What is Oświęcim?
{{Infobox settlement |name = Oświęcim |image_skyline = Oświęcim - Układ urbanistyczny AL05.JPG |imagesize = 250px |image_caption = Old Market Square |image_flag = POL Oświęcim flag.svg |image_shield = POL Oświęcim COA.svg |pushpin_map = Poland |pushpin_label_position = bottom |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = [[Poland]] |subdivision_type1 = [[Voivodeships of Poland|Voivodeship]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Lesser Poland Voivodeship|Lesser Poland]] |subdivision_type2 = [[Powiat|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Oświęcim County]] |subdivision_type3 = [[Gmina]] |subdivision_name3 = [[Gmina Oświęcim|Oświęcim]] <small>(urban gmina)</small> |leader_title = Mayor |leader_name = Janusz Chwierut |established_title = Established |established_date = First mentioned in 1117 |established_title3 = Town rights |established_date3 = 1291 |area_total_km2 = 30.3 |population_as_of = 2006 |population_total = 40979 |population_density_km2 = auto |timezone = [[Central European Time|CET]] |utc_offset = +1 |timezone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] |utc_offset_DST = +2 |coordinates={{coord|50|3||N|19|14||E|region:PL|display=inline,title}} |elevation_m = 230 |postal_code_type = Postal code |postal_code = 32–600, 32–601, 32–602, 32–603, 32–606, 32–610 |area_code = +48 033 |blank_name = [[Polish car number plates|Car plates]] |blank_info = KOS |website = [http://www.um.oswiecim.pl/pl/index.php?newlang=english Oświęcim] {{in lang|en}} }} '''Oświęcim''' (German name: ''Auschwitz'') is a town in the [[Lesser Poland Voivodeship|Lesser Poland]] province of southern [[Poland]]. It is {{convert|50|km|mi}} west of [[Kraków]]. During World War II the [[Auschwitz concentration camp]] was situated near this town. ==Other websites== {{Commons category-inline|Oświęcim}} {{authority control}} {{multistub|geo|Europe}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Oswiecim}} [[Category:Cities in Lesser Poland Voivodeship]]