Auschwitz Birkenau German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) in Poland

Facts and Data

Webpages:
Official Unesco Page
Memorial and Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau

Basis Data:
Unesco World heritage since: 1979
Size of heritage: 192 ha

Coordinates:
Longitude: 19,175°
Latitude: 50,039°

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The fortified walls, barbed wire, platforms, barracks, gallows, gas chambers and cremation ovens show the conditions within which the Nazi genocide took place in the former concentration and extermination camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest in the Third Reich. According to historical investigations, 1.5 million people, among them a great number of Jews, were systematically starved, tortured and murdered in this camp, the symbol of humanity's cruelty to its fellow human beings in the 20th century.

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Hotel Imperiale

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Distance: 1,3 mi
Ul. Stanislawy Leszczynskiej 16
32-600 Oswiecim
Poland

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Olecki

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Distance: 1,3 mi
Ul. Stanislawy Leszczynskiej 16
32-600 Oswiecim
Poland

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Adria

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Distance: 2,4 mi
Ul. Wawelska 4
43-155 Bierun
Poland

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Hampton by Hilton Oswiecim

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Distance: 2,5 mi
Dabrowskiego St.
32-600 Oświęcim
Poland

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Galicja Wellness & SPA

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Distance: 3,0 mi
ul. Dabrowskiego 119
32-600 Oświęcim
Poland

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Kamieniec

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Distance: 2,0 mi
Ul. Zajazdowa 2
32-600 Oswiecim
Poland

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Dzień Pamięci o Zagładzie Romów (Muzeum Auschwitz)

Published: September 16, 2008
Length: 57:15 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Miejsce Pamięci i Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau

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Published: October 22, 2009
Length: 04:53 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: szubieraj1

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Oswiecim (Auschwitz, Birkenau) (concentration camps), Krakow - Poland

Published: September 14, 2009
Length: 45:36 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Matej Tomčík

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Published: September 25, 2009
Length: 51:47 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: duck0nion

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The SS Watchtower, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland

Published: March 24, 2009
Length: 58:02 min
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Author: VideoHistoryToday

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Auschwitz II Birkenau (Part 1) Concentration Camp, Oswiecim, Poland

Published: June 05, 2009
Length: 17:36 min
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