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Auschwitz Tour Welcome to the information site about former Concentration Camp Auschwitz. Auschwitz is the most notorious concentration camp. From it's establishment to the day of liberation about 1,5 million of people lost their lives there. Although a lot has been said about the camp and this subject has vast bibliography still there are a lot of understatements about it. This information board contains brief history of the camp and most important data. We hope that with time this site will grow and we will add more usful information. The best way to at least partially understand Auschwitz's phenomena is to see it on your own. It is the only concentration camp that remains untouched since it was left by the Nazis in 1945. As a result of German attack on Poland on the 1st of September 1939 the eastern part of the country was incorporated within the Third Reich. German administration on the annexed territories fulfilled Nazi policy of extermination and in result the preparations to set up the concenatration camp were undertaken in May 1940. Due to the fact that overcrowded prisons in Silesia could no longer accept mass arrested Poles, the local German police authorities rushed to find proper place for establishing the concentration camp. Military garrison on the outskirts of Oswiecim city seemed a perfect location because of a few reasons. First of all, the place could easily be adapted for such purpose, the area was already built up with a very good railway junction nearby. It was far from the centre of the city so it was possible to cut it out from the outside world and what's more- it was located in the curve of Soła river which was also very convenient. First adaptation works began in May 1940 with help of 30 German prisoners deported from KL Sachsenhausen and group of 200-300 local Jews. Little by little Germans resettled civil inhabitants from neighbouring villages and soon they created empty territory of 40 sqare km that belonged to the camp. First transport arrived to Auschwitz on the 14th July1940 and there were 728 prisoners from Tarnow City- almost all Polish. For the first 2 yeras of it's existance the camp was the tool of extermination of the Poles. In October 1941 according to Heinrich Himmler's instructions the grounds of abandoned Brzezinka village were prepared for the second concentration camp.Initially it was designed for 100 000 people, later for 200 000. In 1942 Germans started to transport Jews from all parts of Europe to Birkenau and this place became the place of the largest mass extermination of European Jews. Because of the constant growth of the Camp complex and some difficulties with supervising it, on 22nd November 1943 the camp was divided into three cooperating units : Auschwitz I ( Stammlager - the main Camp ), Auschwitz II - Birkenau ( the main extermination centre ) and Auschwitz III- Monowitz ( Located on the area of the chemical plant in Monowice). Jewish and non Jewish victims of KL Auschwitz How to get there ? The best way to get to the museum from Cracow is to get one of the guided tours through travel agency. The price includes transportation, guided tour of Auschwitz and Birkenau and also assistance of English speaking tour leader. If you don't like travelling by crowded coach, sightseeing in groups of 45 people and picking up time of 1;5 hour we recommend to take a tour with BT Cracovia Tours.
Duration - ca 6 hours Departure point - hotel / apartment pick up between 9 a.m. - 9.30 a.m. Included in price: Price - 118 PLN ( Polish zloty ) per person Additional information: |
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