Auschwitz concentration camp
Auschwitz concentration camp is a prison in Oświęcim, Małopolskie. Auschwitz concentration camp is situated nearby to the ruins Gas Chamber/Crematory III, as well as near the locality Effects storage ‘Kanada II’.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Auschwitz-Birkenau and Bath/Disinfestation facility ‘Sauna’.
Auschwitz-Birkenau
Photo: Lankhorst, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Auschwitz-Birkenau is the generic name given to the cluster of concentration, labour and extermination camps established by the Nazis during the Second World War and located near the towns of Oświęcim and Brzezinka in southern Poland, some 60 km from Kraków.
Bath/Disinfestation facility ‘Sauna’
Historic building
Photo: Pimke, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bath/Disinfestation facility ‘Sauna’ is a historic building, which is situated 710 metres west of Auschwitz concentration camp.
Gas Chamber/Crematory III
Ruins
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Gas Chamber/Crematory III is a ruins, which is situated 510 metres west of Auschwitz concentration camp.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Effects storage ‘Kanada II’ and Brzezinka.
Effects storage ‘Kanada II’
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Kanada warehouses, also known as Effektenlager or simply Kanada, were storage facilities in the Auschwitz concentration camp in German-occupied Poland during the Holocaust.
Brzezinka
Village
Photo: D T G, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brzezinka is a village in southern Poland, about 3 kilometres from Oświęcim, in the district of Gmina Oświęcim, Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship.
Pławy
Village
Photo: D T G, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pławy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oświęcim, within Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland.
Auschwitz concentration camp
- Type: Prison
- Also known as: “Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp”, “Auschwitz II–Birkenau”, and “Auschwitz II–Birkenau concentration camp”
- Category: government building
- Location: Oświęcim, Oświęcim County, Małopolskie, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.03702° or 50° 2′ 13″ northLongitude
19.17612° or 19° 10′ 34″ eastElevation
233 metres (764 feet)Open location code
9F2X25PG+RCGeoNames ID
7701596
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Norwegian—“Auschwitz concentration camp” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Auschwitz”
- German: “Auschwitz-Birkenau”
- German: “KZ Auschwitz-Birkenau”
- Hebrew: “אושוויץ”
- Norwegian: “Auschwitz konsentrasjonsleir”
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