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Tczew [] (; ) is a town
Town

A town is a type of human settlement ranging from a few to several thousand inhabitants, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas; the precise meaning varies between countries and is not always a matter of legal definition....
 on the Vistula
Vistula

The Vistula , is the longest river in Poland at 1,047 km in length. It drains an area of 194,424 km? , of which 168,699 km? lies within Poland ....
 River in Eastern Pomerania
Eastern Pomerania

Eastern Pomerania can refer to distinct parts of Pomerania:*the historical region of Farther Pomerania, which was the eastern part of the Duchy, later Province of Pomerania...
, Kociewie
Kociewie

Kociewie is an ethnocultural region in the eastern part of Tuchola Forest, in northern Poland, Pomerania, south of Gdansk. Its cultural capital is Starogard Gdanski, and the biggest town is Tczew....
, northern Poland
Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
 with 60,128 inhabitants (1 January 2005). It is an important railway junction
Junction (rail)

A junction, in the context of rail transport, is a place at which two or more rail routes converge or diverge.This implies a physical connection between the tracks of the two routes , provided by...
  with a classification yard
Classification yard

A classification yard or marshalling yard is a railroad Rail yard found at some goods station, used to separate railroad cars on to one of several tracks....
 dating to the Prussian Eastern Railway
Prussian Eastern Railway

The Prussian Eastern Railway was the railway in the eastern Kingdom of Prussia until 1918. Its main route, approximately long, connected the capital Berlin with the cities of Gdansk and K?nigsberg....
 . The city is known for its attractive old town and the Vistula Bridge, or Bridge of Tczew, damaged during World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
.

It is the capital of Tczew County
Tczew County

Tczew County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998....
 in Pomeranian Voivodeship
Pomeranian Voivodeship

File:Pomorskie Logo.jpgFile:Brosen ContainerTerminaGdansk.jpgFile:Pomeranian density 2007.pngThe Pomeranian Voivodeship, also known as Pomerelian Voivodeship is a Voivodeships of Poland, or province, in north-central Poland....
 since 1999, and was previously a town in Gdansk Voivodeship
Gdansk Voivodeship

The name Gdansk Voivodeship has been used twice to designate local governments in Poland.----Gdansk Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1975-1998, superseded by Pomeranian Voivodeship....
 (1975-1998).

History
Tczew was first mentioned as Trsow in a privilege of the Knights Hospitaller
Knights Hospitaller

The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta is a Roman Catholic Church order based in Rome, Italy....
 in 1198.






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Tczew [] (; ) is a town
Town

A town is a type of human settlement ranging from a few to several thousand inhabitants, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas; the precise meaning varies between countries and is not always a matter of legal definition....
 on the Vistula
Vistula

The Vistula , is the longest river in Poland at 1,047 km in length. It drains an area of 194,424 km? , of which 168,699 km? lies within Poland ....
 River in Eastern Pomerania
Eastern Pomerania

Eastern Pomerania can refer to distinct parts of Pomerania:*the historical region of Farther Pomerania, which was the eastern part of the Duchy, later Province of Pomerania...
, Kociewie
Kociewie

Kociewie is an ethnocultural region in the eastern part of Tuchola Forest, in northern Poland, Pomerania, south of Gdansk. Its cultural capital is Starogard Gdanski, and the biggest town is Tczew....
, northern Poland
Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
 with 60,128 inhabitants (1 January 2005). It is an important railway junction
Junction (rail)

A junction, in the context of rail transport, is a place at which two or more rail routes converge or diverge.This implies a physical connection between the tracks of the two routes , provided by...
  with a classification yard
Classification yard

A classification yard or marshalling yard is a railroad Rail yard found at some goods station, used to separate railroad cars on to one of several tracks....
 dating to the Prussian Eastern Railway
Prussian Eastern Railway

The Prussian Eastern Railway was the railway in the eastern Kingdom of Prussia until 1918. Its main route, approximately long, connected the capital Berlin with the cities of Gdansk and K?nigsberg....
 . The city is known for its attractive old town and the Vistula Bridge, or Bridge of Tczew, damaged during World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
.

