Oświęcim

Oświęcim (German name: Auschwitz) is a town in the Lesser Poland province of southern Poland. It is 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of Kraków.

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Coordinates: 50°3′N 19°14′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lesser Poland
County	Oświęcim County
Gmina	Oświęcim (urban gmina)
Established	First mentioned in 1117
Town rights	1291
Government
• Mayor	Janusz Chwierut
Area
• Total	30.3 km2 (11.7 sq mi)
Elevation	230 m (750 ft)
Population  (2006)
• Total	40,979
• Density	1,352.4/km2 (3,503/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	32–600, 32–601, 32–602, 32–603, 32–606, 32–610
Car plates	KOS
Website	Oświęcim (in English)

During World War II the Auschwitz concentration camp was situated near this town.

Oświęcim Media

• Oswiecz et Zator.jpg

  Map of the Duchy of Oświęcim from 1603 by Abraham Ortelius with the city marked as Ozwieczin

• Oświęcim train station, 2024 (03).jpg

  View of Oświęcim railway station, Poland

• Oświęcim ul. Jagiełły. Kaplica św. Jacka (A-963M).jpg

  Medieval Saint Hyacinth chapel

• Oświęcim in the interwar period

• Rodzina Szymona Klugera przed wojną, MZ-504-F.jpg

  The Kleuger family, 1931/1933. Shimson Kleuger, pictured to the right of the center in a cap, would later become known as the last Jewish resident of Oświęcim

• Auschwitz Jewish Center Centrum Żydowskie w Oświęcimiu 2.jpg

  Jewish museum and former Oświęcim Synagogue

• Bartłomiej Jeziorski i Jakub Wanacki.jpg

  Polish Cup match between GKS Tychy and TH Unia Oświęcim in 2019

• Tykocin - Portret z podobizną Łukasza Górnickiego.jpg

  Portrait of Łukasz Górnicki

• Piotr Gruszka - FIVB World Championship European Qualification Women Łódź January 2014.jpg

  FIVB World Championship European Qualification Women Łódź January 2014. Piotr Gruszka - former volleyball player from Poland

• Prezes Rady Ministrów Beata Szydło (cropped).jpg

  Premier Beata Szydło

Other websites

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