Gurs internment camp

Gurs internment camp was an internment camp and prisoner of war camp constructed in 1939 in , a site in southwestern France, not far from . The camp was originally set up by the French government after the fall of at the end of the Spanish Civil War to control those who fled Spain out of fear of retaliation from Francisco Franco's regime.
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  • Description: internment camp and prisoner of war camp in southwestern France (1939–1946)
  • Also known as
    “Camp de Gurs”
    “Camp Gurs”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Préchacq-Navarrenx and Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Préchacq-Josbaig.
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Church
is a church, which is situated 2 km east of Gurs internment camp.
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Church
is a church, which is situated 2 km east of Gurs internment camp.
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Church
is a church, which is situated 2 km north of Gurs internment camp.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Préchacq-Navarrenx and Dognen.
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Village
is a commune in the department in south-western .
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Village
is a commune in the department in south-western .
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Village
in the department in south-western .

Gurs internment camp

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Latitude
43.27165° or 43° 16′ 18″ north
Longitude
-0.7394° or 0° 44′ 22″ west
Open location code
8CMX77C6+M6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7953855276
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­information
Wiki­data ID
Q708638

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Uzbek—“Gurs internment camp” goes by many names.
Campu de GursAsturian
Gurseko kontzentrazio-esparruaBasque
Лагер за интерниране в ГюрсBulgarian
Camp de GursCatalan
Camp de refugiats de GursCatalan
居尔斯拘留营Chinese
居尔集中营Chinese
居爾斯拘留营Chinese
Camp de GursDutch
Koncentrejo de GursoEsperanto
Camp de GursFrench
Camp de GursGerman
Gefangenenlager GursGerman
Internierungslager GursGerman
Konzentrationslager GursGerman
KZ GursGerman
Lager GursGerman
מחנה המעצר גורסHebrew
מחנה המעצר גירסHebrew
Campo di internamento di GursItalian
ギュルス収容所Japanese
グール強制収容所Japanese
귀르스 수용소Korean
Camp de GursOccitan (post 1500)
اردوگاه توقیفی گورسPersian
Obóz w GursPolish
Campo de concentração de GursPortuguese
Camp de GursRussian
ГюрсRussian
Campo de concentración de GursSpanish
Campo de GursSpanish
GursSwedish
Gurs konslageriUzbek

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