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Graphic: thurm-design | Translation: Angela Behrend Town twinningandfriendships The City of BergischThe City and seeks actively Gladbach Town Twinning The Mayor’s Office Anne Linden young peopleacross borders, maintains thecity 51465 Bergisch Gladbach friendships withten towns ineight countries. Coordinator Based on its interest onits connectingBased inparticularly E-Mail: [email protected] 02–140 22 24 97 Phone: Konrad-Adenauer-Platz 1 Rathaus Stadtmitte highly values partners abroad.highly values partners St Ber twin towns: Bergisch Gladbachs Ganey TikvaGaney Beit Jala Pszczyna Marijampole Runnymede Joinville-le-Pont Bourgoin-Jallieu ädtepartner gisc h Gladbac sc haften h ‘Arbeitskreis Deutsch-Französische Freundschaft’ Together with Luton and Velsen, Bourgoin-Jallieu is The twinningAgreement ratified was ontheFrench was founded yearwas duringtheanniversary in2013 of the very firstthe very eighteen German cities to twin with the north-west (42 the river BourbeandthePlainsbetween Lyon to twin citiesresp. towns inFrance, Bourgoin Jallieu the ÉlyséeAgreement andisresponsible for both Bourgoin-Jallieu Bourgoin-Jallieu population of withits 26.000is Day makingBergisch –in1956 oneof Gladbach National Bastille known Holiday as –otherwise most important economicmost regions important in France. The and cultural events and has contributedand cultural andhas events muchto and Joinville-le-Pont. Itorganizes various meetings cities inFrance. geographical location by ischaracterised of thecity one of Bergisch oldest Gladbach’s twincities.The of theRhône-Alpes region, whichisoneof the successfully rekindling twinningwithbothcities. situated Isère in the Département in the middle Bourgoin-Jallieu (64south-east km away). km away) andGrenoble to the

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City ofBergisch Gladbach Frederik Saalmann Klaus WohltKlaus [email protected] [email protected] Deutsch-Französische Freundschaft

Bourgoin-Jallieu ‘Arbeitskreis Partnerschaft mitRunnymede und 240.000 inhabitants andislocated approximately240.000 inhabitants As early as 1951, even before 1951, early as As the ratification of the working-group ismost welcome. trips, exchanges meetings. andartists’ twinning Agreement, there were lively exchanges 50 Bergisch twinningwithLuton Gladbach’s enjoys a New impetus for impetus New therevitalisation part of thecity Luton’ founded whichwas inDecember 2014. The Luton between youth groups in both towns. This has nerships in England is taking place thanks to thenerships place thanks inEnglandistaking administration. Theproximity andthe to thecapital own independent its Authority ithas a Unitary character. good have links transport lent Luton anindustrial contacts that havecontacts andare beenestablished now continued over since includedschool timeandhas stable. Anyonestable. interested of the inbeingpart Luton datinglong history Luton to 1956. back ishometo km north of London ofkm north England.As intheeast -

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Luton Together withBourgoin-Jallieu andLuton, the Velsen Velsen numbers some 67.000 inhabitants. Agreement. Located intheprovince Hol- of North with whichBergisch signedatwinning Gladbach who want care to take of theintensification of the 19th century, the suburb of IJmuiden was a thesuburbof IJmuidenwas the 19thcentury, two citiesattained aspecialsignificance when One is looking for people in Bergisch Gladbach Bergisch andVelsen Gladbach bothdonated Bergisch would Gladbach like to helpinestablish Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Gymnasium andIchthus Dutch city of VelsenDutch city belongs also to thefirst cities Lyceum inVelsen still regularly organize ex between thecitizens of thetwo cities.Today, ment of aCommittee (Arbeitskreis). Velsen’s tomoneys support Galle, twin city relations between the two of cities. The city port of Amsterdamport having astrong influence onits’ Sri Lanka after it had been devastatedSri Lanka by the cata- Since the signing of the twinning Agreement changes. In 2005, the relationship between the only 22 strophic Day onChristmas 2004. tsunami land at the mouth of the North Sea Canal, itliesland at SeaCanal, themouthof theNorth in 1956 numerous havein 1956 activities place taken Velsen industrial development. Today the community of km from of Amsterdam. city thecapital In ­ -

