Seiteninhalt
Twinning
Town twinning with Münster
Partnership deed signing in Lublin in August 1991
First contacts with Lublin date back to the 1970s. At that time, the Franz-Hitze-Haus Academy was already cooperating with the Catholic University of Lublin. The friendships that were subsequently forged between the people of Lublin and Münster eventually led to the signing of the official partnership document in November 1991.
Since then, the twinning has developed into a lively and multifaceted friendship. There are partnerships between schools, parishes and choirs, and there is regular exchange on the administrative level, too. In both cities, partnership associations were founded. Repeatedly, Münster and Lublin have jointly realised European funded projects. The active town twinning can rely on many personal friendships, which are intensively lived especially through the regular citizens’ trips organised by the partnership associations. In 1992, this even developed into a triangular partnership: just as the cities of Münster and Kristiansand had found each other in Orléans in the 1960s, Lublin became the twin town of Rishon LeZion.
News
Book=Life
With this trinational project, Münster is working with the Polish twin city of Lublin and its Ukrainian twin city of Lviv to develop ideas and tools on how books can help children and young people cope with emotions.
The background is psycho-emotional challenges for young people in the face of the Covid 19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and climate change. Books should be used to help them process emotions more easily during these crisis-ridden times.
Reception in the Friedenssaal
Theatre group from Lublin visits Münster
The dance and theatre foundation ‘Fundacja tan THEO’ visited Münster from the 16th till the 21st of June 2022. The aim of the visit by the theatre management and actors was to coordinate a cooperation with ‘Cactus Junges Theater’. Technical discussions, joint workshops, rehearsals, and theatre performances were on the agenda. The residents of Münster experienced the dance and theatre group from Lublin at two events: In the context of the ‘Voll geflasht’ (totally flashed) campaign at the Pop-Up-Kinder-Jugend-Kulturhaus and at a 20-minute performance entitled “The only ting that lasts is love” at the ‘Pumpenhaus theatre’ in Münster. The encounter was funded by the GPYO.
Lublin Declaration
Ukraine: “We want to develop joint projects”
In a joint declaration signed on the 6th of June 2022 in Lublin, the Mayors Dr. Krzysztof Żuk (Lublin), Mathieu Klein (Nancy), Dr. Clemens Cremer (Karlsruhe) and Münster’s Mayor Angela Stähler promoted cooperation with cities in Ukraine. They wanted to develop and implement beneficial projects for Ukrainian cities and strengthen cooperation with partners in Ukraine through, including but not limited to, city partnerships and by incorporating Ukrainian cities in networks of European municipalities.
Official press release
Münster-Lublin Support Association appeals for donations for Lublin
Lublin is the largest Polish city near the border with Ukraine and has been chosen as a nationwide hub for humanitarian aid. Lublin organises transports, warehouses, and green corridors for aid goods and supplies. Additionally, a considerable number of refugees from the war are already accommodated locally. In coordination with the city of Lublin, the Münster-Lublin Support Association would like to provide support and is asking for monetary donations to its account at Sparkasse Münsterland Ost DE 44 4005 0150 0022 0041 05, specifying the reference "Lublin helps Ukraine".
Municipal assistance for refugees from Ukraine
30 years of town twinning Münster-Lublin
Invitation to the virtual information meeting with youth institutions from Lublin and Delmenhorst
German-Polish youth project
Networking project "At mine and at yours”
This year, Münster and Lublin are celebrating their 30th anniversary of twinning. At the beginning of the anniversary year, both cities set themselves the goal of intensifying relations between young people from Münster and Lublin. Together with Lublin's second German twin town, Delmenhorst, they are taking part in the networking project "Bei mir und bei Dir: Jugendaustausch im Rahmen deutsch-polnischer Kommunalpartnerschaften" (At mine and at yours: youth exchange in the context of German-Polish municipal partnerships) run by the German-Polish Youth Office. The partner cities are supported regarding the establishment of lasting contacts between institutions of open youth work and youth organisations.
Exhibition Invitation
Arch of culture Münster – Lublin. Celebrating friendship
In the context of the 30th anniversary of the town twinning, the cities of Lublin and Münster are presenting an exhibition in cooperation with the association of Polish artists and designers, the district of Lublin, and the artists´ association pArt 96 e.V.. The exhibition was already shown in Lublin in September and will take place daily in Münster in the Liebfrauen – Überwasserkirche from the 15h of October till the 12th of November 2021. The works of the 21 participating artists from both cities will be shown on large billboards. Additionally, information concerning the city twinning will be provided. The exhibition of the original paintings with the participation of the Lublin artists had to be postponed to the next year due to the corona pandemic. In compliance with the corona restrictions, you are very welcome to the opening on the 15th of October at 5 pm! You can enjoy the exhibition in advance through a virtual tour: Arch of culture Münster – Lublin
Reception in the Friedenssaal
The city twinnings with Lublin and Rishon LeZion have been celebrated
This year, the city of Münster celebrates 40 years of city twinning with Rishon LeZion and 30 years of city twinning with Lublin. Moreover, the cities are closely connected through a triangular partnership. Upon the invitation by Markus Lewe a delegation from Lublin, lead by the city president Dr. Krzysztof Żuk, came over to Münster. Through an official holiday on the 2nd of September 2021, the many years of twinning have been honoured adequately. Unfortunately, the Israelian city government could not visit Münster as planned, due to the Covid travel restrictions. Raz Kinstlich, mayor of Rishon LeZion, very much regrets this and expressed his hopes to meet both his colleagues in person in 2022.