Where was the Nazi German concentration camp of Auschwitz located?

The correct answer is Poland.

Key Points

• Poland is where the Nazi German concentration camp Auschwitz was located
• Established in occupied Poland during World War II
• Located near the town of Oświęcim in southern Poland
• Consisted of three main camps: Auschwitz I, II (Birkenau), and III (Monowitz)
• Now preserved as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and memorial museum

Additional Information

• Czech Republic:
  • Home to Theresienstadt (Terezín) concentration camp
  • Served as transit camp and Jewish ghetto during Holocaust
  • Located north of Prague near German border
  • Different from Auschwitz in scale and function
  • Also preserved as a memorial site today
• Slovakia:
  • Had transit camps but no major extermination camps
  • Collaborated with Nazis in deporting Jewish population
  • Some Slovak Jews were sent to Auschwitz
  • Sereď was main transit/work camp in Slovakia
  • Not location of any major Nazi death camps
• Hungary:
  • Lost territory to Poland near Auschwitz location
  • Nazi-aligned government deported 430,000 Jews to Auschwitz
  • Had labor camps but no extermination camps
  • Budapest ghetto was main Holocaust site in Hungary
  • Auschwitz was located northwest of Hungarian border