auschwitz where is it

Auschwitz is in southern Poland, on the outskirts of the town of Oświęcim, about 60–70 km (around 40 miles) west of Kraków.

Basic location

• Auschwitz is the German name for the Polish town of Oświęcim in the Lesser Poland region.

• The former camp complex lies just outside the town and is now the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum.

Main parts of the site

• Auschwitz I (the original camp) is near the center-south side of Oświęcim and today serves as the main museum.

• Auschwitz II-Birkenau is a larger site in the nearby village of Brzezinka, about 3 km from Auschwitz I.

If you are visiting

• The site is roughly a 1–1.5 hour drive from Kraków, which is the most common starting point for visits.

• The memorial preserves barracks, watchtowers, and ruins of gas chambers as a place of remembrance for the victims of the Holocaust.

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