AUSCHWITZ

The space in which the Germans established and ran the Auschwitz concentration camp is located in the vicinity of the historical border between Germany and Poland. Because of this unique location, it has been subject to the administration of various capitals The place, known as Auschwitz in German and Oswiecim in Polish, was part of the kingdom of Poland until the early fifteenth century later became part of various historical kingdoms until after the SGM was integrated into the Republic of Poland.

The State Museum of Auschwitz-Birkenau, founded in 1947, was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1979.

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