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Brieg Concentration Camp

Located in Brzeg, Brzeg County Coordinates: 50°51′39″ N 17°28′01″ E

Map showing the location of Brieg Concentration Camp Brieg Concentration Camp
Location in Poland
Nearest town
Garbów
2.7 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Warsaw · UTC+01:00
Elevation
147 m
above sea level
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
WRO Copernicus Wrocław Airport49 km
KTW Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport122 km

About Brieg Concentration Camp

Brieg Concentration Camp is a historic site. Location: Brzeg, Brzeg County. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Copernicus Wrocław Airport (49 km).

Climate of Brieg Concentration Camp

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 37 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
July (81 mm)
Driest month
February (24 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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Climate of Brieg Concentration Camp
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°8°13°19°22°23°23°19°13°7°3°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°-1°3°8°11°13°12°9°5°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)282428375676817451373736

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September

How to get to Brieg Concentration Camp

The nearest airport is Copernicus Wrocław Airport (WRO), 49 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Brno, 195 km to the south.

Airports

  • Copernicus Wrocław Airport (WRO) Wrocław 49 kmnorthwest
  • Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport (KTW) Katowice 122 kmeast
  • Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR) Mošnov 137 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Brno Population: 404.3K 195 kmsouth
  • Prague Population: 1.2M 233 kmwest
  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 263 kmwest
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 320 kmwest
  • Berlin Population: 3.4M 336 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Brieg Concentration Camp

Within 100 km: 51 historic and cultural sites, 307 natural sites.

0–25 km1 place

  • Fünfteichen Concentration Camp Historic site 24 kmNW

25–60 km23 places

  • Kielczyńskie Góry Mountain 59 kmW
  • Gora Gromnik Mountain 31 kmSW
  • Wiezyca - 415 m npm Mountain 52 kmW
  • Ślęża - 718 m npm3 Mountain 53 kmW

60–100 km334 places

  • Sucha Kopa Mountain 78 kmSW
  • Goworek Mountain 88 kmSW
  • Baranek Wawrzyn Mountain 66 kmNW
  • Ptak Mountain 91 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

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