Gas Chamber/Crematory II

Gas Chamber/Crematory II is a ruins in , . Gas Chamber/Crematory II is situated nearby to the grassland , as well as near the government office .
Photo: Majorly, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: former gas chamber with adjacent crematorium in Auschwitz II
  • Also known as: “Crematorium II”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Auschwitz-Birkenau and Gas Chamber/Crematory III.

Photo: Lankhorst, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the generic name given to the cluster of concentration, labour and extermination camps established by the Nazis during the Second World War and located near the towns of and Brzezinka in southern Poland, some 60 km from .

Ruins
Photo: Adam63, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a ruins, which is situated 190 metres north of Gas Chamber/Crematory II.

Historic building
Photo: Pimke, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a historic building, which is situated 610 metres north of Gas Chamber/Crematory II.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Effects storage ‘Kanada II’ and Pławy.

Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Kanada warehouses, also known as Effektenlager or simply Kanada, were storage facilities in the in German-occupied Poland during the Holocaust.

Village
Photo: D T G, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a in the administrative district of , within , , in southern Poland.

Village
Photo: D T G, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in southern , about 3 kilometres from , in the district of , , .

Gas Chamber/Crematory II

Latitude
50.03388° or 50° 2′ 2″ north
Longitude
19.16934° or 19° 10′ 10″ east
Inception
1943
Height
0.1 metres (0.33 feet)
Open location code
9F2X25M9+HP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 42387094
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­brownfield
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­kiln
Wiki­data ID
Q81797335
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Polish—“Gas Chamber/Crematory II” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Газавая камера/крэматорый ІІ”
  • Dutch: “Crematorium II”
  • German: “Gaskammer/Krematorium II”
  • German: “Krematorium II”
  • Hungarian: “Gázkamra / II. krematórium”
  • Polish: “Komora gazowa/Krematorium II”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Wastewater treatment plant and Sołtys.

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