OUR TWIN TOWNS
Town Twinning was set up after the Second World War to encourage friendly contact between Britain and countries in Europe at a local level. Bognor Regis has been officially partnered with Saint Maur des Fossés, an elegant town on the river Marne, near Paris, and even nearer to Disneyland Europe, since 1980. In 1987 we linked with the town of Weil am Rhein, situated in the southwest corner of Germany, where Switzerland, France and Germany join, and in 1994 we officially twinned with Trebbin, a small town south of Berlin, in the former German Democratic Republic.
St Maur-des-Fossés
Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, situated approximately 9 miles south-east of Paris, was the first town to form links with Bognor Regis. Established in 1980, the link continues to be very successful. Saint-Maur now boasts a small area of land named "Square Bognor Regis", in addition to a "Promenade des Anglais" along the River Marne. In return, Bognor Regis has a "Place St. Maur des Fossés" to remind us of our French twin town.
Weil am Rhein
Bognor's initial twinning with Germany took place in 1987 with the south-western town of Weil am Rhein. The town is situated on the Rhine in the so-called "Dreilandereck" ("three country corner") where the Rhine forms the border between Germany, France and Switzerland. The German town sought twinning links with an English seaside resort and the excellent climate, and pleasant coastline, of Bognor Regis is very popular with German visitors.
Trebbin
Weil am Rhein already had twinning links with the town of Trebbin in the former East Germany, so it seemed a natural development for Bognor Regis to adopt this link as well. In 1996 official twinning charters were signed with Trebbin which is situated approximately 16 miles south of Berlin. The German town has seen major changes since re-unification in 1990.
