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Chełmek

Chełmek is a town in Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland. In 1975-1998 it belonged to Bielsko-Biała Voivodeship. It has 9,073 inhabitants (data from 2006). Previously known for the Chełmek Shoe Factory, which until 1947 was part of Bata Shoes. During World War II, a subcamp of the Auschwitz concentration camp was created in 1941 by Otto P. Klein in the northern sector of the town, housing overflow from Auschwitz.

Located at 50.1, 19.25 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Cities and towns in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Oświęcim County

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 50.0403, 19.2204 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Bobrek concentration camp

Bobrek was a subcamp of the Monowitz concentration camp located in or near Bobrek, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, and was part of the Auschwitz concentration camp complex. It was built by Siemens predecessor Siemens-Schuckert near the town of Bobrek, Poland. It held approximately 250-300 prisoners who were used as slave labor to produce electrical parts for aircraft and U-boats. Bobrek subcamp was evacuated along with the other camps in the Auschwitz complex on January 18, 1945.

Located at 50.06, 19.26 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Auschwitz concentration camp

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 50.0667, 19.2333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Villages in Oświęcim County

Broszkowice

Broszkowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oświęcim, within Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 1 kilometre north of Oświęcim and 51 km west of the regional capital Kraków. The village has a population of 595.

Located at 50.0564, 19.2331 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Villages in Oświęcim County

Chełm Mały

Chełm Mały is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chełm Śląski, within Bieruń-Lędziny County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres east of Chełm Śląski, 10 km east of Bieruń, and 23 km south-east of the regional capital Katowice.

Located at 50.1028, 19.2214 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Villages in Bieruń-Lędziny County

Buna Werke

Buna Werke or "Buna Plant or Work" was a Nazi German labor camp located near Oswiecim, Poland. The plant produced synthetic oil and Buna-N or rubber using slave labor from the Auschwitz concentration camp. The Buna factory had a labor force of an estimated 80,000 slave laborers by 1944.

Located at 50.0361, 19.2755 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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