Auschwitz cross, Auschwitz-Birkenau

Name: Auschwitz cross
Address: Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland

#10 among attractions in Auschwitz-Birkenau

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The Auschwitz cross is a cross erected near the Auschwitz concentration camp. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 50°1'20"N, 19°12'0"E

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Auschwitz-Birkenau Poland

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Auschwitz cross – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, Theresienstadt family camp, Oświęcim Synagogue.

1.7 miNW
, Museum, Nazi architecture
Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, Auschwitz-Birkenau
43 min walk • The Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum is a solemn testament to one of history's darkest chapters, located in the city of Oświęcim, Poland, known during World War II as Auschwitz. Established in 1947, this museum encompasses the site of the largest of the Nazi...
~1790 ftNE
50°1'35"N • 19°12'14"E
Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, Oświęcim
9 min walk • Museum
1.3 miNW
Concentration camp
Theresienstadt family camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau
35 min walk • The Theresienstadt family camp, also known as the Czech family camp, consisted of a group of Jewish inmates from the Theresienstadt ghetto in Czechoslovakia, who were held in the BIIb section of the Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp from 8 September 1943 to 12 July 1944.
1.5 miNE
Museum, History museum
Oświęcim Synagogue, Oświęcim
40 min walk • The Oświęcim Synagogue, also called the Auschwitz Synagogue, is the only active synagogue in the town of Oświęcim, Poland. The formal, as well as pre-war, name of the synagogue is Khevre Loymdei Mishnayos.
1.5 miNE
Museum, History museum
Zamek, Oświęcim
39 min walk • Oświęcim Castle is a castle raised in the Medieval Ages on the top of a hill, on the right bank of the River Soła in Oświęcim. The castle comprises a thirteenth-century early-Gothic defence tower covered by a roof, a two-floor building built around a courtyard and additional connections between the wings built in 1929–31.
~1380 ftNE
50°1'30"N • 19°12'14"E
Execution wall, Auschwitz-Birkenau
7 min walk • Memorial
1.6 miNW
50°2'18"N • 19°10'28"E
Auschwitz II concentration camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau
41 min walk • Museum
1.5 miNE
Museum
Centrum Żydowskie, Oświęcim
40 min walk • The Auschwitz Jewish Center is a non-governmental organization whose mission is to preserve the memory of the Jewish community of the city of Oświęcim and educate about the dangers of anti-Semitism, racism and other prejudices and intolerance.