinhard, the plan to murder all Polish Jews, a major part of the "Final Solution", the overall Nazi effort to complete the genocide of all European Jews.- Cemetery
- …lies at an elevation of around 270 metres (900 feet)
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bełżec Station and World War I cemetery in Bełżec.
Bełżec Station
Bełżec Station is a railway station, which is situated 470 metres east of Belzec extermination camp.
World War I cemetery in Bełżec
World War I cemetery in Bełżec is situated 450 metres northeast of Belzec extermination camp.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Smoliska and Bełżec.
Belzec extermination camp
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Latitude
50.37848° or 50° 22′ 43″ north
Longitude
23.44337° or 23° 26′ 36″ east
Open location code
9G259CHV+98
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swedish—“Belzec extermination camp” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Belzec”
- Finnish: “Bełżec”
- French: “Belzec”
- German: “Vernichtungslager Belzec”
- Hebrew: “בלז’ץ”
- Italian: “Campo di sterminio di Belzec”
- Norwegian: “Belzec”
- Polish: “Bełżec”
- Portuguese: “Belzec”
- Swedish: “Bełżec”
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