Chronology

1998 – 2001

Since May 1998 – Relations with Nashville

A visit by a delegation from Nashville to Magdeburg and a return visit by, among others, former mayor Willi Polte to Nashville were the first official contacts.

June 2001

The German-American Dialog Center established its city partnership working staff headed by Georg von der Gablentz, German-American Dialog Center spokesman.

September 5, 2001

The working staff proposes to the chair of the German-American Dialog Center to continue promoting efforts for a partnership with Nashville.

The process of city partnership centers on building up contacts with and connections to the city of Nashville and linking and extending contacts in all areas of society. Central to these efforts is increasingly building up contacts with and connections to the city of Nashville and networking or expanding contacts in all areas of society.

November 8, 2001 – A0231/01

The proposal A0231/01 from the Bündnis ’90 / Die Grünen – Future! party in the to enter into a city partnership with Nashville is passed on by the city council to the municipal and legal committee, the culture committee and the business committee.

The Magdeburg office of public relations presents the position on the planned city partnership with Nashville, which is then dealt with in the committee sessions.