Auschwitz Birkenau
- States
- Poland
- Category
- Cultural
- Year
- 1979
- Location
- Oswiecim County, Lesser Poland (Malopolska) Voivodship (formerly Bielsko-Biala)
- Region
- Europe & North America
- Coordinates
- 50.0388888889, 19.175
- Last Visited
- 2010
- UNESCO ID
- 31
- WH Site
- 31
Auschwitz-Birkenau, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Poland, served as a Nazi concentration and extermination camp during World War II, where over 1.1 million people, primarily Jews, were systematically murdered between 1940 and 1945. Established by the Germans, it became a central symbol of the Holocaust, featuring gas chambers, crematoria, and barracks that stand as a somber testament to the atrocities committed. Today, it functions as a memorial and museum, preserving the history of the victims and educating visitors about the horrors of genocide.