It is the capital of Tczew County
Tczew County

Tczew County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998....
 in Pomeranian Voivodeship
Pomeranian Voivodeship

File:Pomorskie Logo.jpgFile:Brosen ContainerTerminaGdansk.jpgFile:Pomeranian density 2007.pngThe Pomeranian Voivodeship, also known as Pomerelian Voivodeship is a Voivodeships of Poland, or province, in north-central Poland....
 since 1999, and was previously a town in Gdansk Voivodeship
Gdansk Voivodeship

The name Gdansk Voivodeship has been used twice to designate local governments in Poland.----Gdansk Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1975-1998, superseded by Pomeranian Voivodeship....
 (1975-1998).

History


Tczew was first mentioned as Trsow in a privilege of the Knights Hospitaller
Knights Hospitaller

The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta is a Roman Catholic Church order based in Rome, Italy....
 in 1198. By 1252 the settlement was known by the names Tczew and Dirschau, and in 1258 Tczew hosted the first city council in Poland. It received Lübeck rights from Duke Sambor II in 1260. Tczew was captured by Heinrich von Plötzke
Heinrich von Plötzke

Heinrich von Pl?tzke was an officer of the Teutonic Knights during the late 13th and early 14th centuries. Born in Plock in the independent Duchy of Masovia, , he was the hereditary Duke of Plock but never took the formal title due to the conflict of his family with the ruling Piast dynasty of Poland....
 of the Teutonic Knights
Teutonic Knights

The Order of the Teutonic Knights of St. Mary's Hospital in Jerusalem , or for short the Teutonic Order was a Germans Roman Catholic religious order....
 in 1308, but was rebuilt from 1364–1384 and granted Kulm law. After the Second Peace of Thorn (1466), Tczew was transferred from the Teutonic Order to the newly-created Polish province of Royal Prussia
Royal Prussia

Royal Prussia was a province of the Kingdom of Poland from 1466 and then the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1569 to 1772. Royal Prussia included Pomerelia, Chelmno Land, Malbork Voivodeship, Gdansk, Torun, and Elblag....
.

During the Protestant Reformation
Protestant Reformation

The Protestant Reformation was a Christian reform movement in Europe. It is thought to have begun in 1517 with Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses and may be considered to have ended with the Peace of Westphalia in 1648....
 most of Tczew's inhabitants converted to Lutheranism
Lutheranism

Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the sixteenth-century Germans Reformer Martin Luther....
. In 1577 the town was burnt to the ground by troops of King Stefan Batory
Stefan Batory

Stephen B?thory was a Hungarian noble Prince of Transylvania , then King consort and Grand Duke consort of Lithuania to Anna Jagiellon. He was a member of the Somlyo branch of the noble Hungary B?thory....
 of Poland after they defeated a rebellion by Gdansk
Gdansk

Gdansk is the city at the centre of the fourth-largest metropolitan area in Poland. It is Poland's principal seaport as well as the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship....
. A 1630 map by Willem Blaeu
Willem Blaeu

Willem Janszoon Blaeu , also abbreviated to Willem Jansz. Blaeu, was a Netherlands cartographer, Atlas maker and publisher.As the son of a well-to-do herring salesman, he was predestined to succeed his father in the trade, but his interests lay more in Mathematics and Astronomy....
 of the German Empire shows the city name Dirschau, as well as Kirchenbuecher () starting in 1637 of the mostly Protestant city. Although Tczew was rebuilt, it then suffered during the Polish-Swedish Wars
Polish-Swedish wars

The Polish?Swedish Wars were a series of wars between the Polish?Lithuanian Commonwealth and Sweden, in the wider meaning to the series of wars in which both Sweden and Polish?Lithuanian Commonwealth participated between 1563 and 1721, in the narrower meaning denoting the two wars between 1600 and 1629....
.

