A group of 10 have traveled from Butler County to Germany as part of a Butler County Tourism and Convention Bureau trip to visit Saxonburg’s “sister city” Muhlhausen.
“A delegation of representatives from Butler County Tourism arrived in Germany early Thursday morning,” Fred Caesar, of Butler, said.
The group will be on a week-long, goodwill tour.
Butler County’s connection to Muhlhausen, Germany surrounds Saxonburg and the borough’s founder, John Roebling. Roebling was born in Muhlhausen, Germany and then grew up in Saxonburg.
Muhlhausen sits in the center of Germany and is not far from the international hub in Frankfurt.
It is Saxonburg Borough’s hope that this relationship will develop a mutual understanding of the people and cultures, establish an exchange program between schools, and to further friendships between the people of the United States and Germany that will transcend the boundaries of miles and the difference in languages.
John Roebling emigrated to America with his brother Karl from Muhlhausen in 1831. A formal signing of the “Sister City Affiliation Contract” with Muhlhausen Germany, took place on Friday, May 23, 2008. The city of Muhlhausen, Germany was presented with Saxonburg Borough’s official flag, a framed picture of Historic Saxonburg, Christmas ornaments depicting various historical places in the Borough, and informational brochures about Saxonburg Borough were given to their officials. In turn, Mayor Antoszyk was presented the Official “Sister City Document,” Muhlhausen’s official flag, and brochures of Muhlhausen.
Listen to Fred Caesar’s report from Germany:
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