Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Oświęcim
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Oświęcim is a church in Gmina Oświęcim, Oświęcim County, Małopolskie which is located on Generała Jarosława Dąbrowskiego. Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Oświęcim is situated nearby to the courthouse Sąd Rejonowy w Oświęcimiu, as well as near the square Plac Księdza Jana Skarbka.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church building in Oświęcim, Poland
- Also known as: “Kościół pw. Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny w Oświęcimiu”
- Address: Generała Jarosława Dąbrowskiego 4, Oświęcim, 32-600
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.
Oświęcim Castle
Museum
Photo: Jacek Daczyński, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 140 metres northwest of Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Oświęcim.
Our Lady Help of Christians church in Oświęcim
Church
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Our Lady Help of Christians church in Oświęcim is situated 250 metres southwest of Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Oświęcim.
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.
Babice
Village
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Babice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oświęcim, within Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland.
Brzezinka
Village
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Brzezinka is a village in southern Poland, about 3 kilometres from Oświęcim, in the district of Gmina Oświęcim, Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship.
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Oświęcim
- Categories: architectural heritage monument, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Gmina Oświęcim, Oświęcim County, Małopolskie, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.03939° or 50° 2′ 22″ northLongitude
19.22122° or 19° 13′ 16″ eastOpen location code
9F2X26QC+QFOpenStreetMap ID
way 187528810OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q11745834
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In Other Languages
“Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Oświęcim” goes by many names.
- Polish: “kościół Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny w Oświęcimiu”
- Polish: “Kościół Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny w Oświęcimiu”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Plac Księdza Jana Skarbka and Sąd Rejonowy w Oświęcimiu.
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