Yes, it’s a town. Auschwitz is German for Oświęcim, which is a town where the barracks were repurposed for the death camp. They then built a second one, Auschwitz - Birkenau, 3km from Brzezinka (Birkenau). That one was purpose built instead of repurposed.
Yes, it’s a town. Auschwitz is German for Oświęcim, which is a town where the barracks were repurposed for the death camp. They then built a second one, Auschwitz - Birkenau, 3km from Brzezinka (Birkenau). That one was purpose built instead of repurposed.