Oswiecim (Oświęcim)
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| Postal code | 32–600 |
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| Weather | 7°C, Wind SW at 8 km/h, 85% Humidity |
| Town rights | 1291 |
| Area code | 48033 |
| Population | 39,057 (2016) |
| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
| Local time | Thursday 17:18 |
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| ID | 2337462 |
About Oswiecim (Oświęcim)
Oświęcim is a town in southern Poland. It's known for the Memorial and Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau, a former WWII concentration camp with preserved gas chambers and artifacts. In a medieval castle on a hilltop, Zamek Muzeum exhibits local Catholic and Jewish artifacts, plus archaeological finds. The nearby Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary has 18th-century life-size statues of St. Peter and St. Paul.
