Belleville Sister Cities, Inc.

06/12/2026

If anyone is interested in learning German,
this is a great program available to adults and children.

06/11/2026

Our friends in Paderborn are celebrating the USA’s 250th birthday with a series of events in the upcoming weeks. We are so thankful for everything they do to strengthen the bonds between our countries and cities! 🇺🇸 🇩🇪 🎉

05/25/2026

Congratulations to our friends in Paderborn after SC Paderborn was promoted to the Bundesliga today for the first time since the 2019-2020 season with a victory over Wolfsburg! Thanks to our friends in Paderborn for sending some photos ⚽️🍻

05/21/2026

The May general membership meeting is tonight, Thursday, May 21, at Danny's Irish Pub at 5500 North Belt West in Belleville. Arrive at 5:30 if you are ordering dinner and the meeting will begin at 6pm. Bis dann!

05/12/2026

Ruhe in Frieden, Bob.

He co-founded Belleville Oktoberfest and Belleville Sister Cities and helped make a 200-foot-long bratwurst for the city’s bicentennial.

04/30/2026

Our condolences go out to the Fritz family for their loss. Bob Fritz was a founding member of Belleville Sister Cities and the Belleville Oktoberfest. We are forever grateful for his contributions and dedication to our organization over the years. He will be dearly missed.
https://www.mollfuneralhome.com/obituaries/bob-fritz?fbclid=IwY2xjawRglD1leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF1TUF1VVZFUlh3YWdCRFdrc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHkBg_nENNWXpaRgiE8BoZedp58jTtSfJeGVyfSeLg9rDhhPQ6xRDgvchCKwi_aem_gUAdBe3mgZn-i9GACKumow

View Bob "Chick" Fritz's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

04/17/2026

April Stammtisch at Papa Vito’s in Belleville.

03/24/2026

Board members from Belleville, Columbia, Millstadt and Waterloo sister cities organizations, who all have German sister cities, met for their annual gathering tonight of board members at Hopskeller Brewery in Waterloo.  They all shared a year in review, information of upcoming events and exchanges, and brainstormed ideas to help grow and further develop all of their sister cities programs. 🇩🇪🇺🇸❤️

02/17/2026

While our friend in Paderborn celebrate Karneval, let's not forget that Belleville used to have a Karneval/Fastnacht tradition.
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1E3wpqTSzW/

01/16/2026

Thanks to everyone who came to our holiday party tonight at Eckert’s! It was a great turnout and viel Spaß!