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Velsen The ‘Arbeitskreis Deutsch-Französische Freund The citizens were impressed by the‘beautifultown Joinville-le-Pont. Joinville-le-Pont islocated to thesouth of Paris, Joinville-le-Pont Anyone whoisinterested developing infurther ving allthree towns. placeyear taken every which has since 1986 invol- town of Bensberg agreed to twinwithJoinville-le- take part!take the friendlyrelationships iswarmly welcomed to at Germanguests thetwinningAgreementto its year of the Élysée Agreement and is responsible for friendship issymbolizedfriendship by the‘Twin Town Concert’ Dame. ApproximatelyDame. this call 17.500inhabitants Pont; Joinville hadpreviously twinnedwithEgham– both twintowns inFrance, Bourgoin Jallieuand nowadays Runnymede. Bergisch and Eg- Gladbach activities between bothtowns, schoolactivities suchas ex and Bergisch Gladbach. changes A strong and meetings with artists. sign of celebration. Since then there have been numerous welcomeon theMarne’,that ahearty extended betweenconnection Joinville le-pont, Runnymede schaft’ founded was duringtheanniversary in2013 Val intheDépartement small district deMarne just atwenty-minute tram from journey Notre Joinville-le-Pont in 1965 forming partners ham became a three-way 1960thethenautonomous as farback home. As - -

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Joinville-le-Pont ‘triangular relationship’ at as that timeEghamhad Thanks to the newly founded to thenewly committeeThanks - ‘Arbeits 83.000 residents andbelongs to thecounty of Sur 2018 saw renewed with‘TheEghamBand’, contact A focal part of theexchangeA focal part the‘Twin was Town with oneanother. Theresult atruly of thiswas twin town inFrance. the borough of Runnymede- twinned officially to betheprecursor to BritishConstitutional Law. tivities amongst young people inthepipeline. the first citizens’ shape andmore triptaking ac to 2014, alternating locations between Bergisch Gladbach, RunnymedeGladbach, andJoinville-le-Pont. Concert’, which has taken place taken annuallyfrom whichhas Concert’, 1986 England. In 1965thetowns of Bensberg andEgham–today Runnymede Runnymede isoneof themost beautiful‘suburbs’ rey of inthesouth-east England.Runnymede an has already twinnedwithJoinville-le-Pont, Bensberg’s contacts and activities withthetwinnedcitiesin andactivities contacts signed the famous Magna Carta which isdeemed Magna Carta signed thefamous south-west of thisMetropolis. Thecommunity has in December 2014 there beenarekindling has of here it was history; illustrious in 1215 that King John in London andissituated approximately 30 Runnymedekreis Partnerschaft mit Runnymede undLuton’ km ­ -

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Runnymede ‘Baltic Style’. There to theshelter connection isalong-standing 69.000 inhabitants. 2016 saw thefoundation of thenon-profit associ 38 was signedin1989was andsince that timeexchanges with a view to intensifying contacts. to intensifying with aview Šešupė flows through thetown whichishometo to Marijampole and maintains exchangesto Marijampoleandmaintains inthe fields of art andmusic. of art fields Marijampole was thefirstMarijampole was town that Bergisch Glad Marijampole issituated inthesouth-west of Lithu In 2015, the‘Arbeitskreis founded Mariampole’was In the meantime, there are inthe activities also Marijampole bach twinnedwithfollowingbach liberali thepolitical markets hand-mademarkets knitwear under the label association from Hilfskomitee –Weißruss Litauen - ation e.V.’ ‘Hilfe Belarus Litauen (alegitfollow-on ania, 139 church area. sation of eastern-Europe. Agreement The official land) that organizes of relief thedelivery supplies in Marijampolefrom whichBergisch Gladbach Marijampole have flourished. km from thepolishborder. Thepicturesque river km west Vilnius city and of thecapital - - - -

