Visit the City of Oświęcim!

Oświęcim is the centre of many peace initiatives, a meeting-place for people of different nationalities and religions. In 1998 it received from the secretary-general of the United Nations the title of "Peace Advocate"

For many years, the town of Oświęcim has been working for peace, striving to make it perceived in the minds of people as a place of interpersonal understanding, tolerance between nations, social dialogue, respect for other cultures, races, beliefs and nationalities. The image that the town aims at, and which is consistently implemented through the activities described below, can be described as "Oświęcim - the City of Peace".

Nowadays, Oświęcim is a town with over 40,000 inhabitants, it is a center of numerous peace initiatives, a meeting place for people of various nationalities, regardless of religion and beliefs, a place where new generations want to build a future without wars and violence. The opportunity for the town is to create an open, multinational and multi-religious center of reflection and dialogue. Therefore, one should bet on values such as coexistence, reconciliation, love, peace, tolerance, dialogue, memory, freedom, understanding, a world without violence. Life shows how people and nations know little about each other, about their history, culture, religion, customs and beliefs.