About Us

Dresden Sister City, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that promotes cultural, educational and sports exchanges and facilitates business connections between the cities of Columbus, Ohio, and Dresden, Germany. We host events and create programs that promote the two cities and bring the cities’ residents together.

Based in Columbus, we are a member, and volunteer-driven, organization.

Over 30 Years of Friendship: Since 1992, the residents of Columbus and Dresden have benefitted from opportunities to learn about their respective sister city. The official agreement between Columbus and Dresden was signed by the cities’ mayors on June 4, 1992.

Dresden is one of ten sister city relationships for the City of Columbus: To learn more about Columbus Sister Cities, visit their website, or watch their video below.

Our Mission Statement

The mission of the Dresden Sister City Program is to foster an international understanding at all levels of the community on a continuing long-term basis. To achieve this understanding, both cities will promote the exchange of people, ideas, economic development, and culture through a variety of educational institutions, municipal, corporate, professional, technical, and youth projects. The focus of these exchanges will be to foster world peace.

What Is a Sister City?

A sister city relationship is a broad-based, long-term partnership between two communities in two countries. A relationship is officially recognized after the highest elected or appointed official from both communities sign off on an agreement to become sister cities.

Each sister city organization is independent and pursues the activities and thematic areas that are important to them and their community including municipal, business, trade, educational, and cultural exchanges and projects with their sister city.

In the News:

Dresden Sister City has been featured in the Columbus Dispatch and promoted by Columbus State Community College and the city of Dresden. Click on the links below to learn more about our activities.