Meissen, Germany - Provo, UT, USA
N 40° 14.008 W 111° 39.872
12T E 443469 N 4453882
A Sister Cities Marker and Friendship Tree from Meissen, Germany, at the Provo City Center.
Waymark Code: WMDXDJ
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 03/06/2012
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This Sister City plaque and it's accompanying tree are situated on the grounds of the Provo City Center; northeast of the building. This marker is just a few steps to the east of a City Commemorative Millennial Time Capsule. The plaque has a silhouette of what appears to be a cathedral and below it, reads:
"FRIENDSHIP TREE
FREUNDSCHAFT
July, 2006
Meissen, Germany Provo, U.S.A."
The following is a description of the Sister Cities agreement from the Provo City website:
"Meissen, Germany
The City of Meissen is over 1000 years old. It lies on the River Elbe, just a short distance northwest of Dresden. It is known the world over, for it's beautiful porcelain which is identified by the distinctive trademark featuring two crossed swords.
Meissen has a natural tie to Provo, it being the home of Dr. Karl G. Maeser, a prominent founder of Brigham Young University.
The official Sister City agreement was signed in July of 2001 and was attended by a delegation from Provo, including Maeser family members, Mayor Lewis K. Billings, Provo Municipal Council Members Mark Hathaway, Barbara Sandstrom and a local choir. The group was joined by Thomas S. Monson, representing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day-Saint and President Merrill Bateman from Brigham Young University, for the dedication of the statue of Dr. Karl G. Maeser. The statue is located at the Dresden Stake Center.
In September 2007, a delegation of 34 people, lead by Mayor Lewis Billings, attended the Meissen Wine Festival. Lord Mayor Olaf Raschke brought a delegation of 4 to Provo for the Freedom Festival in July 2006 and brought a delegation of 9 to Provo during the Pioneer Day Celebration in 2009. Mayor Raschke has extended an invitation to Provo City to join him at the Wine Festival in 2010.
Timpview High School and the Franziskaneum High School in Meissen have an ongoing educational exchange. The German teacher from Timpview, Stephen Van Orden, has taken groups of students to Meissen on at least 4 different occasions and students from Meissen have made reciprocal visits to Provo, most recently October 2009. The experience gives both groups of students an opportunity to further their language skills and experience another culture."
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