Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp
Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp, Concentration camp in Poland
Auschwitz-Birkenau was the largest of the Nazi concentration and extermination camps during World War II.
Established by the Nazis in 1940, it became the final resting place for over a million people, mostly Jews.
Today, it serves as a grim reminder of the Holocaust and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The site is open to visitors, with guided tours available in several languages.
Despite its dark history, Auschwitz-Birkenau has become a symbol of resilience and human survival.
Location: Brzezinka
Location: Oświęcim
Inception: 1940
Opening Hours: January: Monday-Sunday 07:30-15:00; February: Monday-Sunday 07:30-16:00; March: Monday-Sunday 07:30-17:00; April-May: Monday-Sunday 07:30-18:00; June-August: Monday-Sunday 07:30-19:00; September: Monday-Sunday 07:30-18:00; October: Monday-Sunday 07:30-17:00; November: Monday-Sunday 07:30-15:00; December: Monday-Sunday 07:30-14:00
Website: auschwitz.org/historia/auschwitz-ii
Sources: Wikimedia, OpenStreetMap
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Auschwitz-Birkenau was the largest of the Nazi concentration and extermination camps during World War II.
The Zentralsauna was a large sanitation facility for inmates in Auschwitz.
The Red House, known as Bunker 1, was part of the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp.
Crematorium II is a significant structure within the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp.
The International Monument for the Victims of Fascism stands as a symbol of resistance.
