Our Lady Help of Christians church in Oświęcim

Our Lady Help of Christians church in Oświęcim is a church in Gmina Oświęcim, Oświęcim County, Małopolskie which is located on Władysława Jagiełły. Our Lady Help of Christians church in Oświęcim is situated nearby to the church Kaplica, as well as near the museum Ratusz.

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Email: sanktuarium.oswiecim@gmail.com
Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: church building in Oświęcim, Poland
Also known as: “Kościół pw. Najświętszej Maryi Panny Wspomożenia Wiernych”
Address: Władysława Jagiełły 8/10, 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. Jewish Center is situated 310 metres north of Our Lady Help of Christians church in Oświęcim.

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 290 metres north of Our Lady Help of Christians church in Oświęcim.

Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Oświęcim

Church

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Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Oświęcim is situated 250 metres northeast of Our Lady Help of Christians church 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.