Oświęcim

Summary

Oświęcim is an urban municipality of Poland^[1]. Oświęcim ranks in the top 0.89% of urban_municipality_of_poland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (937 views/month, #2 of 224).^[2]

Key Facts

• Oświęcim is located in Oświęcim County^[3].
• Oświęcim is in the country of Poland^[4].
• Oświęcim is on the body of water Vistula^[5].
• Oświęcim is on the body of water Soła^[6].
• Oświęcim's head of government is recorded as Janusz Chwierut^[7].
• Oświęcim is on the continent of Europe^[8].
• Oświęcim's instance of is recorded as urban municipality of Poland^[9].
• Oświęcim's shares border with is recorded as Gmina Libiąż^[10].
• Oświęcim's shares border with is recorded as Gmina Chełmek^[11].
• Oświęcim's shares border with is recorded as Gmina Oświęcim^[12].
• Oświęcim's twinned administrative body is recorded as Arezzo^[13].
• Oświęcim's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kerpen^[14].
• Oświęcim's twinned administrative body is recorded as Catania^[15].
• Oświęcim's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sambir^[16].
• Oświęcim's twinned administrative body is recorded as Latina^[17].
• Oświęcim's twinned administrative body is recorded as Breisach^[18].
• Oświęcim's coat of arms is recorded as Q9289763^[19].
• Oświęcim's postal code is recorded as 32-600^[20].
• Oświęcim's postal code is recorded as 32-601^[21].
• Oświęcim's postal code is recorded as 32-603^[22].
• Oświęcim's postal code is recorded as 32-606^[23].
• Oświęcim's postal code is recorded as 32-610^[24].
• Oświęcim's Commons category is recorded as Oświęcim^[25].
• Oświęcim's licence plate code is recorded as KOS^[26].
• Oświęcim's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[27].

Body

Geography

Oświęcim is in the country of Poland^[4]. Oświęcim is located in Oświęcim County^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Vistula^[5], a river^[28], in Poland^[29] and Soła^[6], a river^[30], in Poland^[31]. Oświęcim is on the continent of Europe^[8].

Physical Characteristics

Oświęcim covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+30.3'}^[32]. Oświęcim sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+230'}^[33]. Population counts include {'amount': '+39057'}^[34] and {'amount': '+36956'}^[35].

Designation and Status

Oświęcim's instance of is recorded as urban municipality of Poland^[9].

History and Context

+1101-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Oświęcim^[36].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Oświęcim include Auschwitz^[37], a Nazi concentration camp^[38], in Nazi Germany^[39], founded in 1940^[40].

Why It Matters

Oświęcim ranks in the top 0.89% of urban_municipality_of_poland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (937 views/month, #2 of 224).^[2] Oświęcim has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] Oświęcim is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for Oświęcim include Auschwitz^[37], a Nazi concentration camp^[38], in Nazi Germany^[39], founded in 1940^[40].