Toledo - Spain

The official twinning agreement was signed in Aachen on January 26, 1985. The origin of this town twinning is the awarding of the International Charlemagne Prize in 1982 to the Spanish King Juan Carlos I. In 1984, the then Lord Mayor Kurt Malangré was approached by the Spanish side with the wish of the city of Toledo to establish a town twinning with Aachen.

There is a historical connection between Toledo and Aachen through Charles V, who was crowned German Emperor in Aachen in 1519, having already received the Spanish crown as King Carlos I in 1516.

Toledo in facts

• Population: 85,449
• Location: 70 km south of Madrid
• Capital of the Comunidad Autónoma Castilla-La Mancha ("federal state")
• Places of interest:
  • Old Town - declared a "Cultural Heritage of Humanity" by UNESCO
  • with cathedral, mosques and synagogues as well as the house and museum of El Greco
• Economic sectors: Marzipan production, arts and crafts, seat of the University of Castilla-La Mancha

Tourist information

Tourist Office Puerta de Bisagra
E-45004 Toledo
Tel.: +34 925 211005
www.diputoledo.es

Municipal Tourist Office
Tel.: +34 925 254030

Association for the promotion of the Aachen-Toledo town twinning.

• active since 1991, founded in 1985 as the Aachen-Toledo Partnership Committee
• Focal points:
  • Cultural exchange and provision of information about the twin city and Spain in general
  • Support for encounters between Aacheners and Toledans
  • Promotion of language skills
  • Cooperation with the Spanish cultural association in Aachen

Aachen - Toledo