Ruiny Wielkiej Synagogi w Oświęcimiu

Ruiny Wielkiej Synagogi w Oświęcimiu is a ruins in Gmina Oświęcim, Oświęcim County, Małopolskie. Ruiny Wielkiej Synagogi w Oświęcimiu is situated nearby to the museum Ratusz, as well as near Our Lady Help of Christians church in Oświęcim.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jewish Center and Oświęcim Castle.

Jewish Center

Museum

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The Auschwitz Jewish Center is a non-governmental organization whose mission is to preserve the memory of the Jewish community of the city of Oświęcim and educate about the dangers of anti-Semitism, racism and other prejudices and intolerance. Jewish Center is situated 200 metres north of Ruiny Wielkiej Synagogi w Oświęcimiu.

Oświęcim Castle

Museum

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Oświęcim Castle is a castle raised in the Medieval Ages on the top of a hill, on the right bank of the River Soła in Oświęcim. The castle comprises a thirteenth-century early-Gothic defence tower covered by a roof, a two-floor building built around a courtyard and additional connections between the wings built in 1929–31. Oświęcim Castle is situated 180 metres north of Ruiny Wielkiej Synagogi w Oświęcimiu.

Our Lady Help of Christians church in Oświęcim

Church

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Our Lady Help of Christians church in Oświęcim is situated 120 metres south of Ruiny Wielkiej Synagogi w Oświęcimiu.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oświęcim and Babice.

Oświęcim

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Oświęcim is a town in Małopolskie Province in southern Poland, 60 km west of Kraków. It's better known by its German name of Auschwitz, and from 1940 to 1945 over a million people, mostly Jews, were slain in the nearby camps.