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North
Hykeham is twinned with Denzlingen, Bad
Wurtemburg, Germany.
The
twinning charter was signed on September
17 1988 at Denzligan.
North
Hykeham is a similar size to Denzlingan
and each is a suburb of a larger city with
the local area being very similar.
Denziglan is in the region of Baden Wurtemburg
and lies at the foot of the Black Forest
close to Glottertal vinyards, within reach
of the Kandel mountain.It is 8 KM from Freiburg
and 4 KM from Emmerdingen within easy reach
of Basle in Switzerland (approximately 60Km)
and of the French border at 30Km.This border
is in the middle of the river Rhine at Breisach.
The
Black Forest, which is Germany's best known
range of mountains and its favourite holiday
region, covers an area 200KM by 60Km and
has heights up to 1500 metres.
The
Industry of the town is mainly agricultural,
although there are some light manufacturing
industries and it is the centre of a wine
growing region.
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