International relations

Twin towns – sister cities

Newcastle upon Tyne is twinned with:

  • Newcastle, Australia
  • Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. (1977)
  • Groningen, Netherlands
  • Bergen, Norway (1968)
  • Gelsenkirchen, Germany (1948)
  • Haifa, Israel
  • Nancy, France (1954)
  • Taiyuan, China (1985, unilaterally terminated by Newcastle upon Tyne in 2022)

Other agreements

Newcastle has a "friendship agreement" with the American city of Little Rock, Arkansas. Since 2003, it has had a "special cooperation agreement" with the Swedish city of Malmö. Furthermore, Newcastle participated in the 1998 summit of worldwide cities named Newcastle, which led to friendship agreements with the following places:

  • Neuburg an der Donau, Germany
  • Neuchâtel, Switzerland
  • Neufchâteau, Vosges, France
  • New Castle, Delaware, United States
  • New Castle, Indiana, United States
  • New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Newcastle-under-Lyme, England
  • Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
  • Shinshiro, Japan

Foreign consulates

The following countries have consular representation in Newcastle: Denmark, Finland, Romania,

Belgium, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Norway, and Sweden.

See also

  • List of tallest buildings and structures in Newcastle upon Tyne
  • List of public art in Newcastle upon Tyne
  • List of Freemen of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne
  • Duke of Newcastle

References

Citations

Sources

  • Tyneside: A History of Newcastle and Gateshead from Earliest Times, Alistair Moffat and George Rosie, Mainstream Publishing (10 November 2005),
  • Tyneside Neighbourhoods: Deprivation, Social Life and Social Behaviour in One British City, Daniel Nettle, Open Book Publishers, (2016),
  • History of Northumberland and Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Leslie W. Hepple, Phillimore & Co Ltd (1976),
  • Official NewcastleGateshead Tourism Site
  • BBC Tyne BBC Local website