The town was annexed from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

The Polish?Lithuanian Commonwealth was one of the largest and most populous countries in 16th and 17th-century Europe, formed by a Union of Lublin of Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1569....
 by the Kingdom of Prussia
Kingdom of Prussia

The Kingdom of Prussia was a Germany monarchy from 1701 to 1918 and, from 1871, was the leading state of the German Empire, comprising almost two-thirds of the area of the empire....
 during the Partitions of Poland
Partitions of Poland

The Partitions of Poland or Partitions of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth took place in the second half of the 18th century and ended the existence of the Polish?Lithuanian Commonwealth....
. It was occupied by Polish troops of General Jan Henryk Dabrowski
Jan Henryk Dabrowski

Jan Henryk Dabrowski was a Polish general and national hero....
 in 1807 during the Napoleonic Wars
Napoleonic Wars

The Napoleonic Wars were a series of conflicts involving Napoleon I of France First French Empire and changing sets of European allies and opposing coalitions that ran from 1803 to 1815....
, but became Prussian again in 1815. It became part of the German Empire
German Empire

The German Empire is the name commonly used in English to describe Germany from the unification of Germany and proclamation of William I, German Emperor as German Emperor on 18 January 1871, to 1918, when it became Weimar republic after defeat in World War I and the abdication of William II, German Emperor ....
 in 1871.

Tczew grew rapidly during the 19th century after the opening of the Prussian Eastern Railway
Prussian Eastern Railway

The Prussian Eastern Railway was the railway in the eastern Kingdom of Prussia until 1918. Its main route, approximately long, connected the capital Berlin with the cities of Gdansk and K?nigsberg....
 line connecting Berlin
Berlin

Berlin is the Capital of Germany city and one of sixteen States of Germany of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city....
 and Königsberg
Königsberg

K?nigsberg was after World War II in 1946 renamed Kaliningrad by the Soviet Union.The city was the Capital of East Prussia from the Late Middle Ages until 1945....
, with the Vistula bridge near Dirschau being an important part. The Prussian census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
 of 1905 counted 15,144 Polish or Kashubian-speaking citizens and 25,466 German-speaking citizens in the town.

After World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
 Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Versailles

The Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaty at the end of World War I. It ended the declaration of war between German Empire and Allies of World War I....
, Tczew became part of the Second Polish Republic
Second Polish Republic

The Second Polish Republic, Second Commonwealth of Poland or interwar Poland is the Republic of Poland between World War I and World War II....
 when troops of General Józef Haller
Józef Haller de Hallenburg

J?zef Haller de Hallenburg was a Lieutenant General of the Polish Army, legionary in Polish Legions in World War I, harcmistrz , the President of The Polish Scouting and Guiding Association , political and social activism, Stanislaw Haller de Hallenburg's cousin....
 entered the town on January 30 1920. During the Interwar period
Interwar period

The interwar period is understood, within recent Western culture, to be the period between the end of the First World War and the beginning of the Second World War....
, Tczew was famous for its maritime academy (later moved to Gdynia
Gdynia

Gdynia is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important seaport at Gdansk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea.Located in Kashubia in Eastern Pomerania, Gdynia is part of a conurbation with the spa town of Sopot, the city of Gdansk and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the Tricity...
).

According to the city's website, Tczew was the location of the start of World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
 when German bombers attacked Polish sapper
Sapper

A sapper is an individual engineer soldier usually in British Army or Commonwealth military service.Considered the most elite combat engineer soldiers in the United States Army, a pionier in the German Army and a sapeur in the French Army, a sapper/combat engineer may perform any of a variety of combat engineering duties....
 installations to prevent the bridge from been blown up at 04:34 on 1 September 1939 (the shelling of Westerplatte
Westerplatte

Westerplatte is a peninsula in Gdansk, Poland, located on Baltic Sea coast at the river mouth of the Dead Vistula , in the Gdansk harbour channel....
 commenced at 04:45). The town was occupied by Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the colloquial English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party , which established a Totalitarianism dictatorship that existed from 1933 to 1945....
 during the war and liberated in 1945.

