Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp

Płaszów, officially named Płaszów concentration camp near Kraków, was a German Nazi concentration camp operated by the SS in the area of Podgórze and Wola Duchacka near Płaszów, a southern suburb of , in the General Governorate of German-occupied Poland.
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  • Prison
  • …lies at an elevation of around 200 metres (650 feet)
  • Description: Nazi forced labour and concentration camp in Cracow, Poland (1940-1944)
  • Also known as
    “KL Płaszów”
    “KZ Płaszów”
    “Plaszow”
    “Płaszów concentration camp”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of the Holy Heart of Jesus in Kraków (Saska St.) and Oskar Schindler’s Enamel Factory.
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Oskar Schindler's Enamel Factory is a former metal item factory in . is situated 1½ km west of Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp.
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Krakus' Mound, also called Krak's Mound, is a tumulus… is situated 2 km southwest of Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kazimierz and Osiedle Na Kozłówce.
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is a part of Old Town district of Krakow in .
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is a quarter, which is situated 3 km south of Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp.
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is a locality, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp.

Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp

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Latitude
50.04502° or 50° 2′ 42″ north
Longitude
19.9839° or 19° 59′ 2″ east
Open location code
9F2X2XWM+2H
Geo­Names ID
3088887
Wiki­data ID
Q160408

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Vietnamese—“Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Płaszów”
  • Chinese: “克拉科夫-普拉佐集中營”
  • Chinese: “克拉科夫-普拉佐集中营”
  • Chinese: “普瓦舒夫集中营”
  • Croatian: “Płaszów”
  • Czech: “Koncentrační tábor Kraków-Płaszów”
  • Czech: “Plaszow”
  • Danish: “Plaszow koncentrationslejr”
  • Danish: “Plaszow”
  • Dutch: “Plaszow-kamp”
  • Dutch: “Płaszów”
  • Finnish: “Kraków-Plaszowin keskitysleiri”
  • Finnish: “Płaszówin keskitysleiri”
  • French: “Płaszów”
  • German: “KL Płaszów”
  • German: “Konzentrationslager Płaszów”
  • German: “KZ Krakau-Plaszow”
  • German: “KZ Płaszów”
  • Greek: “Στρατόπεδο καταναγκαστικής εργασίας Πλάζοφ”
  • Hebrew: “מחנה הריכוז פלאשוב”
  • Hebrew: “מחנה הריכוז פלשוב”
  • Hebrew: “מחנה הריכוז קרקוב פלסוב”
  • Hebrew: “מחנה הריכוז קרקוב”
  • Hebrew: “מחנה פלאשוב”
  • Hebrew: “פלאשוב”
  • Hebrew: “פלשוב”
  • Hungarian: “Krakkó-płaszówi koncentrációs tábor”
  • Italian: “Campo di concentramento di Kraków-Płaszów”
  • Italian: “Lista dei sottocampi di Krakow-Plaszow”
  • Italian: “Plaszów”
  • Japanese: “クラクフ・プワシュフ強制収容所”
  • Japanese: “プワシュフ強制収容所”
  • Korean: “크라쿠프-프와슈프 강제 수용소”
  • Kurdish: “kampa komkirinê ya Kraków-Płaszówê”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “KZ Płaszów”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Płaszów konsentrasjonsleir”
  • Norwegian: “Płaszów konsentrasjonsleir”
  • Persian: “اردوگاه کار اجباری کراکوف-پلاشوف”
  • Polish: “KZ Krakau-Plaszow”
  • Polish: “Obóz Pracy Płaszów”
  • Polish: “Plaszow”
  • Portuguese: “Plaszow”
  • Romanian: “Płaszów”
  • Russian: “Плашов”
  • Russian: “Плашув”
  • Serbian: “Сабирни логор Краков-Плашов”
  • Spanish: “Campo de concentración de Płaszów”
  • Spanish: “Plaszow”
  • Swedish: “Płaszów”
  • Thai: “ค่ายกักกันปวาซอฟ”
  • Turkish: “Kraków-Płaszów toplama kampı”
  • Ukrainian: “Плашув (концентраційний табір)”
  • Ukrainian: “Плашув”
  • Vietnamese: “Trại tập trung Kraków-Płaszów”
  • Vietnamese: “Trại tập trung Plaszow”

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