Poland seeks name change for Auschwitz

Poland’s new conservative government wants to change the official name of the former Nazi death camp of Auschwitz on the Unesco world heritage registry, an official said today.

Poland seeks name change for Auschwitz

Poland’s new conservative government wants to change the official name of the former Nazi death camp of Auschwitz on the Unesco world heritage registry, an official said today.

The government, led by the Law and Justice party, hopes to change the name from Auschwitz Concentration Camp to the Former Nazi German Concentration Camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, Culture Ministry spokesman Jan Kasprzyk said.

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