Coat of arms


The coat of arms
Coat of arms

A coat of arms, more properly called an armorial achievement, armorial bearings or often just arms for short, in European tradition, is a design belonging to a particular person and used by them in a wide variety of ways....
 of Tczew depicts a red griffin
Griffin

The griffin is a fantasy creature with the body of a lion and the head and often wings of an eagle. As the lion was traditionally considered the king of the beasts and the eagle the king of the birds, the griffin was thought to be an especially powerful and majestic creature....
 in honor of Duke Sambor II, who granted the town municipal rights
Lübeck law

The L?beck law was the constitution of a municipal form of government developed at L?beck in Schleswig-Holstein after it was made a Free Imperial City in 1226....
 in 1260.

Sights


  • Parish Church of the Holy Cross
    Holy Cross

    Holy Cross or Saint Cross may refer to:* Christian cross, a frequently used religious symbol of Christianity* Feast of the Cross, a commemoration most often celebrated on September 14...
     – situated in the centre of the Old Town, by Wyszynskiego street. It is the oldest building in Tczew. The church was built in the 13th century and features a Baroque
    Baroque

    In the the arts, the Baroque was a Western cultural Epoch , starting roughly at the beginning of the 17th century in Rome, Italy. It was exemplified by drama and grandeur in Baroque sculpture, Baroque painting, literature, Baroque dance, and Baroque music....
     interior. The high brick tower is the oldest part of the church and its wooden top was destroyed during the fire in 1982. The interior church walls feature old fresco
    Fresco

    Fresco is any of several related painting types, done on plaster on walls or ceilings. The word fresco comes from the Italian word affresco which derives from the adjective fresco , which has Latin origins....
    es, the oldest of which dates back to the latter half of the 15th century.
  • Post-Dominican Church of Saint Stanislaus Kostka
    Stanislaus Kostka

    Stanislaw Kostka, S.J. , was a Poland novice of the Society of Jesus. In the Roman Catholic Church, he is venerated as Saint Stanislaus Kostka....
     – located on Swietego Grzegorza square. It comes from the 14th century and is built in the Gothic style
    Gothic art

    Gothic art was a Medieval art art movement that lasted about 200 years. It began in France out of the Romanesque art period in the mid-12th century, concurrent with Gothic architecture found in Cathedrals....
    , with a characteristic octagonal tower. After the liquidation of the order, it was rebuilt into a school and later, till 1945, used by Protestants.
  • Bridges on the Vistula River – located by Jana z Kolna street and the Vistula boulevard are Tczew's main sights. The road bridge was the first one to be constructed, between 1851 and 1857. At the time, with its 837 metres’ length, it was one of the longest bridges in the world. Originally, the bridge had ten towers and two gateways – today only four towers remained. The other, railway bridge, was built between 1888 and 1890, when one bridge was no longer sufficient. On September 1, 1939 at 5:30AM, the bridges were destroyed by Polish sappers in order to prevent the German Army
    German Army

    The German Army is the land component of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. Traditionally the German military forces have been composed of the Army, the Deutsche Marine, and an Luftwaffe after World War I....
     from accessing the city from the other side of the Vistula River. The bridges were rebuilt in 1940 and destroyed again in 1945 by Germans. The final reconstruction of the bridges took place between 1958 and 1959.
  • Museum of the Vistula River – situated by 30 Stycznia street, in the pre-war agricultural machine factory where during World War II
    World War II

