New Bedford Has 11 Sister Cities All Over the Globe
The City of New Bedford has sister city relationships with 11 communities that stretch from the northern tip of Alaska all the way to the island na...
The City of New Bedford has sister city relationships with 11 communities that stretch from the northern tip of Alaska all the way to the island nation of Japan. Who knew?Two of New Bedford's sister cities are on the Portuguese mainland: Figueira da Foz and Ilhavo. Horta is in the Azores and Funchal in Madeira.Another of New Bedford's sister cities is Youghal, Ireland, and Londonderry, Northern Ireland, referred to as Derry by Irish Nationalists, is currently occupied by the Britain Crown.Cuxhaven, Germany, and Grimsby, England, are also sister cities to New Bedford, as is Utqiagvik, Alaska (formerly known as Barrow), Mindelo, Cape Verde, and Tosashimizu, Japan.