Pawiak
Pawiak was a prison built in 1835 in Warsaw, Congress Poland. During the January 1863 Uprising, it served as a transfer camp for Poles sentenced by Imperial Russia to deportation to Siberia.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Museum
- …is also known as “Muzeum Więzienia Pawiak”
- Description: prison built in 1835 in Warsaw, Poland
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Polin Museum of the History of Polish Jews and St. Augustine’s Church, Warsaw.
Polin Museum of the History of Polish Jews
Museum
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews is a museum… Polin Museum of the History of Polish Jews is situated 360 metres northeast of Pawiak.
St. Augustine’s Church, Warsaw
Church
The Church of St Augustine is a Roman Catholic church… St. Augustine’s Church, Warsaw is situated 260 metres southwest of Pawiak.
Monument to the Ghetto Heroes
Monument
The Monument to the Ghetto Heroes is a monument… Monument to the Ghetto Heroes is situated 430 metres northeast of Pawiak.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Muranów and Muranów Południowy.
Pawiak
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Latitude
52.24646° or 52° 14′ 47″ north
Longitude
20.9908° or 20° 59′ 27″ east
Open location code
9G426XWR+H8
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OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=commercial
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tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Yiddish—“Pawiak” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Pawiak”
- Arabic: “سجن بياويك”
- Belarusian: “Павяк”
- Bulgarian: “Павяк”
- Catalan: “Pawiak”
- Catalan: “Presó de Pawiak”
- Chinese: “帕夫亚克”
- Chinese: “帕夫亚克监狱”
- Chinese: “帕夫亚科”
- Chinese: “帕夫亚科监狱”
- Chinese: “帕夫亞克”
- Chinese: “帕夫亞克監獄”
- Chinese: “帕夫亞科”
- Chinese: “帕夫亞科監獄”
- Chinese: “帕維克”
- Chinese: “帕维亚克监狱”
- Danish: “Pawiak”
- Dutch: “Pawiak”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سجن بياويك”
- Esperanto: “Pawiak”
- French: “Pawiak”
- German: “Pawiak”
- Greek: “Φυλακή Πάβιακ”
- Hebrew: “כלא פאוויאק”
- Italian: “Pawiak”
- Japanese: “パヴィアク”
- Japanese: “パヴィアク刑務所”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Pawiak”
- Persian: “پاویاک”
- Polish: “Pawiak”
- Portuguese: “Pawiak”
- Portuguese: “Prisão Pawiak”
- Russian: “Павяк”
- Spanish: “Prision de Pawiak”
- Spanish: “Prisión de Pawiak”
- Swedish: “Pawiak”
- Ukrainian: “Павяк (в’язниця)”
- Ukrainian: “Павяк”
- Welsh: “Pawiak”
- Yiddish: “פאוויאק”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Komenda Rejonowa Policji Warszawa I - Rewir Dzielnicowych III and Komenda Rejonowa Policji Warszawa I - Wydział do Walki z Przestępczością Przeciwko Mieniu.
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