9 Briançon (France) since 12. November 1974 12.000 residents Europe‘s highest city (1.200 – 1.326 m NN) Capital of Briançonnais Lies picturesquely above the confluence of the Durance and the Guisane. Declared to World Cultural Heritage from Unesco in 2008 Ichikawa (Japan) since 5. August 2008 495.592 residents City on the eastern edge of Tokyo in Chiba Prefecture on Honshu Area 57,40 km² The metal and textile industries as well as the cultivation of Nashi pears are economically significant. Sponsorship of the Town Partnership Rosenheim-Ichikawa e. V. www.ichikawa-rosenheim.de Lazise (Italy) since 12. Oktober 1979 7.000 residents Located: on Lake Garda between Bardolino and Peschiera The history goes all the way to Middle Bronze Age back (16th – 13th century BC). The old town still shows many buildings on medieval origin. Photography: Ichikawa Photography: FV Städtepartnerschaft Briancon-Rosenheim e.V. Town Twinning Photography: Stadt Rosenheim
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