International Relations
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in GermanyFreiburg has several sister cities throughout the world:
- Besançon, France; since 1959.
- Innsbruck, Austria; since 1963.
- Padua, Italy; since 1967.
- Guildford, England, United Kingdom; since 1979.
- Madison, Wisconsin; since 1987.
- Matsuyama, Japan; since 1988.
- Lviv, Ukraine; since 1989.
- Granada, Spain; since 1991.
- Isfahan, Iran; since 2000.
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's controversial comments, which included questioning the dimension of the Holocaust, have sparked discussions concerning Freiburg's partnership with Isfahan. Immediately following the comments, Freiburg's mayor Salomon postponed a trip to Isfahan, but most people involved, especially those in the Alliance '90/The Greens party, were opposed to cancelling the partnership.
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