THE “NEWCASTLES” OF THE WORLD
There are over 100 towns and cities across the world that share thename “Newcastle” or “New Castle”
The origin of the name is often the same, whatever the language - anold castle was destroyed or fell into disrepair and a “new” castle wasbuilt to replace it, and the place name followed.
However, many of the Newcastles in the English-speaking world taketheir name from some connection with Newcastle upon Tyne and coalmining, and the idea to link them came from Newcastle upon Tyne-based
John Nicolaou.

Some of the “Newcastles” have been meeting every two years to shareexperience and ideas on culture, heritage, education and business. This
began in 1998 at the invitation of the then Mayor of Shinshiro, the“Newcastle” of Japan, and this is where “Newcastles of the World”, as weknow it today, began.

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OUR MAIN PARTNER NEWCASTLES GROUPED BY SIZE
1,000 – 3,000 Nové Hrady (Czech Republic);
Jaunpils (Latvia)
3,000 – 10,000 Newcastle Ontario (Canada)
10,000 – 50,000 Neuchâtel,(Switzerland); Neuburg(Germany); Shinshiro (Japan); Herceg Novi(Montenegro); Akhaltsikhe (Georgia); Nyborg(Denmark); New Castle Indiana (USA); New Castle,Pennsylvania (USA); Nové Zámky (Slovakia)
50,000 – 100,000 Newcastle-under-Lyme (UK) (town75,000, borough/council 124,000)

Over 100,000 Newcastle upon Tyne (United Kingdom –300,000); Kota Bharu (Malaysia - 350,000); Newcastle
New South Wales, (Australia) – 170,000); Newcastle
KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa - 400,000)

Shinshiro City, population
50,000, is 220km SW of TokyoNeuburg an der Donau(“Newcastle on theDanube”) is 80km north ofMunich and has apopulation of 30,000

Neuchâtel is a 1000-year-oldcity, the capital of Neuchâtel
Canton. It developed around
its fortified castle andstretches along the northernshore of Lake Neuchâtel.
The population of 34,000
rose to 45,000 in 2021 as thecity’s boundaries wereextended to includes someneighbouring communes.

Newcastle KwaZulu Natal, South Africa has a population of around
400,000 including large townships; it is 260km NW of Durban.

Newcastle upon Tyne is in
North East England, population 300,000

Newcastle-under-Lyme is a market town in
Staffordshire, England, The borough of Newcastleunder-Lyme has a population of 123,000 (of whichthe town is 75,000)

Nové Hrady, South
Bohemia, Czech Republic,
almost on the Austrianborder. Population 2600

Nyborg, Denmark: the Municipality has a population of 31,000 (city= 18,000). From 1183 to 1413 it was Denmark’s capital and theParliament – the Danehoffet – met at Nyborg Castle

Nové Zámky is in Slovakia,
on the Nitra Rover, west of
the capital Bratislava, witha population of 42,000

Newcastle
New South Wales
Australia

Located 260km north of Sydney,
Newcastle is Australia’s seventh
largest city, population 170,000 oraround 450,000 for Greater Newcastle

Jaunpils, Latvia population of
2400 people;
now part ofTukums
municipality.

Akhaltsikhe, Georgia
Population 17,000 (Municipality 46,000; South West
Georgia, close to the border with Turkey and Armenia

Herceg Novi, Montenegro
Herceg Novi is a coastal town at the footof Mount Orjen and at the entrance tothe dramatic Bay of Kotor, thesouthernmost fjord in Europe. It is theadministrative, economic and cultural
centre of the municipality bordering
Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina –16,000 of the municipality’s 32,000
population live in the city.

Kota Bharu – state capital and Royal City of Kelantan State innorthern Malaysia, near the border with Thailand – population
over 350,000 in the city and 500,00 in the metro district.

Newcastle is a community in theMunicipality of Clarington in Durham
Region, Ontario, Canada 80km east ofToronto, population 10,000.

New Castle, Indiana, population 17,000: oneof almost 30 “Newcastles” in the USA

New Castle, Pennsylvania, population 21,500

OPPORTUNITIES TO LINK UP• Trade, business development, chambers ofcommerce• Tourism promotion• Cultural collaborations and exchanges• Youth Councils and youth exchanges• University and college cooperation, schools,languages• Libraries• Charitable support for less well-developedcommunities• Sporting links• Rotary and Lions Clubs, Round Tables

OUR CONFERENCES
In 1998 the Mayor of Shinshiro in Japan took the initiative to invite
representatives of seven other “Newcastles“ to his city.
They have continued to meet every two years – in Neuchâtel,Switzerland in 2000, USA (Indiana/Pennsylvania) in 2002, SouthAfrica 2004 & 2010, Newcastle-under-Lyme (UK) in 2006, Neuburg
an der Donau, Germany in 2008, Newcastle upon Tyne (UK) in2012, Nové Hrady in the Czech Republic in 2014, Newcastle
Ontario, Canada in 2016 and Shinshiro City Japan again for our
20th anniversary in 2018. We next met in Nové Hrady for theconference that was postponed from 2020 because of Covid-19.
The aim of the Newcastles alliance is to foster friendship andcollaboration, and to share and enjoy each other’s heritage andculture. Each gathering takes a discussion theme to ensure
practical, usable outcomes, and also involves our young people.

Next conference in Jaunpils, Latvia in 2025 !

SOME OF OUR PROJECTSShinshiro City Passport
Shinshiro City, Japan gathered their offers
and have a fantastic range including:
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Guided Hiking at Mount Horaiji
Guided City tour
Free entrance for municipal museums
Zen experience at a temple including:- Making Soba noodles- Tea ceremony- Wearing Samurai Costume
Meet the Mayor
Dine/stay with a host family
Picking up from nearest Bullet train station
Toyohashi or nearest airport Chubu Nagoya

BusinessVisitors

“Two Newcastles” Theatre Project

Nové Zámky 2020/2021
17 Artists from
14 “Newcastles” were part ofNové Zámky’s special year as
Slovakia’s City of Culture in aspecial projecthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=gwiFts47lE&feature=youtu.be&t=34

Some of ourPublications

Online Publications

EXHIBITION MATERIALSHARING INFORMATION AND BEST PRACTICE
IN AREAS OF COMMON INTEREST
http://newcastlesoftheworld.com/best-practice-information/• Ensuring thriving town and district centres• Affordable housing• New uses for historic buildings• An ageing population- issues and opportunities• Employment and skills for young people• Connecting with citizens• Environmental sustainability• Equalities and Cohesion• Strengthening civic identity and pride• The “Smart” City
• Maximising our tourism potential through collaboration

Young people are the Futurefor our Newcastles

OUR FIRST DEDICATED YOUTH CONFERENCEWAS IN SHINSHIRO, JAPAN IN DECEMBER 2017CHRIS BROWNHILL OF NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY– NINE MONTH PLACEMENT WITH A JAPANESECOMPANY IN SHINSHIRO (OSG)OUR WEBSITE
https://newcastlesoftheworld.com/
Over 70 pages

WHAT YOU’LL FIND ON THE WEBSITE• About the Newcastles around the world• Newsletters and features• Opportunities and projects• Sharing best practice• Our calendar of major events in thedifferent Newcastles• More about youth• Business and Tourism• Your contacts in our Newcastles
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