Elamur LocationsJawiszowice
A settlement in Poland.
English name
Jawiszowice — Official Polish Latin-script name retained in English.
Other forms in use:
- Jawischowitz — German name used in English histories of the Auschwitz subcamp; the camp and village do not have identical scope.
- Jawyschowicze — Historical documentary spelling quoted in English local history.
- Jan[w]issowicz — Bracketed medieval documentary reading explicitly printed in English history; not a modern exonym.
French name
Jawiszowice — Same as in English; the French locality reference uses this heading.
About
Jawiszowice is a village near Oświęcim in southern Poland. Its wooden church of Saint Martin and the history of the Jawischowitz Auschwitz subcamp are important parts of its local heritage.
Notes
Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jawiszowice ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jawiszowice.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q2152229 · JSON
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