To mark the 25th anniversary of the town twinning with the Belgian provincial capital of Ghent, a festive ceremony was held on August 13, 1994 in Wiesbaden's town hall.

The trade fair city of Ghent is the cultural and economic center of the region; thanks to the large overseas port, numerous international industrial groups have settled in the city of 250,000 inhabitants.

The university city can also look back on a long cultural tradition with museums and theaters.

Mayor Achim Exner welcomed his guests and proudly reported on the joint activities on a political, social and cultural level. His Belgian counterpart Gilbert Temmermann expressed his thanks for the warm welcome and promised to deepen the long-standing relationship in the future.

He and his delegation then signed the city's Golden Book.