Celebration in Klagenfurt
Dachau twinned for half a century
Klagenfurt is famous for its town twinning. The 50-year town twinning with the German town of Dachau was celebrated at the start of the Christmas market. A delegation of several people from Dachau arrived with the mayor and a brass quintet.
Klagenfurt has a total of 17 city partners. Klagenfurt and Dachau have been twinned for half a century. A delegation of several people from Dachau was welcomed to Klagenfurt for the special celebration. After the ceremonial speeches, an entry was made in the Golden Book of the provincial capital.
The legendary city leader Leopold Guggenberger created the partnership in 1974, Leopold Guggenberger III read from the correspondence of the time. The ceremony was accompanied by music from the Annabichl male choir and the brass quintet of the Dachau town band.
"The district town of Dachau and Klagenfurt are celebrating their 50th anniversary this year. Being there for each other, spending time together, supporting and strengthening each other - that's what an extraordinary town twinning like this is all about," says Mayor Christian Scheider. "Let's continue to build bridges," says town twinning officer Alexander Kastner.
"The town twinning with Klagenfurt is extremely important in Dachau. Various activities from sport to culture have been taking place for over 50 years," said a delighted Florian Hartmann, Mayor of Dachau.
After the official ceremony, the town's politicians invited the guests from Germany to the official opening of the Christmas market on Neuer Platz.
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