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Stare Stawy in the region of Lesser Poland Voivodeship is a town located in Poland - some 171 mi or ( 275 km ) South-West of Warsaw , the country's capital .
Local time in Stare Stawy is now 07:34 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Warsaw " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Oradea, Warsaw, Budapest, Bratislava, and Ostrava. When in this area, you might want to check out Oradea . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Stare Stawy ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp Tour Holocaust January 2006 Poland
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Oswiecim, Poland: Auschwitz
The biggest and most notorious concentration camp in the Nazi regime, Auschwitz can be difficult for visitors, but victims and their families want tourists to visit. For more information on the Rick S ..
Nazi Germany concentration camp Auschwitz - Memorial
Auschwitz (1940-1945) was a network of concentration and extermination camps built and operated in occupied Poland by Nazi Germany during the Second World War. The people, mainly jews, not killed in t ..
A walk through Auschwitz, Poland.
An early morning walk through the centre of the Auschwitz camp in Poland. This is a single 3min+ shot with no comments or editing.Please take a look at Video History Today www.videohistorytoday.com , ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Rudolf Höss
Rudolf Franz Ferdinand Höss (which can also be spelled Höß, Hoess, and even Hoeß); 25 November 1901 – 16 April 1947) was an SS-Obersturmbannführer (lieutenant colonel), and from 4 May 1940 to November 1943 was the commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp, where it is estimated that more than a million people were murdered. Höss joined the Nazi Party in 1922 and the SS in 1934. He was hanged in 1947 following a trial in Warsaw.
Located at 50.03 19.21 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Block 10
During the Holocaust, Block 10 was a cellblock at the Auschwitz Concentration Camp where women and men were used as experimental subjects for German doctors. The experiments in Block 10 ranged from skin testing for reaction to relatively gentle substances to giving phenol injections to the heart for immediate dissection. Although Block 10 was in the men's camps, the experiments conducted were mostly for women. To please the “elite” prisoners, the Germans would house prostitutes in Block 10.
Located at 50.03 19.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Oświęcim Synagogue
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 . It is now part of the Auschwitz Jewish Center, which includes a Jewish Museum and an Education Center.
Located at 50.04 19.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Babice, Oświęcim County
Babice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oświęcim, within Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. The village has a population of 1,582.
Located at 50.05 19.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Gorzów, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Gorzów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chełmek, within Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres south of Chełmek, 5 kilometres north of Oświęcim, and 51 km west of the regional capital Kraków. The village has an approximate population of 2,400. Gorzów lies close to two rivers: the Vistula and Przemsza, on a wide and flat terrace common to both rivers, area of 391 hectares.
Located at 50.07 19.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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