Brzeszcze
Located in Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship Coordinates: 49°59′01″ N 19°08′51″ E
- Population
- 21,398
- 21.4K
- Elevation
- 253 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Warsaw · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 5
- listed under Brzeszcze
- Airports
- KRK Kraków John Paul II International Airport47 km
- KTW Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport55 km
About Brzeszcze
Brzeszcze is a municipality. Location: Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship. Population: 21,398. Elevation: 253 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Kraków John Paul II International Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Harmense Concentration Camp and Rajsko Concentration Camp.
Photos of Brzeszcze
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Jawischowitz Concentration Camp Galileo01 · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Auschwitz I Concentration Camp pzk net · CC BY 3.0 -
Auschwitz II Birkenau Concentration and Extermination Camp Air-Quad UG · CC BY-SA 3.0 de
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Climate of Brzeszcze
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 0° · Rain 47 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 24°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -5°)
- Wettest month
- July (104 mm)
- Driest month
- February (34 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 2° | 3° | 9° | 14° | 19° | 22° | 24° | 24° | 19° | 14° | 7° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -5° | -4° | 0° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 0° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 37 | 34 | 40 | 57 | 83 | 103 | 104 | 95 | 70 | 52 | 47 | 44 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September
How to get to Brzeszcze
The nearest airport is Kraków John Paul II International Airport (KRK), 47 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Brno, 203 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Kraków John Paul II International Airport (KRK) Balice 47 kmeast
- Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport (KTW) Katowice 55 kmnorth
- Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR) Mošnov 81 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Brno Population: 404.3K 203 kmsouthwest
- Košice Population: 225K 208 kmsoutheast
- Miskolc Population: 154.5K 241 kmsoutheast
- Bratislava Population: 423.7K 253 kmsouthwest
- Győr Population: 129.3K 279 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Brzeszcze
Within 100 km: 69 historic and cultural sites, 284 natural sites, 5 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km38 places
- Wielki Dział Mountain 20 kmSE
- Kocierz Mountain 25 kmSE
- Magurka Wilkowicka Mountain 23 kmS
- Czupel Wilkowicki Mountain 24 kmS
25–60 km147 places
- Gírová Mountain 56 kmSW
- Beskid Żywiecki Mountain 60 kmS
- Beskid Śląski Mountain 51 kmS
- Główniak Mountain 53 kmSE
60–100 km173 places
- Korňa River 74 kmSW
- Veľký Kriváň Mountain 89 kmS
- Chleb Mountain 89 kmS
- Baníkov Mountain 96 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Brzeszcze
5 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Heritage & sights1
- Jawischowitz Concentration Camp · Historic site
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Harmense Concentration Camp Historic site, Oświęcim4.3 km N
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Rajsko Concentration Camp Historic site, Oświęcim4.1 km NE
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Auschwitz II Birkenau Concentration and Extermination Camp Historic site, Oświęcim6.4 km N
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Auschwitz I Concentration Camp Historic site, Oświęcim6.3 km NE
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Pławy Concentration Camp Historic site, Oświęcim5.5 km N
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Auschwitz III Monowitz Concentration Camp Historic site, Oświęcim11 km NE -
Bobrek Concentration Camp Historic site, Chełmek12 km NE
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Pszczyna Castle Historic site, Pszczyna15 km W
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