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Marijampole The port-city liesonthesouth coast inAkrotiri Bay with Limassol (Lemesos)with Limassol in Cyprus, in 1991. back work isbeingdone to rekindle town twinningcon- ween thetwo befriendedcities.Educational trips, with numerous four-star –mostly hotels dotted the division of the island back in1974.the divisionof theislandback Today, it onewithatwintown, as itisinthe samestanding tacts on both sides. A ‘Arbeitskreis Limassol’ is onbothsides.A‘Arbeitskreis Limassol’ tacts the Technical University of Cyprus. Tourism also Bergisch perceives Gladbach to have this friendship Bergisch entered Gladbach into Friendship’ a‘City In theearlyyears there were several meetings bet Limassol’s economyLimassol’s developed rapidly following Limassol buildings iswell avisit. worth financial centrea significant boasts and is home to no way relationship. asecond-class along its promenade.along its historic Theold town withits and belongs to theGreek divi of thispolitically part plays alarge role. resort seaside isabusy Limassol school- andyouth trips were organized. At present, ded island.With Limassol over inhabitants 235.000 Limassolin planning. is thesecond largest ontheisland. city - -

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Limassol ‘The Journey Against‘The Journey Forgetting’, whichregularly With to strengthening aview ties,the‘Arbeitskreis 25.500 inhabitants. 25.500 Anyone withaninterest thiswork is insupporting Also knownthe‘PearlAlso as of UpperSilesia’,Pszczy 37 very welcome.very with theZespolSzkol Ekonomicznych inPszczyna. today’s „Verein zur Förderung der Städtepartner peopleto thesite andis oftakes theHolocaust Of particular interestOf particular between istheinteraction Comprehsive SchoolinPaffrath runsanexchange Bergisch have andPszczyna Gladbach beentwin Pszczyna Pszczyna’ was founded was Thisgave in2013. Pszczyna’ rise to itoneof thedestinationsPszczyna for day trips to between are pupils cultivated also intheisvein, the an impressiveboasts in which the famous castle beautiful citiesof theSilesianProvince to thesouth run by Integration thecity’s Council. Meetings proximityned since 1993. Dueto its to Auschwitz, and further developed inthecomingand further years already andshouldbenurtured beenestablished and 28 na –thecounty seat isoneof theoldest andmost citizens of thetwo have cities.Numerous contacts composer Georg Philipp Telemann oversaw mu of . Itislocated valley, intheriver Pszczyna schaft Pszczyna (Pless) –Bergisch (Pless) schaft e.V.’. Pszczyna Gladbach sic. Nowadays ishometo approximately Pszczyna Pszczyna dence for theDukes andPrinces thecity of Pless km south of Kattowitz, 70 km west of Auschwitz. of the city resi As km east ofkm east Kraków - - - - -

Contact Phone Phone E-Mail E-Mail Tanja Hilgers The Mayor’s Office Verein zurFörderung derStädtepartnerschaft 66 04–652 0 22 02–140 22 2858 [email protected] City ofBergisch Gladbach Klaus FarberKlaus Pszczyna (Pless)–BergischPszczyna Gladbache.V. [email protected]

