It is more than 40 years since Cuban contract workers appeared in Ilmenau to learn and work in what was then the Graf-Henneberg porcelain factory. Some of the personal friendships that developed from this have remained for many years. When Latin American sounds from singer Leni Kästner waft through the Ilmenau municipal gardens this morning, there is more to it than just a 'fiesta'. After all, it is important to immortalize a friendship that has grown over 40 years - and what could be a more fitting symbol than this friendship tree that connects Cuba and Ilmenau?
To the media library: South Thuringian Regional Television GmbH
