Sister Cities News
Street names for the Sister Cities
Uwe Küster Chairman of the German-American Dialog Center released a statement in response to the city council’s June 11 resolution to rename part of the Elbuferpromenade. “The German-American Dialog Center is very pleased with the resolution passed,” commented Küster. The Center actively looks after maintaining the Sister Cities relationship between Magdeburg and Nashville and that is the reason it intensively supported from the beginning the idea of naming a street in Magdeburg for our American Sister City Nashville.
“This is great news. Once again Magdeburg is demonstrating that the Sister Cities relationship is really lived. The location is outstanding too, at the soon redesigned Petriförder with its new pier where residents of Magdeburg will be able to meet and take a stroll in the future,” said the Center’s Chairman. It will soon be one of Magdeburg’s most attractive spots on the Elbe. “I believe we will thus be fittingly recognizing our Sister City Nashville. We really are extremely pleased about this and hope to soon see its counterpart, namely a Magdeburg Street, in Nashville.”
On July 28, a reception was held in Magdeburg for the outgoing US Consul General in Leipzig Fletcher M. Burton. This opportunity was also used to introduce him to the future Nashvillepromenade. On the occasion of his visit, Dr. Küster symbolically presented him a small surprise, a finished street sign for the Nashvillepromenade.
Photographer: Rainer Schweingel/Volksstimme
