List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany
This is a list of municipalities in Germany which have standing links to local communities in other countries, or in other parts of Germany (mostly across the former inner German border), known as "town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world).
A
[edit]- Arlington County, United States
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Halifax, England, United Kingdom
- Montebourg, France
- Naumburg, Germany
- Ningbo, China
- Reims, France
- Sarıyer, Turkey
- Toledo, Spain
- Antakya, Turkey
- Cervia, Italy
- Christchurch, England, United Kingdom
- Saint-Lô, France
- Tatabánya, Hungary
- Argentré-du-Plessis, France
- Differdange, Luxembourg
- Penzberg, Germany
- Teltow, Germany
- Tempelhof-Schöneberg (Berlin), Germany
- Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
- Feldkirchen in Kärnten, Austria
- Ludwigslust, Germany
- Viljandi, Estonia
- Brixlegg, Austria
- Gödöllő, Hungary
- Schifferstadt, Germany
- Chambéry, France
- Brunssum, Netherlands
- Hennigsdorf, Germany
- Saint-Brieuc, France
- Bad Bergzabern, Germany
- Bystrzyca Kłodzka, Poland
- Desenzano del Garda, Italy
- Périgueux, France
- Trikala, Greece
- Ústí nad Orlicí, Czech Republic
- Dimona, Israel
- Ekeren (Antwerp), Belgium
- Farnham, England, United Kingdom
- Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, France
- Stockerau, Austria
- Zella-Mehlis, Germany
- Chomutov, Czech Republic
- Paide, Estonia
- Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Germany
- Mark, Sweden
- Rapid City, United States
- San Miniato, Italy
- Seclin, France
- Alba Iulia, Romania
- Bexley, England, United Kingdom
- Caltagirone, Italy
- Deventer, Netherlands
- Olesno, Poland
- Le Bouscat, France
- Dubí, Czech Republic
- Gurk, Austria
- Kassel, Germany
- Miskolc, Hungary
- Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
- Kerava, Finland
- Peine, Germany
- Trenčianske Teplice, Slovakia
- Rawicz, Poland
- Appingedam, Netherlands
B
[edit]Ba
[edit]- Annonay, France
- Bácsalmás, Hungary
- Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom
- Bad Salzungen, Germany
- L'Haÿ-les-Roses, France
- Šumperk, Czech Republic
- Cabourg, France
- Chur, Switzerland
- Dubrovnik, Croatia
- Exeter, England, United Kingdom
- Mariánské Lázně, Czech Republic
- Mayrhofen, Austria
- Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg
- Petergof, Russia
- Terracina, Italy
- Berck, France
- Cadenabbia (Griante), Italy
- Ludvika, Sweden
- Wittichenau, Germany
- Eisenstadt, Austria
- Massa, Italy
- Vernon, France
Bad Kötzting is a member of the Douzelage, a town twinning association of towns across the European Union.[31]
- Agros, Cyprus
- Altea, Spain
- Asikkala, Finland
- Bellagio, Italy
- Bundoran, Ireland
- Chojna, Poland
- Granville, France
- Holstebro, Denmark
- Houffalize, Belgium
- Judenburg, Austria
- Kőszeg, Hungary
- Marsaskala, Malta
- Meerssen, Netherlands
- Niederanven, Luxembourg
- Oxelösund, Sweden
- Preveza, Greece
- Rokiškis, Lithuania
- Rovinj, Croatia
- Sesimbra, Portugal
- Sherborne, England, United Kingdom
- Sigulda, Latvia
- Siret, Romania
- Škofja Loka, Slovenia
- Sušice, Czech Republic
- Tryavna, Bulgaria
- Türi, Estonia
- Zvolen, Slovakia
- Bourg-en-Bresse, France
- Neuruppin, Germany
- Oostkamp, Belgium
- Bad Nauheim, Germany
- Bad Langensalza, Germany
- Buxton, England, United Kingdom
- Chaumont, France
- Oostkamp, Belgium
- Brasschaat, Belgium
- Fismes, France
