Mindelheim celebrates 45 years of international friendship with colorful festival

Mindelheim celebrates 45 years of international friendship with colorful festival

The celebrations began on Friday in the fire brigade café, where the chairman of the support group, Florian Kastmeier, welcomed the delegations from the partner cities from the partner cities of Bourg-de-Péage in France, East Grinstead in Great Britain, Sant Feliu de Guíxols in Spain, Schwaz in Austria and Tramin in Italy. Mayor Dr. Stephan Winter also turned to the guests and presented a check in recognition of the excellent work of the support group. He emphasized: "These friendships overcome limits and secure peace and prosperity in Europe."

highlights of the festival and special honors

A particularly creative highlight was the presentation of the student work from a competition, in which students from the Maria Ward Realschule, the middle school and the Maristenkolleg created artistic works on the partner cities. The winning project of the Maria Ward Realschule showed the cities as a puzzle piece of a common, united in Europe, which symbolized the deep connection of the cities.

On Saturday, the festivities began with a classic car bus tour and a tour of the historic Mindelburg, followed by a visit to the linden brewery. However, the most important moment of the weekend was the "Bavarian evening" in the Mindelheim forum, to which the city's citizens were also invited.

As part of this evening, not only the 45th anniversary of the support group was celebrated, but also the signing of the contract to the equal city twinning between Mindelheim, Bourg-de-Péage, East Grinstead, Schwaz, Verbania and Sant Feliu de Guíxols, which annually. In addition, the partnership with the municipality of Tramin, which has existed for 30 years, was recognized and the focus was on the European Abruns, which was inaugurated 25 years ago. The event offered an atmosphere with an atmospheric program, which included the Stadtkapelle Mindelheim and the traditional costume group D´Mindeltaler.

musical contributions and thanks to the supporters

Special applause received the "Sauerkraut Blos Band" from East Grinstead, which had traveled from England to create an exuberant atmosphere with her music. In his speech, Florian Kastenmeier emphasized that town twinning only blooms through the people who can actively live, and expressed his thanks to all supporters. This sentimental moment was very well received by those present.

The celebrations once again illustrated how important the cohesion between the cities is and strengthened the feeling of community across national borders. A radiant memory of 45 years of friendship! For more on this topic, The report on www.merkur.de are consulted.