Bath is history in plural. The relationship between the English Bath and Alkmaar is likely to have been one of the first, if not the first international city contact. Bath “adopted " Alkmaar towards the end of World War II. The Rotary club Bath collected money and goods for the people of Alkmaar on the initiative of Eli Prins, who fled to Bath. The small street organ, which still stands in the Hall of the town hall, raised £1000 and a large amount of clothing and goods. The organ symbolizes a bond of friendship that has lasted for more than half a century. Historically, Bath is a city of great significance. Located in the county of Avon in the southwest of England, Bath is one of the best preserved eighteenth-century cities in the world. In addition, the Roman influences are unmistakably present in the street scene to this day. Bath is famous for its Roman Baths.