Grojec

#368 among destinations in Poland

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Grojec is a historic village in Oświęcim County in Lesser Poland Voivodeship in Poland. It lies approximately 8 kilometres south of Oświęcim and 52 km west of the regional capital Kraków. ()

Alternative names: Population: 2.9 thous.Coordinates: 49°58'48"N, 19°14'6"E

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Grojec – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

4.9 miNW
, Museum, Nazi architecture
Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, Auschwitz-Birkenau
126 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...
3.5 miNW
50°1'35"N • 19°12'14"E
Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, Oświęcim
90 min walk • Museum
4.8 miNW
Memorial
International Monument to the Victims of Fascism, Auschwitz-Birkenau
123 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...
4.6 miNW
Concentration camp
Theresienstadt family camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau
118 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.
4.2 miN
Museum, History museum
Oświęcim Synagogue, Oświęcim
108 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.
4 miNE
Concentration camp
Monowitz concentration camp
104 min walk • Monowitz concentration camp, also known as Auschwitz III, stands as a grim reminder of the atrocities of World War II. Established in October 1942 near the Polish town of Monowice, it was one of the three main camps in the Auschwitz complex, alongside Auschwitz I...
4.2 miN
Museum, History museum
Zamek, Oświęcim
108 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.
4.1 miE
Church
Kościół pw. Świętego Mikołaja
105 min walk • St. Nicholas Church in Polance Wielka - currently an unused wooden church located in Polance Wielka, in Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Province. It was built in the first half of the 16th century, in 1658 rebuilt in Baroque style.
3.8 miN
50°2'6"N • 19°14'24"E
Oświęcimskie Centrum Kultury, Oświęcim
98 min walk • Museum
3.4 miNW
50°1'30"N • 19°12'14"E
Execution wall, Auschwitz-Birkenau
88 min walk • Memorial
4.9 miSE
Church
Kościół pw. Matki Bożej Szkaplerznej
126 min walk • Church of Our Lady of the Scapular in Głębowice - a historic wooden parish church of the parish of Our Lady of the Scapular in Głębowice, built in 1518, rebuilt several times in the following centuries, which significantly changed the original...