Gas chamber/Crematorium V
Gas chamber/Crematorium V is a ruins in Oświęcim, Małopolskie. Gas chamber/Crematorium V is situated nearby to the ruins Gas chamber/Crematorium IV, as well as near 1.- Type: Ruins
- Description: former gas chamber and crematorium at Auschwitz-Birkenau
- Also known as: “Crematorium V Auschwitz II”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Auschwitz-Birkenau and Gas chamber/Crematorium IV.
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/Crematorium IV
Ruins
Photo: Diether, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gas chamber/Crematorium IV is a ruins, which is situated 120 metres south of Gas chamber/Crematorium V.
Bath/Disinfestation facility ‘Sauna’
Historic building
Photo: Pimke, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bath/Disinfestation facility ‘Sauna’ is a historic building, which is situated 260 metres south of Gas chamber/Crematorium V.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Effects storage ‘Kanada II’ and Brzezinka.
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.
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.
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.
Gas chamber/Crematorium V
- Categories: gas chamber, crematorium, brownfield land, and historic site
- Location: Oświęcim, Oświęcim County, Małopolskie, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.04137° or 50° 2′ 29″ northLongitude
19.16798° or 19° 10′ 5″ eastInception
1943Height
0.1 metres (0.33 feet)Open location code
9F2X25R9+G5OpenStreetMap ID
way 53908387OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=brownfieldOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=kilnWikidata ID
Q81797398
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Polish—“Gas chamber/Crematorium V” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Газавая камера/крэматорый V”
- Dutch: “Crematorium V”
- German: “Gaskammer/Krematorium V”
- Hungarian: “Gázkamra / V. krematórium”
- Polish: “Komora gazowa/Krematorium V”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 1 and 5.
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