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Krakow Guided Tour of The Former Plaszow Concentration Camp
Krakow Guided Tour of The Former Plaszow Concentration Camp
Krakow Guided Tour of The Former Plaszow Concentration Camp
Krakow Guided Tour of The Former Plaszow Concentration Camp
Krakow Guided Tour of The Former Plaszow Concentration Camp

Krakow Guided Tour of The Former Plaszow Concentration Camp

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Price is €20 per adult
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Overview

Plaszow, situated in the southern outskirts of Krakow, stands as a stark reminder of the atrocities committed during the Nazi regime. Established shortly after the German invasion of Poland, Plaszow was initially conceived as a forced labour camp in 1940. However, by 1941, it underwent expansion and transformation into a concentration camp.

Functioning as a concentration camp, Plaszow supplied labour to various military factories and a quarry. The harrowing existence within its confines is vividly depicted in the acclaimed film “Schindler's List” (1993).

Today, the terrain that once bore witness to unspeakable suffering comprises sparsely wooded hills and fields, marked by solemn memorials erected to honour the victims. While the Plaszow area has been designated a nature preserve, filmmaker Steven Spielberg recreated a camp replica in the nearby Liban Quarry, a poignant testament to the horrors endured.

Activity location

  • Plaszow Concentration Camp
    • Jerozolimska
    • Krakow, Poland

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Apteka pod Orłem
    • 18 Plac Bohaterów Getta
    • 33-332, Kraków, Małopolskie, Poland

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English group tour
  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h2h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 15:00
Price details
€20.00 x 1 Adult€20.00
Total
Price is €20.00
Until Sat, 18 May

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedProfessional Guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedTram ticketis not included (3.4 PLN)

Know before you book

  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

The Ghetto Heroes Square (Pass by)
Though after the war the name of Plac Zgody was changed to Plac Bohaterów Getta (Ghetto Heroes Square) and a small monument was erected, the space’s historical significance never felt more pertinent than its post-war use as a public toilet or car park. Finally, after decades of neglect, Plac Bohaterów Getta was renovated in 2005, sparking significant controversy over the design. Laid out with 70 large well-spaced metal chairs meant to symbolise departure, as well as subsequent absence, the entire square has essentially been turned into an odd, but iconic memorial to the victims of the Kraków Ghetto.
Plaszow Concentration Camp
  • 1h
While thousands of tourists use Krakow as the starting point for visiting Auschwitz, few are aware that Krakow actually has a former concentration camp in its own backyard. On the other side of the river, in the depths of Podgórze, the vast area is almost undeveloped, despite the fact that it is located in one of the most desirable commercial and residential districts of the city - on the main communication artery (Wielicka Street), opposite a large shopping centre (Bonarka) and not far from main tourist attraction (Krakus Mound). It is the former seat of "Konzentrationslager Plaszow bei Krakau'' - the German Nazi concentration camp in Płaszów, today a wild, uneven space of land, which until recently did not indicate its own existence, let alone its wartime history.
Ghetto Wall Fragment (Pass by)
Kraków’s most prominent evidence of its ghetto is this 12-metre stretch of the original ghetto wall. In 1983, a commemorative plaque was raised, which reads in Hebrew and Polish: “Here they lived, suffered and died at the hands of the German torturers. From here they began their final journey to the death camps.”

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESPlaszow Concentration Camp
    • Jerozolimska
    • Krakow, Poland

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEApteka pod Orłem
    • 18 Plac Bohaterów Getta
    • 33-332, Kraków, Małopolskie, Poland

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