- Inowrocław, Poland
- Be'er Ya'akov, Israel
- Jifna, Palestine
- Kołobrzeg, Poland
- Olivet, France
- Contrexéville, France
- Llandrindod Wells, Wales, United Kingdom
- Luckenwalde, Germany
- Millau, France
- Bad Hersfeld, Germany
- Ishøj, Denmark
- Mezőkövesd, Hungary
- Strakonice, Czech Republic
- Kiryat Motzkin, Israel
- Riihimäki, Finland
- Teterow, Germany
- Võru, Estonia
- Złocieniec, Poland
- Franklin, United States
- Františkovy Lázně, Czech Republic
- Kitzbühel, Austria
- Rueil-Malmaison, France
- Yōrō, Japan
- Brotterode-Trusetal, Germany
- Glossop, England, United Kingdom
- Moulins, France
- Luxeuil-les-Bains, France
- Popielów, Poland
- St Helier, Jersey
- Wallingford, England, United Kingdom
- Centerville, United States
- Gołuchów, Poland
- Izegem, Belgium
- Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
- Menton, France
- Moncalieri, Italy
- Sochi, Russia
- Yalta, Ukraine
- Montesson, France
- Royan, France
- Bedford, England, United Kingdom
- Esztergom, Hungary
- Feldkirchen in Kärnten, Austria
- Prague 1 (Prague), Czech Republic
- Rodez, France
- Villach, Austria
- Brzeg Dolny, Poland
- Kovel, Ukraine
- Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
- Wurzen, Germany
- San Sebastián de los Reyes, Spain
- Sangerhausen, Germany
- Vire-Normandie, France
- Vrchlabí, Czech Republic
- Dreux, France
- Heidelberg, Germany
- Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic
- Jelenia Góra, Poland
- Worms, Germany
- Annecy, France
- Prague 6 (Prague), Czech Republic
- Rudolstadt, Germany
- La Spezia, Italy
- Tekirdağ, Turkey
Be
[edit]- La Celle-Saint-Cloud, France
- Grodków, Poland
- Heringsdorf, Germany
- Beit Jala, Palestine
- Bourgoin-Jallieu, France
- Bucha, Ukraine
- Ganei Tikva, Israel
- Joinville-le-Pont, France
- Limassol, Cyprus
- Luton, England, United Kingdom
- Marijampolė, Lithuania
- Pszczyna, Poland
- Runnymede, England, United Kingdom
- Velsen, Netherlands
- Gennevilliers, France
- Hettstedt, Germany
- Silifke, Turkey
- Wieliczka, Poland
- Beijing, China
- Brussels, Belgium
- Budapest, Hungary
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Istanbul, Turkey
- Jakarta, Indonesia
- Kyiv, Ukraine[60]
- London, England, United Kingdom
- Los Angeles, United States
- Madrid, Spain
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Moscow, Russia
- Prague, Czech Republic
- Tashkent, Uzbekistan
- Tokyo, Japan
- Warsaw, Poland
- Windhoek, Namibia
Berlin – Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf[61]
- Apeldoorn, Netherlands
- Bad Iburg, Germany
- Belváros-Lipótváros (Budapest), Hungary
- Forchheim (district), Germany
- Gagny, France
- Gladsaxe, Denmark
- Karmiel, Israel
- Kulmbach (district), Germany
- Lewisham, England, United Kingdom
- Linz, Austria
- Mannheim, Germany
- Marburg-Biedenkopf (district), Germany
- Międzyrzecz, Poland
- Minden, Germany
- Or Yehuda, Israel
- Pechersk (Kyiv), Ukraine
- Rheingau-Taunus (district), Germany
- Split, Croatia
- Sutton, England, United Kingdom
- Trento, Italy
- Waldeck-Frankenberg (district), Germany
Berlin – Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg[62]
- Al-Malikiyah, Syria
- Bergstraße (district), Germany
- Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany
- Kadıköy, Turkey
- Kiryat Yam, Israel
- Limburg-Weilburg (district), Germany
- Porta Westfalica, Germany
- San Rafael del Sur, Nicaragua
- Szczecin, Poland
- Wiesbaden, Germany
- Białołęka (Warsaw), Poland
- Hajnówka County, Poland
- Hoàn Kiếm (Hanoi), Vietnam
