International Partnertowns

Karlsruhe, Oulu, Linz, Ufa, Coimbra, Jiaxing, Savannah

Halle worldwide - Bridges to the World

Halle international Society (only in German | nur auf Deutsch)

Chile
Margot Honecker, the wife of the head of German Democratic Republic (Erich Honecker), and her daughter live in Santiago the Chile. Miss Honecker was born in Halle Saale.

China
Halle has established a partnership with the chinese metropolis Jiaxing in May 2009.

Ethiopia
The Pharmacy at the Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg cooperates with the Addis Ababa University.

India
There is a long term relationship between Halle and Chennai. originally was the contact of the Francke Foundations with Tranquebar (Tharangambadi) over 300 years ago.

Iran
"Iran with their own eyes: a personal tour guide" is a book of Dr. Marga Kreckel from Halle Saale. Her personal impressions form Iran are surrounded by serious, sober introduction to the rich history of the country in myth and ritual, in gardens and poetry.

Japan
Since 1993 Halle has a student exchange with Japan which started with the Reitaku-University.

At the Halle-University you find Japanology (Japan Studies). Friends of Japan in Halle are organized in the German-Japanese Society

Kazakhstan
Halle Saale and Kazakhstan maintain business contacts (for example construction company GP Günter Papenburg).

Namibia
The Urban Services in Halle have contact to Namibia.

Russia
Students from Krasnodar and Voronesh already visited Halle.

Czech Republic
The Highschool of Arts has contacts.

United Kingdom
The composer George Frederic Handel who is buried in London was born in Halle Saale.

United States of America
The Francke Foundations Halle already since the 18th century have contact to the Salzburger Lutherans, who under the leadership of Pietists from Halle settled about 275 years ago in Ebenezer near Savannah. The Georgia Salzburger Society

Matthias Maurer from the Felix Count von Luckner Society Halle maintaining contact to the timberwolves-veterans who freed Halle from the Nazi regime in April 1945.

Center for United States Studies at the Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, short ZUSAS

Vietnam
The Urban Services in Halle have contact to Vietnam.

Halle-Ambassadors at the international stage

Halloren Schokoladenfabrik AG (chocolates): export f.e. to Sweden, United States
Kathi Rainer Thiele GmbH (bakery goods): export f.e. to Sweden, Denmark, Iceland
KSB AG (pumps): export and production worldwide, partners are f.e. Australia, Brasilia, China, Egypt, France, India, Indonesia, Saudi-Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Tunesia, United States

Secretary for European and International Relations (city hall)
Furtak / phone: 0049 / (0)345 / 221 40 16

International Destinations of the International Airport Leipzig/Halle

Passangers Austria: Vienna
Belgium: Brussels
Cyprus: Larnaca, Paphos
Czech Republic: Prague (Central Connect Airlines)
Egypt: Hurghada, Luxor, Marsa Alam, Sharm el Sheikh
France: Paris
Italy: Rome, Catania
Malta
Portugal: Faro, Funchal, Lisbon, Ponta Delgada (Azores), Porto
Spain: Alicante, Almeria, Arrecife, Barcelona, Bilbao, Canaria, Fuerteventura, Jerez de la Frontera, Madrid, Mahon, Malaga, Murcia, Oviedo Asturias, Palma de Mallorca, Santa Cruz, Santiago de Compostela, Sevilla, Tenerife, Valencia
Tunisia: Djerba, Monastir
Turkey: Antalya

Air Freight
Austria: Linz
Bahrain
Belgium: Brussels
Bulgaria: Sofia
Canada: Victoria
Czech Republic: Prague
China: Hongkong
Denmark: Copenhagen
Finland: Helsinki
France: Lyon, Marseille, Nantes, Paris
Greece: Athen
Hungary: Balaton
India: Delhi
Italy: Rome
Luxembourg
Poland: Danzig, Katowice, Warsaw
Russia: Moskow
Singapore
Slovakia: Bratislava
Slovenia: Ljubljana
Spain: Barcelona, Bologna, Madrid
Sweden: Stockholm
Switzerland: Basel, Bergamo, Geneve
Turkey: Istanbul
Ukraine: Kiev
United Arab Emirates: Sharjah
United Kingdom: London
United States: East Midlands, New York, Wilmington

Halle inside

political representation
Ausländerbeirat (foreigner's council)

support
door-opener
Psychosoziales Zentrum für Migranten

Russians
russian church (german / russian - religion)
Talisman Multi-Funktions-Zentrum (russian - travel)
Hospital Reservation Center (russian - medicine)
Vostochny front Orchestra (russian - music)
Radio Rodina (russian - media)
baschkirienheute.de (german / russian - internet gate)

Jews
Jewish Society of Halle
Deutsch-Israelische Gesellschaft AG Halle
Leopold-Zunz-Centre (research)

international händelstadt-halle.de visitors

händelstadt-halle.de (http://www.xn--hndelstadt-halle-vnb.de) is an international gate to Halle Saale (Germany) and people from these countries already visited this site: Argentina, Austria, Australia, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Netherlands, Palestinian Territories, Russia, Senegal, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Vietnam.