what was the name of the town by auschwitz
Auschwitz. Auschwitz [1] is the generic name given to the cluster of concentration, labour and extermination camps built by the Germans during the Second World War and located outside the town of Oswiecim (Polish OÅwiÄcim) in southern Poland, some 60 km from Krakow.uschwitz [1] is the generic name given to the cluster of concentration, labour and extermination camps built by the Germans during the Second World War and located outside the town of Oswiecim (Polish OÅwiÄcim) in southern Poland, some 60 km from Krakow.