Colorado Springs announces a new sister city
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- The City of Colorado Springs announced on July 28 that Kranj, Slovenia will become Colorado Springs's new sister city.
Kranj will join Fujiyoshida, Japan; Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan; Nuevo Casas Gandes, Mexico; Canterbury-Bankstown, Australia; and Ancient Olympia Greece as sister cities.
“Colorado Springs has a long history of developing strong relationships through Sister Cities International, and it is my pleasure to welcome delegates from our newest sister city, Kranj, Slovenia, to Colorado Springs this week,” said Mayor John Suthers. “Our cities share a passion for sports, plus panoramic mountain views with Kranj in the Slovenian Alps and Colorado Springs on the front range of the Rocky Mountains. We enthusiastically look forward to developing our friendship while engaging on joint efforts to boost our economies and tourism through shared academic and sports programs.”
Launched in 1962 with its first sister city, Fujiyoshida, Japan, Colorado Springs Sister Cities International engages with our global sister cities to advance world peace, friendship, cultural understanding, and mutual economic reward. Kranj will be the first sister city adopted by Colorado Springs since Ancient Olympia, Greece in 2014.
Kranj Mayor Matjaž Rakovec shared his excitement to be a sister city of Olympic City USA.
"It is an honor to become a sister city with Colorado Springs. With a population of 57,000 people, Kranj is thrilled to be recognized by representatives of the most influential country in the world,” said Kranj Mayor Matjaž Rakovec. "As home to world-class sports infrastructure and elite athletes that train in Kranj and represent Slovenian on the world's largest stage, I look forward to working alongside Colorado Springs - Olympic City USA. I believe our cities can build a relationship that will strengthen our economies and reinforce our concepts of sustainability. We are entering into a very promising story together.”
The purpose of sister cities is to create a network that would be a champion for peace and prosperity by fostering bonds between people from different communities around the world.
