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Auschwitz - The forgotten cemetery (GC/TB hotel) - OP4A37
Easy geocache very close to the German concentration camp Auschwitz
Owner:
kasia_grzes
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Altitude: 235 m. ASL.
Region:
Poland > małopolskie
Cache type: Traditional
Size: Regular
Status:
Ready for Search
Date hidden: 26-05-2011
Date created: 15-03-2012
Date published: 15-03-2012
Last modification: 10-09-2012 
147x Found 
5x Not found 
4 notes 
6 watchers 
136 visitors 
98 x rated 
Rated as: Good
12 x recommended
This cache is recommended by:
art_noise, Aynsley, Driver, el_g, freney, frog_1, Gustek, Mxtu, night_time, rudyjarecki, Sandra_Piotr_BUKOWNO, Set
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Description
The German concentration camp Auschwitz is visited by more than one million people from all over the world each year. With this geocache we want to show you a place which is really close by, but not seen by many.
The cache is located near the area of a cemetery (~50 meters to the north from the cache) of ~700 prisoners which were too weak to walk many kilometers while Germans were evacuating the camp at the end of WW2, so they were simply murdered.
There is also an individual grave there - a wife of one of the prisoners wanted to be buried by his husband (she died in 1959). The "square" monument close by records Russian soldiers killed while liberating the camp and the city.
We would like you to have a small grave candle when you visit the place. Local muggles will not be suspicious and you will also be able to light this candle commemorating all the prisoners buried at this very place.
The cache is conveniently located on the route from the camp to the railway station. It is also very close to bus stops. You may park for free at N50°1.801 E19°12.243.
You don't have to dig, nor to climb anywhere. When you find the place - please sit on the little wall with the cache site between your legs and put your backpack/whatever in front of you, covering the cache. Then open it, log, trade. The place sometimes happens to be really crowdy, please do not behave suspiciously. Pretend to be a tired tourist resting or waiting for the bus. Please obfuscate the cache very little. It has to be easy to find, but not stand out.
The cache is located near the area of a cemetery (~50 meters to the north from the cache) of ~700 prisoners which were too weak to walk many kilometers while Germans were evacuating the camp at the end of WW2, so they were simply murdered.
There is also an individual grave there - a wife of one of the prisoners wanted to be buried by his husband (she died in 1959). The "square" monument close by records Russian soldiers killed while liberating the camp and the city.
We would like you to have a small grave candle when you visit the place. Local muggles will not be suspicious and you will also be able to light this candle commemorating all the prisoners buried at this very place.
The cache is conveniently located on the route from the camp to the railway station. It is also very close to bus stops. You may park for free at N50°1.801 E19°12.243.
You don't have to dig, nor to climb anywhere. When you find the place - please sit on the little wall with the cache site between your legs and put your backpack/whatever in front of you, covering the cache. Then open it, log, trade. The place sometimes happens to be really crowdy, please do not behave suspiciously. Pretend to be a tired tourist resting or waiting for the bus. Please obfuscate the cache very little. It has to be easy to find, but not stand out.
Additional waypoints
| Symbol | Type | Coordinates | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Parking area | --- | Darmowy/free parking |
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