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Oświęcim

Also known as Auschwitz, Oshpitsin, אָשפּיצין, Osvětim, Osvienčim, Освенцим, Aušvica, Oshpetzin

Oświęcim is a town in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland, situated southeast of Katowice, near the confluence of the Vistula (Wisła) and Soła rivers.

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Oświęcim is a town located in southern Poland near the Vistula and Soła rivers, southeast of the city of Katowice. The town is situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, a region in Poland's south.

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Settlement.name: Oświęcim
Settlement.image_flag: POL Oświęcim flag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: POL Oświęcim COA.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Poland
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Lesser Poland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Oświęcim
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Oświęcim(urban gmina)
Settlement.leader_party: PO
Settlement.leader_title: City mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Janusz Chwierut
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.established_date: First mentioned in 1117

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: urban municipality of Poland
Official name: Auschwitz
Country: Poland
Continent: Europe
Population: 36956
Area: 30.3
Elevation: 230
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Body of water: Soła
Head of government: Janusz Chwierut
Capital of: Duchy of Oświęcim
Shares border with: Gmina Oświęcim
Official website: oswiecim.pl
Image: Oświęcim - Układ urbanistyczny AL05.JPG
Dialing code: 33
Licence plate code: KOS

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P8168: Heinrich Mayr
Commons category: Oświęcim
twinned administrative body: Breisach
postal code: 32-610
topic's main category: Category:Oświęcim
category for people born here: Category:Births in Oświęcim
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Oświęcim
category of associated people: Category:People from Oświęcim
Commons gallery: Oświęcim
described by source: Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
P6482: Oświęcim
different from: Oświęcim, Greater Poland Voivodeship
native label: Oświęcim
inception: 1101-00-00
time of earliest written record: 1117-00-00
male population: 17467
female population: 19489

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Oświęcim is a town in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland, situated southeast of Katowice, near the confluence of the Vistula (Wisła) and Soła rivers.

Oświęcim dates back to the 12th century, when it was an important castellan seat. From 1315 to 1457 it was the seat of a local line of the Piast dynasty, and from 1564 to 1772 it was a royal city of the Kingdom of Poland, with the Ducal and Royal Castle and several medieval Gothic churches among the city's landmarks. Located on the east-west trade route, it was an important hub for trade, especially in salt from Wieliczka. In the interwar period, Oświęcim was a garrison town for the Polish Army, and during the German occupation of Poland in World War II, the former barracks were expanded to host the infamous German Nazi Auschwitz concentration camp (also known as KL or KZ Auschwitz Birkenau), now the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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