Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp, Kraków

Name: Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp
Address: Kraków, Poland

#72 among attractions in Kraków

Concentration camp, Nazi architecture

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Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp, Kraków

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Płaszów or Kraków-Płaszów was a Nazi concentration camp operated by the SS in Płaszów, a southern suburb of Kraków, in the General Governorate of German-occupied Poland. Most of the prisoners were Polish Jews who were targeted for destruction by Nazi Germany during the Holocaust. Many prisoners died because of executions, forced labor, and the poor conditions in the camp. The camp was evacuated in January 1945, before the Red Army's liberation of the area on 20 January. ()

Local name: Plaszow Coordinates: 50°1'51"N, 19°58'3"E

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Podgórze Duchackie (Heltmana)Kraków Poland

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Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Oskar Schindler's Enamel Factory, Krakus Mound, Ethnographic Museum, St. Joseph's Church.

1.2 miN
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Oskar Schindler's Enamel Factory, Kraków
30 min walk • Oskar Schindler's Enamel Factory, now a poignant museum located in Kraków, Poland, stands as a testament to the heroic efforts of Oskar Schindler during World War II. Once a production site for enamelware, the factory became famous for being the place where Schindler...
0.6 miNW
Earthen mound with scenic city views
Krakus Mound, Kraków
17 min walk • Perched atop the Lasota Hill in the historic city of Kraków, Poland, the enigmatic Krakus Mound stands as a silent testament to the city's ancient past. This prehistoric earthen mound, one of the city's most intriguing landmarks, is steeped in legend and mystery...
1.6 miNW
Museum, Art museum, History museum
Ethnographic Museum, Kraków
42 min walk • The Seweryn Udziela Ethnographic Museum of Kraków is a museum in Kazimierz, Kraków, Poland. It was established in 1902.
1.2 miNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Joseph's Church, Kraków
30 min walk • St. Joseph's Church is a historic Catholic church in the Podgórze district of Kraków, Poland. It is located on Podgórski Square on the northern slopes of the Krzemionki foothills in the south-central part of the city.
1.2 miN
Multimedia contemporary art gallery
MOCAK, Kraków
31 min walk • The Museum of Contemporary Art in Kraków, is a contemporary art gallery in Kraków, Poland that opened on 19 May 2011.
1 miNW
Wayside shrine, Church, Historical place
Fort Benedict, Kraków
25 min walk • St. Benedict's Church - a historic Roman Catholic church located in Kraków on Lasota Hill in Podgórze.
1.1 miNW
Museum, Art museum
Galeria Olympia, Kraków
30 min walk • Galeria Olympia is an art gallery in Cracow, Poland established in 1999, that shows works by contemporary artists. Its name refers to the name of the founder, Olimpia Maciejewska, and to the title of a 1863 painting by Edouard Manet. The gallery is located in the Podgórze district, at Limanowskiego Street 24/4b.
1.2 miNW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Under the Eagle Pharmacy, Kraków
32 min walk • The Eagle Pharmacy Museum is located on the southwest edge of the Bohaterów Getta Square, under number 18 in Kraków, Poland. Since 1910, its proprietor was Jozef Pankiewicz and after him Tadeusz Pankiewicz, his son who ran it since 1933. Before World War II, it was one of the four pharmacies in Podgórze district.
~520 ftW
Memorial, Historical place
Hujowa Górka, Kraków
3 min walk • Hujowa Górka is a place near the site of Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp, where in April 1944 the Germans exhumed and incinerated the bodies of around ten thousand previously killed Jews, to hide the evidence of the crime before retreating from the area.
0.9 miNW
Cemetery, Historical place
Cmentarz Podgórski, Kraków
22 min walk • Podgórski old cemetery - a cemetery on Lasota Hill in the eastern part of the Krzemionki Pogórskie range, in Krakow's Podgórze district at 1 Powstańców Śląskich Avenue.
1.2 miNW
Church
Kościół pw. Matki Bożej Nieustającej Pomocy, Kraków
32 min walk • Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help - a Roman Catholic church, located in Podgórze in Kraków, at 56 Zamoyskiego Street, belonging to the Redemptorist order.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp?

Nearby attractions include Hujowa Górka, Kraków (3 min walk), Podgórski cmentarz żydowski stary, Kraków (7 min walk), Cmentarz Podgórski, Kraków (14 min walk), Krakus Mound, Kraków (17 min walk).

How to get to Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp by public transport?

The nearest stations to Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp:

Bus

Dworcowa • Lines: 143, 274, 301, 643 (6 min walk)
Makowa • Lines: 144 (7 min walk)

Tram

Dworcowa • Lines: 11, 13, 24, 3, 6, 69 (6 min walk)
Dworzec Płaszów Estakada • Lines: 11, 49, 50, 9 (12 min walk)

Train

Kraków Płaszów (12 min walk)
Kraków Podgórze (21 min walk)