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# Jawiszowice

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](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2152229) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/poland/jawiszowice/?format=json)


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