Most Ancient European Towns Network

The Most Ancient European Towns Network is a working group of the oldest cities in Europe. It was founded in 1994, with the idea coming from the town of Argos in Greece, presented to the European Union. The group exists to discuss issues such as archaeological research, tourism and incorporating monuments into urban planning.

Members

The members include the following cities. The chairmanship of the group rotates between the members.^[1]^[2]

Argos (Greece)^[1]
Béziers (France)^[1]
Cádiz (Spain)^[1]
Colchester (United Kingdom)^[1]
Cork (Ireland)^[1]
Évora (Portugal)^[1]
Maastricht (Netherlands)^[1]
Roskilde (Denmark)^[1]
Tongeren (Belgium)^[1]
Worms (Germany)^[1]^[2]

The first meeting was held on 22–26 June 1994.

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 MAETN (1999). "diktyo". classic-web.archive.org. Archived from the original on October 22, 2005. Retrieved 19 May 2011. CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
1 2 Worms city council (2011). "worms.de > Kultur > älteste deutsche Stadt". worms.de. Retrieved 19 May 2011.

External links

Most Ancient European Towns Network

Argos (Greece) Béziers (France) Cádiz (Spain) Colchester (UK) Cork (Ireland) Évora (Portugal) Maastricht (Netherlands) Roskilde (Denmark) Tongeren (Belgium) Worms (Germany)

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