Memorial to the prisoners of the Central Labour Camp Jaworzno

The Jaworzno concentration camp was a concentration camp in the Second World War, German-occupied Poland and later in Communist Poland. It was first established by the Nazis in 1943 during WWII and was later used by the Soviet NKVD in 1945 to 1956.
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  • Type: Monument
  • Description: concentration camp in Poland
  • Also known as: “Jaworzno concentration camp” and “Zentrales Arbeitslager Jaworzno”
  • Inscription: “Pamiec Polaków, Ukraińców, Niemców, tych wszystkich, którzy cierpieli tu niewinnie jako ofiary terroru komunistycznego wiezionych, zamordowanych zmarlych w latach 1945-1956 w centralnym obozie pracy ministerstwa bezpieczenstwa publicznego w jaworznie...”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jaworzno Power Station and Saint Adalbert of Prague and Saint Catherine of Alexandria collegiate church in Jaworzno.

Industrial building
Photo: Tupungato, CC BY 3.0.
The is a complex of coal-fired thermal power stations at , . The largest plant of the Jaworzno power plant complex is called Jaworzno III. is situated 1 km west of Memorial to the prisoners of the Central Labour Camp Jaworzno.

Church
Photo: Gower, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 2½ km east of Memorial to the prisoners of the Central Labour Camp Jaworzno.

Church
Photo: Gower, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 2½ km northwest of Memorial to the prisoners of the Central Labour Camp Jaworzno.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dąbrowa Narodowa and Dziećkowice.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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is a dzielnica of , , southern . It was previously an independent village, but was absorbed first by , and later in 1976 by Mysłowice. It has an area of 13.04 km2 and in 2012 had a population of 1,461. is situated 4½ km south of Memorial to the prisoners of the Central Labour Camp Jaworzno.

Suburb
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is a district of the city of . Until 1956 it was a separate town in its own right. It is located in the northern part of the city and is one of the most important rail hubs of the area. is situated 5 km northeast of Memorial to the prisoners of the Central Labour Camp Jaworzno.

Memorial to the prisoners of the Central Labour Camp Jaworzno

Latitude
50.21351° or 50° 12′ 49″ north
Longitude
19.23973° or 19° 14′ 23″ east
Open location code
9F2X667Q+CV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1734162916
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q190410
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Vietnamese—“Memorial to the prisoners of the Central Labour Camp Jaworzno” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Monument voor de gevangenen van het Centraal Werkkamp Jaworzno”
  • French: “camp de travail de Jaworzno”
  • French: “Monument pour les prisonnier.e.s du camp de concentration de Jaworzno”
  • German: “Mahnmal der Gefangenen des Zentralen Arbeitslagers Jaworzno”
  • German: “Zentrales Arbeitslager Jaworzno”
  • Greek: “στρατόπεδο συγκέντρωσης Γιαβόζνο”
  • Hebrew: “מחנה הריכוז יאבוז’נו”
  • Indonesian: “Kamp konsentrasi Jaworzno”
  • Italian: “Campo di concentramento di Jaworzno”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Jaworzno konsentrasjonsleir”
  • Polish: “Centralny Obóz Pracy w Jaworznie”
  • Polish: “COP Jaworzno”
  • Polish: “Więźniów Ofiar Obozu Pracy w Jaworznie”
  • Russian: “Центральный лагерь труда в Явожно”
  • Ukrainian: “Концентраційний табір в Явожні”
  • Ukrainian: “Явожно”
  • Vietnamese: “Trại tập trung Jaworzno”

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