Blechhammer
The Blechhammer area was the location of Greater German Reich chemical plants, prisoner of war camps, and forced labor camps. Labor camp prisoners began arriving as early as June 17, 1942, and in July 1944, 400–500 men were transferred from the Terezin family camp to Blechhammer.Photo: RadLes, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Neighborhood with 3,350 residents
- Description: part of the city of Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Poland
- Also known as: “Blachownia”, “Blachownia Slaska”, “Blachownia Śląska”, “Blechownia”, and “Medar-Blechhammer”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Park Orderu Uśmiechu and Elektrownia Blachownia.
Park Orderu Uśmiechu
Park
Photo: Fry72, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Park Orderu Uśmiechu is situated 2½ km west of Blechhammer.
Elektrownia Blachownia
Power station
Elektrownia Blachownia is a power station, which is situated 2½ km east of Blechhammer.
Kędzierzyn-Koźle Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: Rodak, Public domain.
Kędzierzyn-Koźle Railway Station is situated 4 km west of Blechhammer.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brzeźce and Stare Koźle.
Brzeźce
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brzeźce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bierawa, within Kędzierzyn-Koźle County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Brzeźce is situated 5 km southwest of Blechhammer.
Stare Koźle
Village
Photo: SMilejski, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stare Koźle is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bierawa, within Kędzierzyn-Koźle County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Stare Koźle is situated 5 km southwest of Blechhammer.
Łąki Kozielskie
Village
Photo: Juandev, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Łąki Kozielskie, additional name in German: Lenkau, is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Leśnica, within Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Łąki Kozielskie is situated 6 km northwest of Blechhammer.
Blechhammer
- Categories: quarter, tourist destination, and locality
- Location: Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Kędzierzyn-Koźle County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.35358° or 50° 21′ 13″ northLongitude
18.25796° or 18° 15′ 29″ eastPopulation
3,350Elevation
188 metres (617 feet)Open location code
9F2W9735+C5OpenStreetMap ID
node 3009690475OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
3103273Wikidata ID
Q474359
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Polish—“Blechhammer” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Blechhammer”
- French: “Blechhammer”
- German: “Blachownia Śląska”
- German: “Blechhammer”
- Hebrew: “בלכהמר”
- Indonesian: “Blechhammer”
- Italian: “Blachownia Śląska”
- Italian: “Blechhammer”
- Japanese: “ブレッチハマー”
- Japanese: “ブレッヒハマー労働収容所”
- Polish: “Blachownia Śląska”
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Localities in the Area
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