I Judenrampe
I Judenrampe is a memorial in Oświęcim, Małopolskie. I Judenrampe is situated nearby to the historic building Kwaszarnia, as well as near Ziemniaczarek.Places of Interest Nearby
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 10 Medical ‘Experiments’ is situated 1¼ km southeast of I Judenrampe.
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. Block 11 Inner prison ‘Block of death’ is situated 1¼ km southeast of I Judenrampe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pławy and Brzezinka.
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.
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.
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.
I Judenrampe
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Oświęcim, Oświęcim County, Małopolskie, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.03068° or 50° 1′ 50″ northLongitude
19.18772° or 19° 11′ 16″ eastOpen location code
9F2X25JQ+73OpenStreetMap ID
node 446011382OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Polish—“I Judenrampe” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “І Рампа жыдоўская”
- Polish: “I Rampa Żydowska”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Judenrampe and Kwaszarnia.
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