Baltic Ring of Gdynia Twin Cities completed
One of the strategic aims included in
the document "Strategic Plan for Gdynia" was to
close the so-called Baltic Ring of Gdynia Twin Cities. The
Ring was completed on 24th February 2001 during
the stay of Gdynia City Hall repre-sentatives at Kunda (Estonia)
by signing the Agreement on Twin City Cooperation.
 Altogether
10 cities belong to this Ring: Aalborg (Denmark), Gdynia
(Poland), Kaliningrad (Russia), Karlskrona (Sweden), Kristiansand
(Norway), Kotka (Finland), Kiel (Germany), Klaipëda
(Lithuania), Kunda (Estonia), Liepâja (Latvia). Most
of the above mentioned cities are at the same time members
of the Union of the Baltic Cities. Establishing the
Baltic Ring will contribute to development
of new co-operation possibilities both within the twin cities
and the UBC activities. Besides, UBC membership of the cities
belonging to the Baltic Ring and bilateral agreements create
favourable conditions for realisation of new projects supported
by EU funds.
The Agreement concluded with Kunda provides
a direct exchange of inhabitants, completion of joint projects
as well as organisation and participation in the events
aimed at mutual presentation in the fields of education,
culture, sport, tourism, environmental protection, social
care and economy.
Kunda is situated in the northern part of
Estonia in the district Virumaa. Kunda village was first
mentioned in the year 1241 and in 1938 it received the city
rights.
Kunda is associated mainly with cement, which
has been produced there in the cement factory for over a
hundred years. Development of the town started at the beginning
of the 19th century together with the foundation of the
port. Port activity contributed to the increase in the town's
trade. At present the most important firms in Kunda are:
Kunda Nordic Cement Ltd, ABB Kunda, Lajos Transport Services.
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