Highlight • Historical Site
Birkenau Entrance Gate
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Stuart Wilcock
September 21, 2025
Hiking
Birkenau was the largest of the more than 40 camps and sub-camps that made up the Auschwitz concentration camp complex. It was built by Nazi Germany during World War II in occupied Poland and served as the primary site for the mass extermination of Jews.
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Elevation 230 m
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