- Auschwitz Tour-The concentration camp in Auschwitz was established by Nazis on the outskirts of the town Oswiecim in 1940.The concentration camp in Auschwitz was established by Nazis on the outskirts of the town Oswiecim in 1940. After the war, the camp was turned into museum displaying evidence of the genocide. Block no. 11, known as the Death Block, was where people were murdered also at the “Wall of Death”. Outside the camp, there is a gas chamber, where 70,000 people were killed in !940-1943. A film made after the liberation of the camp is shown in various language version in the museum. In 1941, 3 kilometres from Oswiecim, in the former village of Brzezinka, the Nazis established a new camp called Auschwitz II Birkenau. In 1942-1945, approx. 1.5 million people lived and died here. Most of them (90%) were Jews, others were Poles, Gypsies, Russians and prisoners from 28 countries of Europe, people of all nationalities and political and religious persuasions. Since 1944, transports of prisoners from all over the continent entered directly through the “Gate of Death”. In 1979, Auschwitz – Birkenau Concentration Camp was listed a UNESCO World Culture and National Heritage Site.Ticket price includes: • transport by air-conditioned coach • 53 min. documentary movie • private guide in Auschwitz Birkenau • courier • insurance • care taken of your security and insightful information given about the camp during the journey everyday at 8:00 a.m. and 1.45 p.m. tour lasts 6 hours tours available in English, German, French, Spanish and Italian language Price: only 90 PLN per person oter krakow tours |
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