    World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
    , the Nazi transitional camp for the people of Tczew was located. Then, the gas-meter factory operated in the building and after this the first museum of the Vistula River was established. In 2007, the building was renovated and now operates as the Museum of the Vistula River and Regional Centre of the Lower Vistula.
  • Water Tower – located on the corner of 30 Stycznia and Baldowska streets. It was built in 1905. The water tower presents former architectural style of municipal facilities. The 40-metre-high tower with the power of natural pressure distributed the water to the houses.
  • City Hall – the old city hall was situated in Hallera square, in the centre of the Old Town. It was destroyed during the fire in 1916 and has never been rebuilt since. Now only the outline of the former city hall can be seen in the square. The new city hall was built in the Pilsudskiego square in the early 20th century.
  • Dutch-type windmill – situated by Wojska Polskiego street. It was built in 1806. The windmill is wooden with brick foundations and has rarely seen five sails and a rotary head.
  • Post Office – situated on the corner of Dabrowskiego and Obronców Westerplatte streets. It is the oldest post office in Tczew, built in 1905. On the front wall we can see the crests of Gdansk
    Gdansk

    Gdansk is the city at the centre of the fourth-largest metropolitan area in Poland. It is Poland's principal seaport as well as the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship....
     and Tczew and also the Polish state emblem.
  • The building of former Naval School – located by Szkoly Morskiej street. Built in 1911. At the beginning the girls’ school was situated there and later, between 1920 and 1930, it was the location of the first Naval School in Poland
    Poland

    Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
     which was later moved to Gdynia
    Gdynia

    Gdynia is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important seaport at Gdansk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea.Located in Kashubia in Eastern Pomerania, Gdynia is part of a conurbation with the spa town of Sopot, the city of Gdansk and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the Tricity...
    . Nowadays, the building houses a secondary school.
  • The building of former municipal baths – situated on Lazienna street. Built in 1913. Now the powiat
    Powiat

    A powiat is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture in other countries....
     council is based in this building.
  • Municipal Park – located in the centre of Tczew, between Kollataja, Baldowska, and Sienkiewicza streets occupies the area of 37 acres. The lower part of the park arose in the second part of the 19th century, the upper part in the 20th century. In the park you can see an amphitheatre
    Amphitheatre

    An amphitheatre is an open-air venue for spectator sports, concerts, rallies, or theatrical performances. There are two similar, but distinct types of amphitheatres: Ancient amphitheatres, built by the ancient Rome, were large central performance spaces surrounded by ascending seating, and were commonly used for spectator sports; these comp...
     where, during the summer, many concerts take place. By the entrance to the park a monument of Tczew’s scouts killed during the World War II
    World War II

    World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
     is situated.


Famous residents

  • Johann Reinhold Forster
    Johann Reinhold Forster

    Johann Reinhold Forster was a Germany natural history of partial Scotland descent who made contributions to the early ornithology of Europe and North America....
     (1729-1798), naturalist
  • Alfred Eisenstaedt
    Alfred Eisenstaedt

    Alfred Eisenstaedt was a German American photography and photojournalist. He is renowned for his candid photography, frequently made using a 35mm Leica M3 rangefinder camera....
     (1898-1995), photographer
  • Grzegorz Ciechowski
    Grzegorz Ciechowski

    Grzegorz Ciechowski was a Poland rock musician and film music composer.Ciechowski was the founder and frontman of the band Republika , which was one of Poland's most popular rock groups....
     (1957-2001), singer, composer, record producer
  • Grzegorz Kolodko
    Grzegorz Kolodko

    Grzegorz Kolodko - professor of economics, renowned Polish economist specializing in development economy, system reforms and public finances, currently heading a research center at Kozminski Business School....
     (1949-present), professor of economics, former deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance
  • Marcin Mieciel
    Marcin Mieciel

    Marcin Mieciel is a Poland soccer who plays for Germany club VfL Bochum. His trademark is the bicycle kick....
     (1975-present), footballer
  • Zbigniew Robert Prominski
    Zbigniew Robert Prominski

