Anchor Memorial for Those Lost at Sea (Concarneau-Bielefeld Partnership)

<< The city partnership Bielefeld-Senne and Concarneau >>

Bielefeld-Senne and Concarneau have been German-French twin cities since 1969.
Concarneau is located 24 kilometers south of Quimper on the south coast of Brittany on the Atlantic."... Concarneau was established as a port for sardine fishing in the 10th century and was expanded into a trading town and fortress in the Middle Ages. The 20,000 inhabitants still live mainly from fishing, trading and processing "Attracts many tourists to the picturesque Breton town. The impetus for the twinning was the folklore group" Cercle Celtic ", which made a stopover in 1967 in the then still independent municipality of Senne and delighted with their dance performance.
Symbols of the town twinning are the “Avenue de Bielefeld - Senne” in Concarneau and the “Concarneau Straße” as well as the restaurant “Auberge le Concarneau” in Bielefeld-Senne. In addition to official delegation visits, regular youth exchanges are still the focus of relations today. French guests are present at the traditional Senner Schützenfest and Bielefeld guests at the annual “Blue Net” festival in Concarneau in August. ... "
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A nice place to linger along the route.