since May 1998 |
First links with Nashville, Tennessee A delegation from Nashville visits Magdeburg. A return visit is made by the Councillor for Economic Matters and General Administration and other representatives from Magdeburg, in order to establish the first official contacts between the cities.
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May 2001 |
Dr Polte, the former Mayor of Magdeburg, visits Nashville. During his visit the possibility of a twinning partnership is considered for the first time. |
June 2001 |
With the ‘German-American Dialogue Centre Magdeburg e.V.', the registered twinning partnership group is founded. |
8th November 2001 |
Application A0231/01 is submitted by the 'Bündnis '90/Die Grünen' (Alliance '90/Green Party) parliamentary group of the Magdeburg City Council, concerning the: “Commencement of a twinning relationship with Nashville“. After having been reviewed by various expert committees, the application is approved by the City Council. On the 11th April 2002, the Mayor of Magdeburg is given the responsibility of establishing and enhancing twin city connections between Nashville and Magdeburg. |
18.04.2002 |
The Magdeburg-Nashville Workshop is held in the presence of the American Consul General Edward B. O'Donnell (from Frankfurt/Main) at the Magdeburg City Hall. |
2002 |
In 2002, various events take place to intensify contacts between the two cities. The Sister Cities of Nashville* organisation visits Magdeburg for the German-American Business Conference, meetings are organised at the second “Live and Learn in the USA” information fair, where a discussion panel is held concerning the twinning of Magdeburg and Nashville, a joint start-up event between the Magdeburg Senior Citizens Association, the Volkshochschule (adult education centre) and the Sparkasse Bank Magdeburg is organised under the name “Bridges Across the Atlantic – Senior Citizens Online” and the first delegation from the German-American Dialogue Centre visits Nashville.
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15.10.2002 |
Nashville City Council decides to form a twinning partnership with Magdeburg, the capital of Saxony-Anhalt. |
26.02. 2003 |
An official inauguration event takes place to present the bilingual website www.magdeburg-nashville.com in the City Hall of Magdeburg. The website was created in co-operation with the German-American Dialogue Centre and Yaway-Media Magdeburg. |
24.-29.05.2003 |
A delegation from the capital city Magdeburg visits Nashville.During this visit, the Twin City Agreement is officially signed on the 28th May 2003.
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02.-10.10.2003 |
The Magdeburg Exaudi Choir visits Nashville, where the 60 members captivate the Nashville audience with their various performances. |
03.-05.10. 2003 |
Upon invitation by the Mayor of Magdeburg, Dr Lutz Trümper, the Mayor of Nashville, Bill Purcell, and his daughter Jesse visit Magdeburg. In 2003, Magdeburg hosts the main national celebrations on the occasion of German Reunification Day. Douglas Berry, the President of Sister Cities Nashville*, Fletcher M. Burton, the American Consul General in Leipzig and other guests from Nashville come to Magdeburg to join the celebrations. |
24. – 30. April 2004
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The Magdeburg Culture Week takes place in Nashville. The famous Magdeburg hemisphere experiment is performed and the Nashville audience enjoys a magnificent performance by the Magdeburg Puppet Theatre as well as a chamber concert including works by Georg Phillip Telemann and an introduction to the history of Magdeburg. This week enables the citizens of Nashville to learn more about Magdeburg. |
May 2005 |
The Mayor of Nashville and some citizens of Nashville visit Magdeburg on the occasion of Magdeburg's 1200th anniversary celebrations. |
2005 |
Nashville artists make a number of appearances and concerts are held by country music bands from Nashville, including internationally famous musicians. |
30.09.-02.10.2005 |
The play “We All Live in the Same Village” is simultaneously performed in Nashville and Magdeburg.
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Oktober 2006
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The city of Nashville celebrates its 200th anniversary. The Mayor of Magdeburg, Dr Trümper, visits the twin city.
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16.-18. August 2007 |
The Mayor of Nashville, Mr. Bill Purcell, visits Magdeburg.
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11. September 2007 |
The new, now sixth Mayor of Nashville, Mayor Karl Dean, is elected.
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