Kiel - Sovetsk: the twin-city partnership On 18 June 1992, the cities of Sovetsk (formerly Tilsit) and Kiel signed their partnership agreement.
There were already good relationships with Sovetsk via the “Stadtgemeinschaft Tilsit” (Tilsit City Community), based in Kiel. Through the Community, former residents of Tilsit keep up contacts with their old home city and show an impressive commitment to the development of the present-day city of Sovetsk.
The agreement between Sovetsk and Kiel envisages an exchange of experience and a broad-based municipal collaboration between the two cities. It is intended that promoting friendly relations between the people of the twin cities will contribute towards international understanding.