Oswiecim

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Market place
Market place
Town Hall
Town Hall

Oświęcim[1] is a city in southern Poland.

[edit] Understand

Has a population of 43,000.

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[edit] Get around

[edit][add listing] See

  • Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi camp
  • Oswiecim Castle
  • Cemetery of Moses Religion
  • Auschwitz Jewish Center, it includes a museum about the former jewish life in Oświęcim. Jews were for 150 years the majority in this town.
  • ...

[edit][add listing] Do

Visit Old Town Market, now under reconstruction (spring-summer 2006). The same for the Castle. Under reconstruction - to be finished later this or next year.

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  • Hotel Galicja, a bit pricy, but fancy cuisine. Dabrowskiego Street
  • Rapsodia the pizzeria. Good italian style pizzas, reasonably prices. Sniadeckiego Street, (by the town's Culture Center (OCK))

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  • Galerija, nice bar, sometimes small exhibitions

[edit][add listing] Sleep

  • Hotel Galicja [2] a short taxi ride from railway station and memorial.

[edit] Get out

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