Gas Chamber/Crematory II
Gas Chamber/Crematory II is a ruins in Oświęcim, Małopolskie. Gas Chamber/Crematory II is situated nearby to the grassland Wastewater treatment plant, as well as near the government office Sołtys.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.
Auschwitz-Birkenau
Photo: Lankhorst, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Auschwitz-Birkenau 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 Oświęcim and Brzezinka in southern Poland, some 60 km from Kraków.
Gas Chamber/Crematory III
Ruins
Photo: Adam63, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gas Chamber/Crematory III is a ruins, which is situated 190 metres north of Gas Chamber/Crematory II.
Bath/Disinfestation facility ‘Sauna’
Historic building
Photo: Pimke, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bath/Disinfestation facility ‘Sauna’ 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.
Effects storage ‘Kanada II’
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Kanada warehouses, also known as Effektenlager or simply Kanada, were storage facilities in the Auschwitz concentration camp in German-occupied Poland during the Holocaust.
Pławy
Village
Photo: D T G, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pławy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oświęcim, within Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland.
Brzezinka
Village
Photo: D T G, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brzezinka is a village in southern Poland, about 3 kilometres from Oświęcim, in the district of Gmina Oświęcim, Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship.
Gas Chamber/Crematory II
- Categories: gas chamber, crematorium, brownfield land, and historic site
- Location: Oświęcim, Oświęcim County, Małopolskie, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.03388° or 50° 2′ 2″ northLongitude
19.16934° or 19° 10′ 10″ eastInception
1943Height
0.1 metres (0.33 feet)Open location code
9F2X25M9+HPOpenStreetMap ID
way 42387094OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=brownfieldOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=kilnWikidata 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.
Nearby Places
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