Görlitzer OB Ursu promotes partnership with Amiens when visiting the festival

Görlitzer OB Ursu promotes partnership with Amiens when visiting the festival

Görlitz, Deutschland - What's new in Görlitz? In an exciting development, Mayor Octavian Ursu traveled to Amiens, the twin city of Görlitz since proud 1971. This flying visit was an invitation from Mayor Hubert de Jenlis, and the two city leaders have exchanged information about future cooperation opportunities. Like the Saxon reported, the highlight of the visit was a ceremony in which delegations from several international partner cities from Amiens, including representatives from Germany, the USA, Great Britain and Italy, came together In his conversations,

Ursu emphasized the immense importance of international cooperation for the European city of Görlitz. On this occasion he also took part in the ceremonial opening of the Straßentheaterfestival in Amiens. Here the festival showed impressive artistic and cultural parallels to the popular Via Thea Festival , which takes place annually in Görlitz.

A look at the Via Thea Festival

The Via Thea Festival, an international street theater festival, moves over 40,000 visitors to Görlitz and Zgorzelec year after year. The event, which has been taking place regularly since 1995, is organized by the renowned Gerhart Hauptmann Theater in Görlitz and extends over three days and nights. This cultural highlight has free access to the open -air stages, which enables the artistic performances to be enjoyed without ticket costs.

In recent years, the festival has continued to develop and presented every year under a new motto. The program includes a wide range of artistry, dance and performance, which makes it a real melting pot of the cultures. The participants can look forward to mask theater, figure theater, physical theater, walk acts, cirque nouveau, dance theater and many other performances. In addition to the fascinating theater performances, there are also parades and musical performances that enrich the festival and contribute to the further promotion of encounters between artists and the audience.

travel information and parking spaces

For travelers who want to experience the Via Thea Festival, there are excellent travel options. Görlitz can be easily reached by car via the A4 motorway and the federal roads B6 and B99. The nearest airport is Dresden, about 90 kilometers away. Train connections from Dresden to Görlitz are also available, and long -distance buses run from Berlin, Dresden, Munich, Breslau and Prague. If you prefer to travel by bike, you can do this via the Oder-Neisse bike path and the Saxon city route.

The importance of city twinning is not only shown in Görlitz. In Germany there are around 6,500 city twinning, including more than 2,200 to locations in France. While most partnerships are cultivated in Cologne, the advice of the communities of Europe actively supports the intercultural exchange projects. This makes it clear how valuable these international connections for cities such as Görlitz and Amiens are in order to promote cultural dialogue and bring people closer together.