Notable town twinning schemes
Many towns in Britain and Germany are twinned, but this list highlights those which are particularly active. A full list can be downloaded below.
Year of foundation | UK town | German town |
|---|---|---|
1947 | Bristol | Hannover |
1947 | Reading | Düsseldorf |
1947 | Oxford | Bonn |
1948 | St. Helens | Stuttgart |
1950 | Portsmouth | Duisburg |
1955 | Kettering | Lahnstein |
1956 | Cardiff | Stuttgart |
1957 | York | Münster |
1959 | Coventry | Dresden |
1960 2000 | Barnet | Berlin-Tempelhof; Siegen-Wittgenstein |
1963 | Harpenden | Alzey |
1966 1969 | Leeds | Siegen; Dortmund |
1975 | Swindon | Salzgitter |
1976 | Derby | Osnabrück |
1977 | Bedford | Bamberg |
1987 | Whitstable | Borken (Westf.) |
1993 | Haywards Heath | Traunstein |
2000 | Greenwich | Berlin-Reinickendorf |
