Obrocznia
Obrocznia is a locality in Oświęcim, Małopolskie. Obrocznia is situated nearby to the hamlet Pakuz, as well as near the locality Czernichów.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Auschwitz-Birkenau and Block 10 Medical ‘Experiments’.
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.
Block 10 Medical ‘Experiments’
Historic building
Photo: VbCrLf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Block 10 was a barrack at the Auschwitz concentration camp where men and women were used as experimental subjects for Nazi doctors. The experiments in Block 10 tested bodily reactions to various substances, ranging from no effect to sterilization.
Block 11 Inner prison ‘Block of death’
Historic building
Block 11 was the name of a brick building in Auschwitz I, the Stammlager or main camp of the Auschwitz concentration camp network. This block was used for executions and torture.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rajsko and Pławy.
Rajsko
Village
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Rajsko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oświęcim, within Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland.
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.
Harmęże
Village
Photo: Bartek843, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Harmęże is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oświęcim, within Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Marian Kołodziej's artwork, The Labyrinth, is displayed in the basement of St. Maximilian Kolbe Centre in Harmęże.
Obrocznia
- Type: Locality
- Location: Oświęcim, Oświęcim County, Małopolskie, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.01663° or 50° 0′ 60″ northLongitude
19.17755° or 19° 10′ 39″ eastOpen location code
9F2X258H+M2OpenStreetMap ID
node 1456572460OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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