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2 unusual facts about Twin Town


I Am the Mob

The video was directed by Kevin Allen, director of Twin Town and was filmed in the highlands of Scotland, showing the band playing with toy boats and fishing.

The Penthouse Suite

It was also featured in the Channel Four series Eurotrash, the 1997 film Twin Town, and was milkman Pat Mustard's theme on the comedy series Father Ted.


Côr Meibion Pontypridd

Links have been forged with Liederkranz Oberensingen, a German male choir from Pontypridd's twin town, Nürtingen.

La Jonquera

The village of Els Límits is situated on the French-Spanish border, contiguous to its French twin town, Le Perthus.

Le Perthus

Its contiguous Spanish twin town, Els Límits (a parish of the commune of La Jonquera, in the Province of Girona), is situated in the east and south side of the urban area.

Sedbergh

It is hoped that tourism will increase after the efforts of Sedbergh to find a twin town were featured in a BBC documentary, The Town That Wants A Twin, during January 2005 (the winning town – despite rumours of a rigged election – was Zreče in north eastern Slovenia).


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Barnsley Interchange

Work has since been completed on the link road known as Schwäbisch Gmünd Way (formerly Interchange Way, renamed in honour of Barnsley's twin town in Germany) to enable buses to enter or leave the Interchange quickly without having to use the busy level crossing at Jumble Lane.

Boyne Island, Queensland

Tannum Sands is located on the southern side of the mouth of the Boyne River and is often referred to as Boyne Island's twin town.

Križevci, Croatia

The so-called Lower Križevac developed somewhat slower than its twin town: it became a free royal town in 1405, thanks to king Sigismund.

Markinch

The former branchline now forms part of the Fife Cycle Network and has been named Böblingen Way, after Glenrothes' German Twin Town.

Rising Universe

At its opening the mayor of Lerici, Horsham's twin town where the poet died, described the memorial as "very brave".

Zreče

The efforts of Sedbergh to find a twin town were featured in a BBC documentary, The Town That Wants A Twin and Zreče was the winning town.