Twin Towns and City Friendships
The city of Hemer inherited two twinnings with French cities from the former municipalities of the Amt Hemer. Ihmert started a twinning with Beuvry in 1968, and Becke with Steenwerck in 1966/67. Long-running city friendships exist with the German city Bretten and with Obervellach in Austria. On June 8, 1991 a friendship with the city of Doberlug-Kirchhain in Brandenburg was started. On January 25, 1992 a friendship with the Russian city of Shchyolkovo became official.
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