Europejskie Centrum Pamięci i Pojednania w Pustkowie–Osiedlu
Memorial site and exhibition at Góra Śmierci in Paszczyna on the German forced labour camps and the SS training ground Heidelager in Pustkowie.
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About the museum
The European Centre of Remembrance and Reconciliation was founded in 2009 as a unit of the Centre for Culture and Libraries of the Gmina Dębica. It commemorates the victims of German crimes during the Second World War – Poles, Roma, Jews and members of other nations – and educates young people. In 2011 the centre was named after Helena z Reyów, Princess Jabłonowska, who helped prisoners of the camps in Pustkowie.
The Historical-Educational Exhibition at Góra Śmierci in Paszczyna opened in 2012 on the site of the former German Waffen-SS training ground “Truppenübungsplatz Heidelager” in Pustkowie. It shows the history of the German forced labour camps and the training ground against the background of the history of the Dębica district in the years 1940–1944. According to the centre’s website, nearly 15 thousand people died in the camps from exhaustion, executions and shootings, and their ashes rest on Góra Śmierci.
The exhibition is housed in reconstructed buildings: the guardhouse, watchtowers, barbed-wire fencing, and the soldiers’ and prisoners’ barracks, where permanent exhibitions are set up. Visitors see original fittings, hundreds of documents and objects, models of the main buildings of the training ground and the camps, art installations and multimedia presentations, including “Historia mówiona” (Oral History).
Key themes
- Reconstructed soldiers’ and prisoners’ barracks with permanent exhibitions
- Guardhouse, watchtowers and barbed-wire fencing
- Models of the main buildings of the SS training ground and forced labour camps
- Art installations and the presentation “Historia mówiona”
- Góra Śmierci – resting place of nearly 15 thousand victims
- Educational programme for schools and international youth groups
Permanent exhibition
- Ekspozycja Historyczno-Dydaktyczna przy Górze Śmierci – Exhibition in the reconstructed barracks of the former German SS training ground Heidelager and the forced labour camps in Pustkowie, with documents, models and art installations.
- Founded
- 2009
- Operated by
- Centrum Kultury i Bibliotek Gminy Dębica
Admission & discounts
| Adults | 10 zł |
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| Reduced | 5 złstudents, doctoral students, pensioners and recipients of disability pensions, people with disabilities, and teachers and carers at school, educational, care and rehabilitation institutions operating in Poland |
| Families | 20 złFamily ticket: parents and children in education. |
| Guided service | 50 złAdvance booking by telephone or e-mail required. |
For large families from the Gmina Dębica with the “Gmina Przyjazna Rodzinie 3+” card, reduced prices apply (standard ticket PLN 5, reduced PLN 3, family ticket PLN 10, guide PLN 25). Holders of the Dębica Gmina Resident Card receive a 10% discount.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
Only partly suitable for kids
| Family ticket | 20 zł · Family ticket: parents and children in education. |
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- Family tours & workshops
The exhibition deals with German crimes during the Second World War; educational activities are adapted to the age of the group.
Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided tours require advance booking (tel. 887 628 900). The centre runs history lessons, workshops and meetings for schools and international youth groups. |
