Bochnia
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Bochnia is a town on the river Raba in southern Poland, administrative seat of Bochnia County in Lesser Poland Voivodeship. The town lies approximately halfway 38 kilometres (24 mi) between Tarnów (east) and the regional capital Kraków (west). Bochnia is most noted for its salt mine, the oldest functioning in Europe, built in the 13th century, a World Heritage Site and a Historic Monument of Poland.
Main square
Rock salt sculptures at the Bochnia Salt Mine
Execution of 56 Polish hostages in Bochnia during German occupation of Poland, December 18, 1939
An underground church in the Bochnia Salt Mine, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Witold Pilecki
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Witold Pilecki was a Polish World War II cavalry officer, intelligence agent, and resistance leader.
Witold Pilecki as KL-Auschwitz prisoner, KL Number 4859, 1940
Pilecki, Mokotów Prison, Warsaw, 1947
Pilecki in court, 1948