Memorial Katyn
Katyn war cemetery is a Polish military cemetery located in Katyn, a small village 22 kilometres away from Smolensk, Russia, on the road to Vitebsk. It contains the remnants of 4,412 Polish officers of the Kozelsk prisoner of war camp, who were murdered in 1940 in what is called the Katyn massacre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Memorial
- Description: Polish military cemetery in the village of Katyn, Smolensk Oblast, Russia
- Also known as: “Katyn Polish War Cemetery” and “Katyn war cemetery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gnyozdovo.
Gnyozdovo
Railway station
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Gnyozdovo is a railway station, which is situated 3 km east of Memorial Katyn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gnyozdovo and Katyn.
Gnyozdovo
Village
Gnyozdovo is a village in Smolensky District, Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Dnieper River twelve kilometers downstream from Smolensk, in the proximity of Katyn. Gnyozdovo is situated 5 km east of Memorial Katyn.
Katyn
Village
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Katyn is a rural locality in Smolensky District of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located approximately 20 kilometers to the west of Smolensk, the administrative center of the oblast. The village had a population of 1,737 in 2007. Katyn is situated 7 km west of Memorial Katyn.
Krasny Bor, Smolensk Oblast
Suburb
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Krasny Bor, Smolensk Oblast is a suburb, which is situated 8 km east of Memorial Katyn.
Memorial Katyn
- Categories: military cemetery, military museum, and historic site
- Location: Smolensk Oblast, Central Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
54.7754° or 54° 46′ 31″ northLongitude
31.78851° or 31° 47′ 19″ eastOpen location code
9G6HQQGQ+5COpenStreetMap ID
node 2471871230OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q2119632
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In Other Languages
From Croatian to Ukrainian—“Memorial Katyn” goes by many names.
- Croatian: “Poljsko vojno groblje u Katynu”
- Croatian: “Vojno groblje u Katinu”
- Croatian: “Vojno groblje u Katynu”
- Czech: “Polský vojenský hřbitov Katyň”
- Dutch: “Memorialniy kompleks «Katin»”
- Esperanto: “Pola Milita Tombejo en Katin”
- French: “cimetière militaire de Katyn”
- French: “Mémorial de Katyń”
- German: “Gedenkstätte Katyn”
- German: “Soldatenfriedhof Katyn”
- Greek: “Πολεμικό Κοιμητήριο του Κάτιν”
- Polish: “Memoriał Katyń”
- Polish: “Polski Cmentarz Wojenny w Katyniu”
- Portuguese: “Cemitério de guerra de Katyn”
- Russian: “Катынь”
- Russian: “Мемориал Ка́тынь”
- Russian: “Мемориальный комплекс «Катынь»”
- Spanish: “Cementerio de guerra de Katyn”
- Ukrainian: “Меморіальний комплекс «Катинь»”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Церковь Воскресения Христова and Katyn Polish Military Cemetery.
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