Stalag VIII-A

Stalag VIII-A was a German World War II prisoner-of-war camp, located just to the south of the town of Görlitz in Lower Silesia, east of the River Neisse.

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Type: Tourist attraction
Description: German World War II prisoner-of-war camp at Görlitz
Also known as: “Stalag 8 A” and “Stalag 8A Goerlitz”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Zgorzelec railway station and Saint John the Baptist church in Zgorzelec.

Zgorzelec railway station

Railway station

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Zgorzelec, sometimes Zgorzelec Ujazd or Ujazd is a railway station in the Ujazd district of Zgorzelec, Lower Silesia, Poland. It is one of the two railway stations in the town, the other being Zgorzelec Miasto. Zgorzelec railway station is situated 2½ km north of Stalag VIII-A.

Saint John the Baptist church in Zgorzelec

Church

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Saint John the Baptist church in Zgorzelec is situated 2 km north of Stalag VIII-A.

Upper Lusatian Memorial Hall

Community center

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Upper Lusatian Memorial Hall is a community center, which is situated 3 km north of Stalag VIII-A.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Weinhübel and Koźmin.

Weinhübel

Suburb

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Weinhübel is a suburb.

Koźmin

Village

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Koźmin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zgorzelec, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the German border. In 2009 the village had a population of 182. Koźmin is situated 3 km south of Stalag VIII-A.

Zgorzelec

Town

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Zgorzelec is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in southwestern Poland, with 30,374 inhabitants. It is the seat of Zgorzelec County and of Gmina Zgorzelec. Zgorzelec is situated 3 km north of Stalag VIII-A.

Stalag VIII-A

Categories: prisoner-of-war camp, tourism, ruins, and historic site
Location: Zgorzelec, Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

51.11973° or 51° 7′ 11″ north

Longitude

15.01054° or 15° 0′ 38″ east

Open location code

9F3Q4296+V6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 143453784

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata ID

Q3968052

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Stalag VIII-A” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Stalag VIII-A”
French: “Stalag VIII-A”
German: “Stalag VIII-A”
German: “Stammlager VIII A”
Italian: “Stalag VIII-A”
Polish: “Stalag VIII A”
Russian: “Шталаг VIII-A”
Ukrainian: “Шталаг VIII-A”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Friedhof Stalag VIII A and Bitwa pod Moys.

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