Discover the best top things to do in Lesser Poland Province, Poland including Sadecki Park Etnograficzny, The Castle Museum in Debno, Zamek Stara BaSn, HistoryLand, Panstwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau, Muzeum Uniwersytetu Jagiellonskiego Collegium Maius, Ethnographic Museum, The Roma People Association in Poland, Jewish Museum and Synagogue, Muzeum Ziemi Bieckiej w Bieczu.
Oświęcim (/ɒʃˈvjɛntʃiːm/; Polish: [ɔɕˈfʲɛɲt͡ɕim] ( listen); German: Auschwitz; Yiddish: אָשפּיצין Oshpitzin) is a town in the Lesser Poland (Polish: Małopolska) province of southern Poland, situated 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of Cracow, near the confluence of the Vistula (Wisła) and Soła rivers. The town is commonly known as being the location of the Auschwitz concentration camp (less commonly known as KL or KZ Auschwitz Birkenau) during World War II when Poland was under the control of Nazi Germany.
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