Aberystwyth-Kronberg Twinning

History
Aberystwyth-Kronberg
Read about the history of our twinning, since 1968
Christmas
Christmas Market
Discover more about the amazing Christmas market hosted in Kronberg each year
Twinning
Twinning Programme
Find out more about what our programme consists of
Exchanges
Exchanges
Exchanges including school exchanges, music and more
Get Involved
Get Involved
You can get involved with our twinning programme in many different ways

about us

We are a group of people from the Aberystwyth area who enjoy working with each other and our friends in Germany to promote the values of town twinning.

History

Twinning Activities

Christmas Market

Exchanges

What is town twinning?

Twin towns are a form of agreement between towns to promote cultural and commercial ties. The modern concept of town twinning, conceived after the Second World War in 1947, is intended to foster friendship and understanding between different cultures and between former foes as an act of peace and reconciliation, and to encourage trade and tourism. The first recorded modern twinning agreement was between Keighley, UK, and Poix-du-Nord in Nord, France, in 1920 following the end of the First World War. The practice continued after the Second World War to the present day. As of 1995, the European Union had almost 10,000 towns involved. The EU started to support town twinning financially in 1989.