Around 1930 there were 900 inhabitants in Frankweiler and 200 vintners with 137 hectares of vineyards. The high quality standard of the Frankweiler wines has remained, if not risen. Several dignitaries and citizens from Cullman attended the ceremonies in Frankweiler, housed by the people of Frankweiler. On Saturday, the ceremony naming the Cullman Platz was held. Since the twinning ceremony, citizens and officials from Cullman have made numerous trips to Frankweiler and Frankweiler's citizens and officials have visited us here in Cullman on several occasions.
Visits take place every two years.
The most recent visit occurred during the week of April 29-May 3, 1999. Mayor Sides, members of the Cullman Friends of Frankweiler Club and local citizens traveled to Germany. While there, they visited with the kind citizens of Frankweiler and took in some of the local sights, such as the American Military Cemetery in Luxembourg and the beautiful tulip fields of Holland. Add to this a lot of private visits, many personal friendships, several gifts and this ample proof that this partnership doesn't exist only on paper but is alive and kicking, and all this despite the enormous distance and the language problems which occur once in a while. Plans are currently being made to have Mayor Stiess and the Friends of Cullman visit us here sometime in 2001.