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# Auschwitz Birkenau German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945)
Oświęcim / Brzezinka · Poland

UNESCO cultural World Heritage, inscribed in 1979.

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City / localityOświęcim / Brzezinka

Country / geographic scopePoland

Place typeMonuments

Point coordinates50.03889, 19.17500

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## UNESCO World Heritage
Auschwitz Birkenau German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945)

Cultural · Inscription: 1979

Property components: 2. The image or map point may represent one component of the property.

[Read the UNESCO entry ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/31/)

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## Sources and accuracy
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