Map of Oświęcim, Poland

Oświęcim is a city in Lesser Poland, Poland, with a population of about 34,170. It lies at 50.0344°N, 19.2104°E. Oświęcim is about 275 km (171 mi) southwest of Warsaw, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Chrzanów, 18 km to the northeast.

Oświęcim at a glance

Where is Oświęcim?

• The 6th largest city in Lesser Poland on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 04 min on the shortest day to 16 h 23 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Oświęcim

• Chrzanów — 18 km northeast
• Mysłowice — 19 km north
• Jaworzno — 20 km north
• Czechowice-Dziedzice — 20 km southwest
• Tychy — 21 km northwest
• Bielsko-Biala — 26 km southwest
• Mikołów — 27 km northwest
• Katowice — 28 km northwest
• Sosnowiec — 29 km north
• Czeladź — 33 km north

Largest cities in Lesser Poland

• Kraków — 816,614
• Tarnów — 117,799
• Nowy Sącz — 84,376
• Chrzanów — 39,973
• Olkusz — 37,744
• Nowy Targ — 33,763

Largest cities in Poland

• Warsaw — 1,702,139
• Kraków — 816,614
• Wrocław — 672,545
• Łódź — 639,890
• Poznań — 536,151
• Gdańsk — 487,371
• Szczecin — 395,513
• Lublin — 336,339
• Bydgoszcz — 330,038
• Białystok — 295,683

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.