Gross-Rosen concentration camp
Gross-Rosen was a network of Nazi concentration camps built and operated by Nazi Germany during World War II. The main camp was located in the German village of Gross-Rosen, now the modern-day Rogoźnica in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, directly on the rail-line between the towns of Jawor and Strzegom.
- Type: Abandoned camp
- Description: German Nazi concentration camp in Lower Silesia, now Poland
- Also known as: “005”, “Camp de concentració de Gross-Rosen”, “Campo de concentracion de Gross Rosen”, “Campo de concentración de Gross Rosen”, “Campo de concentracion de Gross-Rosen”, “campo di concentramento di Gross Rosen”, “campo di concentramento di Groß-Rosen”, “Concentratiekamp Gross-Rosen”, “Concentratiekamp Groß-Rosen”, “Gr.-Ro.”, “GroB Rosen”, “GroB-Rosen”, “Gross Rosen”, “Groß Rosen”, “Gross-Rosen toplama kampı”, “Gross-Rosen, sabirni logor”, “KL Groß-Rosen”, “Koncentrační tábor Groß-Rosen”, “Konzentrationslager Groß-Rosen”, “KZ Groß Rosen”, “Концентрациони логор Грос-Росен”, “Логор Грос-Розен”, “Логор Грос-Росен”, “גרוס רוזן”, “ग्रोस-रोज़न”, “グロース＝ローゼン強制収容所”, “グロス・ローゼン強制収容所”, and “グロス＝ローゼン強制収容所”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Manor in Kostrza and Kościół pw. Podwyższenia Krzyża Świętego.
Kościół pw. Podwyższenia Krzyża Świętego
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kostrza and Rogoźnica.
Gross-Rosen concentration camp
- Categories: Nazi concentration camp, military museum, and concentration camp
- Location: Gmina Strzegom, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.99725° or 50° 59′ 50″ north
Longitude
16.27819° or 16° 16′ 42″ east
Elevation
227 metres (745 feet)
Open location code
9F2RX7WH+W7
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Gross-Rosen concentration camp” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “معسكر اعتقال جروس روزن”
- Azerbaijani: “Qross-Rosen həbs düşərgəsi”
- Azerbaijani: “Qross-Rozen həbs düşərgəsi”
- Catalan: “Gross-Rosen”
- Chinese: “大罗森集中营”
- Chinese: “大羅森集中營”
- Croatian: “Koncentracijski logor Gross-Rosen”
- Croatian: “Sabirni logor Gross-Rosen”
- Czech: “Koncentrační tábor Gross-Rosen”
- Danish: “Gross-Rosen koncentrationslejr”
- Danish: “Gross-Rosen”
- Dutch: “Groß-Rosen” (historical)
- Esperanto: “Gross-Rosen”
- Esperanto: “Koncentrejo Gross-Rosen”
- Finnish: “Gross-Rosenin keskitysleiri” (historical)
- French: “Gross-Rosen” (historical)
- German: “KZ Gross-Rosen”
- German: “KZ Groß-Rosen”
- Greek: “Στρατόπεδο συγκέντρωσης Γκρος-Ρόζεν”
- Hebrew: “גרוס-רוזן” (historical)
- Hindi: “ग्रोस-रोज़न यातना शिविर”
- Indonesian: “Kamp konsentrasi Gross-Rosen”
- Italian: “campo di concentramento di Gross-Rosen”
- Italian: “Campo di concentramento di Gross-Rosen”
- Japanese: “グロース・ローゼン強制収容所”
- Korean: “그로스로젠 강제 수용소”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Groß-Rosen konsentrasjonsleir”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Groß-Rosen”
- Persian: “اردوگاه کار اجباری گروسروزن”
- Polish: “Groß-Rosen”
- Polish: “Rogoźnica”
- Portuguese: “Campo de concentração de Gross-Rosen”
- Portuguese: “Gross-Rosen”
- Russian: “Гросс-Розен”
- Serbian: “Koncentracioni logor Gros-Rozen”
- Serbian: “Концентрациони логор Грос-Розен”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Koncentracijski logor Gross-Rosen”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Koncentracioni logor Gross-Rosen”
- Spanish: “Campo de concentración de Gross-Rosen”
- Swedish: “Gross-Rosen” (historical)
- Thai: “ค่ายกักกันโกรส-โรเซิน”
- Turkish: “Groß-Rosen toplama kampı”
- Turkish: “Groß-Rosen Toplama Kampı”
- Ukrainian: “Ґросс-Розен”
- Upper Sorbian: “Koncentraciske lěhwo Groß-Rosen”
- Vietnamese: “Trại tập trung Gross-Rosen”
- Western Frisian: “Groß-Rosen”
- “Groß-Rosen”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Żelazów and Borów.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Jawornik and Nowy Jaworow Railway Substation.
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Worth a closer look: Wrocław and Legnica.
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