Road Of No Return - Zilina, Slovakia
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N 49° 13.011 E 018° 43.713
34U E 334589 N 5454045
[EN] Memorial to the victim of holocaust.
[SK] Pamatnik obetiam holokaustu.
Waymark Code: WMACK1
Location: Žilinský kraj, Slovakia
Date Posted: 12/26/2010
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[EN]
Jacob Enyedi and Arieh Klein are creators of this monument. Memorial was shown 4th December 2004. Memorial is on the place where transit camps have been from March till October 1942 during Second World War.
In these camps were 26000 Jews from Slovakia. From this place were dispatched trains directly into Osviencim to death camps.
Memorial shows part of rail like a symbol of transports with title in three languages - Slovak, Hebrew, English: Route of no return.
Before memorial is stone block with text in three language:
"This place served as a transit camp since march to ok 1942 from which thousends of Slovak Jews were deported to death camps."
Behind memorial is a pylon with Jewish star.
[SK]
Autormi su Jacob Enyedi a Arieh Klein. Pomnik odhalil v Ziline 4. jula 2004. Pamatnik i"Cesty bez navratu" stoji na mieste, kde od marca do oktobra roku 1942 pocas 2. svetovej vojny zriadili zberne stredisko pre takmer 26 000 Zdov z celeho Slovenska. Nedaleko pamatniku holokaustu pocas vojny stali baraky jedneho z piatich zbernych taborov Slovenska a z tohto miesta boli vypravovane vagony do Osviencimu.
Memorial shows part of rail like a symbol of transports with title in three language - Slovak, Hebrew, English: Route of no return.
Na pamatniku je napis v troch jazykoch - Slovensky, Hebrejsky a anglicky: Na tomto mieste od marca do oktobra 1942 stal zberny tabor, z ktoreho boli tisice slovenskych zidov deportovanych do taborov smrti.
Physical Address:
Závodska cesta
Zilina, Slovakia
010 01
Date Dedicated: 12/04/2004
Supporting Website: [Web Link]
Fee/Donation: 0
Memorial Type: Monument/Plaque
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