Pszczyna The number of well-established contacts expandedThe numberof well-established contacts Various are year every by activities conducted the Anyone who would like to participate in the ac which bringGerman,Israeli andPalestinian children task of buildingrelationships.task drivers Theprimary the citizens of both towns since 2003. The ‘Arbeits some 12.000 of Bethlehemandhas to thedistrict tivities or become a member of the non-profit together. aresult As of several citizens’ trips to Pa- tory interactions between interactions peopleandinstitutions.tory Beit Jala Becker. Bergisch –BeitJalae.V.’ Gladbach the set itself has Bethlehem and10 Bergisch Palestinian Gladbach’s twintown, BeitJala rapidly; promoting aflourishing exchange between association is very welcome.association isvery association andBergisch administration. Gladbach’s projects such as the building of a sports fieldorthe thebuildingof asports suchas projects Since 2010theassociation ‘Städtepartnerschaft extension of acenterextension for were thehandicapped encounters, it endeavored to encourage- participa supported bysupported donations from Bergisch Gladbach. schools, well inter-cultural as as theatre projects lestine personal friendships have formed andsocial in the twinning activities werein thetwinningactivities SabineandAxel in 2011, between althoughthere beencontact has ThetwinningAgreementinhabitants. signed was is located inWest Jordan approximately 2 Beit Jala kreis Bürger fürBeitJala’emerged from these first km from Itbelongs Jerusalem. km from - -

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Beit Jala ‘together’. Equally,in2016, Tikva Ganey Square Tikva’s inauguration of Bergisch Square Gladbach Jala e.V.’ Anyone interested inbuilding relationships 2018. There are cooperations also with the associa Aviv region andis hometo approximately 16.000 ween thecitizens of bothcities.Moreover, agram with our twinned city in Israelwith our twinned city is welcome to ac inauguratedwas at the‘Kirche zum Heilsbrunnen’ the Middle East whichaimatthe MiddleEast creating sustainable tively participate. tion ‘Städtepartnerschaft Bergisch – Beit Gladbach Ganey Tikva friendships. Gladbach to marktheirenduringfriendship.Gladbach Ganey TikvaGaney isBergisch most Gladbach’s recent Bergisch arelationship maintains also Gladbach to In order to develop therelationship and further Israel. Thetown ofTikva Ganey islocated intheTel mar school exchange program become well- has necting bothcitiesthesculpturenecting ‘Akey to friend an derKirche founded zum was Heilsbrunnen’ in and completed Bergisch in activities Gladbach’s addition to town agreed twinning.Itwas in2013 Since thenthere have beenreciprocal bet visits of Helmut Brands’sculptures presented at Ganey Cultureestablished. isof majorfocus: 2016 saw one ship’ by OrnaBen-Ami presented was to Bergisch living andgood educational system. lend continuity, the ‘Freundeskreis Tikva Ganey Ganey Tikvain Bergisch con asignof friendship As Gladbach. Tikvain Ganey ‘Jáchad’,Hebrew –itiscalled for Itisrenownedinhabitants. highstandard for of its ------

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Ganey Tikva These Town Twinning are partnerships publicly World War thepeopleof Europe reached thecon- friendships ineightcountries ves personally seek contact withpeoplebeyondves personally seek contact firstvery twinningwithFrance andGreat Britain with ten citiesresp. towns ineight countries. The their own borders. Varied school suchas activities 1956. as took farback place as towns. the creation of derPartnerstädte’ ‘Platz centrally further informationfurther aboutthetwincities,resp. Bergisch Gladbachfosters Bergisch friendly partnerships maintains Gladbach It ismarked by asignpost andlarge mapshowing How didthishappen?After theendof theSecond both inthenearEast. mutual advice and assistance havemutual advice andassistance fostered and roads leadinginto thecity. Those entering the addition of two twintowns situated Europe, outside positioned adjacent andtrain to thebus station. city see thatcity Bergisch values Gladbach andfosters exchanges, organised trips, cultural exchanges and of nations isonlypossible whencitizens themsel thatclusion thefriendlyandpeaceful coexistence still foster andtolerance. friendship 2011 saw the documented onlarge signsalongallmajormain Bergisch Gladbachinternational Inaddition,2016 saw connections. -

Kontakt ▼ Map with all Twin City Relationships Runnymede Joinville-le-Pont km 535 km 540 Luton Bourgoin-Jallieu km 420 620 km km 240 Velsen Gladbach Bergisch

850 km Pszczyna 1.150 km Marijampole 2.800 km Limassol 3.100 km Ganey Tikva 3.150 km Beit Jala