Thalheim himself did his civilian service (Zivildienst) at the International Youth Meeting Center in Oświęcim/Auschwitz in 1996–1997, and portions of the film were shot at the Center and in the nearby town of Oświęcim, Poland.
Oświęcim | Rajsko, Oświęcim County | International Youth Meeting Center in Oświęcim/Auschwitz | Przemysław of Oświęcim | Babice, Oświęcim County |
Łukasz Ogończyk Górnicki (1527 in Oświęcim – 22 July 1603 in Lipniki by Tykocin), Polish humanist, writer, secretary and chancellor of Sigismund August of Poland.
He also gave city rights to several towns: Cieszyn, Oświęcim (in 1291), Bielsko, Skoczów and Fryštát.
Adam Cyra, Ochotnik do Auschwitz - Witold Pilecki 1901-1948, Oświęcim 2000.