Auschwitz II concentration camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau

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Auschwitz II concentration camp is a place located in Auschwitz-Birkenau (Lesser Poland voivodeship) and belongs to the category of museum.

It is situated at an altitude of 764 feet, and its geographical coordinates are 50°2'18"N latitude and 19°10'28"E longitude.

Planning a visit to this place, one can easily and conveniently get there by public transportation. Auschwitz II concentration camp is a short distance from the following public transport stations: Mzk (bus, 25 min walk), Oświęcim (train, 30 min walk).

Among other places and attractions worth visiting in the area are: Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum (unesco, 3 min walk), Theresienstadt family camp (concentration camp, 7 min walk), International Monument to the Victims of Fascism (memorial, 9 min walk).

Coordinates: 50°2'18"N, 19°10'28"E

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Auschwitz-Birkenau Poland

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Auschwitz II concentration camp – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, International Monument to the Victims of Fascism, Theresienstadt family camp, Czerwony Domek.

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, Museum, Nazi architecture
Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, Auschwitz-Birkenau
3 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...
~1800 ftSW
Memorial
International Monument to the Victims of Fascism, Auschwitz-Birkenau
9 min walk • The International Monument to the Victims of Fascism stands as a poignant reminder of the atrocities of World War II, located at the site of the former Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Poland. This evocative sculpture, created by Italian artist Pietro Cascella...
~1250 ftSE
Concentration camp
Theresienstadt family camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau
7 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.
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Memorial
Czerwony Domek, Auschwitz-Birkenau
14 min walk • The Red House, the first makeshift gas chamber in Auschwitz II-Birkenau, and the second in the entire Auschwitz-Birkenau camp, as it was previously used as an adapted morgue in the main camp.

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Which popular attractions are close to Auschwitz II concentration camp?

Nearby attractions include Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, Auschwitz-Birkenau (3 min walk), Theresienstadt family camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau (7 min walk), International Monument to the Victims of Fascism, Auschwitz-Birkenau (9 min walk), Czerwony Domek, Auschwitz-Birkenau (14 min walk).

How to get to Auschwitz II concentration camp by public transport?

The nearest stations to Auschwitz II concentration camp:

Bus

Mzk • Lines: 1 (25 min walk)
Ozns • Lines: 1 (29 min walk)

Train

Oświęcim (30 min walk)