    Zbigniew Robert Prominski , stage name Inferno, is a Poland death metal drummer. He has contributed to bands such as Behemoth , Azarath , Witchmaster, Damnation , Artrosis and Devilyn ....
     (1978-present), black/death metal drummer
  • Piotr Trochowski
    Piotr Trochowski

    Piotr Trochowski is a Germany association football who is an midfielder for Hamburger SV and Germany national football team. He is known for his powerful shots and skillful dribbling....
     (1984-present), footballer


Population

1960: 33,700 inhabitants
1970: 41,100 inhabitants
1975: 47,000 inhabitants
1980: 53,600 inhabitants
1990: 59,500 inhabitants
1995: 60,600 inhabitants
2000: 61,200 inhabitants
2001: 61,400 inhabitants
2002: 60,000 inhabitants
2005: 60,128 inhabitants

Twin cities

Tczew is twinned
Town twinning

Town twinning, also known as sister cities, is a concept whereby towns or city in geographically and politically distinct areas are paired, with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links between their inhabitants....
 with:
  • Witten
    Witten

    Witten is a university city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the home of the Witten/Herdecke University, the first private university in Germany....
    , Germany
    Germany

    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
    , since 1990
  • Kursk
    Kursk

    Kursk is a city in the western part of Central Russia, at the confluence of the Kur River , Tuskar River, and Seym River rivers. It is the administrative center of Kursk Oblast....
    , Russia
    Russia

    Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
    , since 1996
  • Werder (Havel)
    Werder (Havel)

    Werder, also called Werder or Werder upon Havel, is a city in Germany, located in the Potsdam-Mittelmark Kreis of Brandenburg, one of Germany's sixteen States of Germany , just west of the region's capital city of Potsdam....
    , Germany
    Germany

    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
    , since 1998
  • Lev HaSharon
    Lev HaSharon Regional Council

    Lev HaSharon Regional Council is a regional council in the Center District of Israel. The council was established in 1984, unifying Hadar HaSharon Regional Council and HaSharon HaTzfoni Regional Councils, and covers 18 villages with a total area of 57,000 dunams and a population of 13,600....
    , Israel
    Israel

    Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
    , since 1997
  • Biržai
    Biržai

    Bir?ai is a town in northern Lithuania. Bir?ai is famous for its reconstructed Bir?ai Castle, and the whole region is renowned for its many traditional-recipe beer breweries....
    , Lithuania
    Lithuania

    Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the southernmost of the three Baltic states. Situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, it shares borders with Latvia to the north, Belarus to the southeast, Poland, and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad Oblast to the southwest....
    , since 1997
  • London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
    London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

    The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham is a London borough in East London, England and forms part of Outer London....
    , United Kingdom
    United Kingdom

    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
    , since 1999
  • Debno
    Debno

    Debno [] is a town in Myslib?rz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. It has a population of 13,863 ....
    , Poland
    Poland

    Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
    , since 2000
  • Beauvais
    Beauvais

    Beauvais is a town and commune in France and capital of the Oise Departments of France in northern France. Population : city: 57,355; city and suburbs: 59,003; metropolitan area: 100,733....
    , France
    France

    France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
    , since 2005
  • Illichivsk
    Illichivsk

    Illichivsk is a port city in the Odessa Oblast of south-western Ukraine. The city is designated as its own separate raion within the oblast, and is located at around ....
    , Ukraine
    Ukraine

    Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south....
    , since 2006
  • Aizkraukle
    Aizkraukle

    Aizkraukle, formerly known by its German language name of Ascheraden, lies on the right bank of the Daugava River in Latvia.The site was used by the Germans knights for the building of Aizkraukle Castle in the Middle Ages, of which some ruins still remain....
    , Latvia
    Latvia

    Latvia The Latvians are a Baltic peoples culturally related to the Estonians and Lithuanians, with the Latvian language having many similarities with Lithuanian language, but not with the Estonian language....
    , since 2007


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