Auschwitz Concentration Camp Museum

Auschwitz Concentration Camp Museum

Attraction Introduction   Auschwitz Concentration Camp was one of the concentration and extermination camps established by Nazi Germany during World War II. Constructed in April 1940 in the small town of Auschwitz, west of Kraków, it covered an area of approximately 40 square kilometers and included three main camps: Auschwitz I (the main camp), Auschwitz II–Birkenau, and Auschwitz III–Monowitz. In addition, there were 45 subcamps. The camp’s five crematoria incinerated an average of 10,000 bodies per day. Around 4 million people from 28 ethnic groups, including Chinese, perished in the camp, the majority being Jews, totaling about 2.5 million. It was turned into a national museum in 1947 and was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979. Highlights   Auschwitz Concentration Camp was one of the concentration and extermination camps established by Nazi Germany during World War II. Constructed in April 1940 in the small town of Auschwitz, west of Kraków, it covered an area of approximately 40 square kilometers and included three main camps: Auschwitz I (the main camp), Auschwitz II–Birkenau, and Auschwitz III–Monowitz.

 Auschwitz, Poland