- Jurbarkas, Lithuania
- Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia
- KaMubukwana (Maputo), Mozambique
- Margareten (Vienna), Austria
Berlin – Marzahn-Hellersdorf[64]
- Budapest XV (Budapest), Hungary
- Halton, England, United Kingdom
- Hoàng Mai (Hanoi), Vietnam
- Kastrychnitski (Minsk), Belarus
- Lauingen, Germany
- Tychy, Poland
- Beyoğlu, Turkey
- Bottrop, Germany
- Central AO (Moscow), Russia
- Chaoyang (Beijing), China
- Frogn, Norway
- Higashiōsaka, Japan
- Holon, Israel
- Kassel, Germany
- Petrogradsky (Saint Petersburg), Russia
- Schwalm-Eder (district), Germany
- Shinjuku (Tokyo), Japan
- Tourcoing, France
- Tsuwano, Japan
- Anderlecht, Belgium
- Bat Yam, Israel
- Boulogne-Billancourt, France
- Çiğli, Turkey
- Cologne, Germany
- Hammersmith and Fulham, England, United Kingdom
- Leonberg, Germany
- Marino, Italy
- Pavlovsk, Russia
- Prague 5 (Prague), Czech Republic
- Pushkin, Russia
- Ústí nad Orlicí, Czech Republic
- Wetzlar, Germany
- Zaanstad, Netherlands
- Antony, France
- Bad Steben, Germany
- Blomberg, Germany
- Greenwich, England, United Kingdom
- Kiryat Ata, Israel
- Melle, Germany
- Vogelsberg (district), Germany
- Ashdod, Israel
- Asnières-sur-Seine, France
- İznik, Turkey
- Luton, England, United Kingdom
- Nauen, Germany
- Siegen, Germany
- Siegen-Wittgenstein (district), Germany
Berlin – Steglitz-Zehlendorf[70]
- Brøndby, Denmark
- Cassino, Italy
- Hagen, Germany
- Industrialnyi (Kharkiv), Ukraine
- Kazimierz Dolny, Poland
- Kiryat Bialik, Israel
- Königs Wusterhausen, Germany
- Lüchow-Dannenberg (district), Germany
- Nałęczów, Poland
- Nentershausen, Germany
- Poniatowa, Poland
- Rendsburg-Eckernförde (district), Germany
- Ronneby, Sweden
- Sderot, Israel
- Sochos, Greece
- Songpa (Seoul), South Korea
- Szilvásvárad, Hungary
- Westerwald (district), Germany
- Zugló (Budapest), Hungary
Berlin – Tempelhof-Schöneberg[71]
- Ahlen, Germany
- Amstelveen, Netherlands
- Bad Kreuznach (district), Germany
- Barnet, England, United Kingdom
- Charenton-le-Pont, France
- Koszalin, Poland
- Levallois-Perret, France
- Mezitli, Turkey
- Nahariya, Israel
- Paderborn (district), Germany
- Penzberg, Germany
- Teltow-Fläming (district), Germany
- Werra-Meißner (district), Germany
- Wuppertal, Germany
- Albinea, Italy
- Cajamarca, Peru
- Cologne, Germany
- East Norriton Township, United States
- Izola, Slovenia
- Mokotów (Warsaw), Poland
- Mürzzuschlag, Austria
- Odernheim, Germany
- Tepebaşı, Turkey
- Veszprém County, Hungary
- Champigny-sur-Marne, France
- Meckenheim, Germany
- Skwierzyna, Poland
- Anderson, United States
- Chomutov, Czech Republic
- Fourmies, France
- Rheine, Germany
- Tarnowskie Góry, Poland
Bi–Bo
[edit]- Concarneau, France
- Estelí, Nicaragua
- Nahariya, Israel
- Rochdale, England, United Kingdom
- Rzeszów, Poland
- Veliky Novgorod, Russia
- Kusatsu, Japan
- Overland Park, United States
- Sucy-en-Brie, France
- Surrey Heath, England, United Kingdom
- Szekszárd, Hungary
- Anamur, Turkey
- Hitchin, England, United Kingdom
- Kutná Hora, Czech Republic
- Nuits-Saint-Georges, France
- Prizren, Kosovo
- Venarey-les-Laumes, France
- Dzerzhinsk, Russia
- Kamienna Góra, Poland
- Marl, Germany
- Vierzon, France
- Villefontaine, France
- Witten, Germany
- Castellabate, Italy
- Le Creusot, France
- Alba, Italy
- Bergama, Turkey
- Glenrothes, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Krems an der Donau, Austria
- Pontoise, France
- Sittard-Geleen, Netherlands
- Sömmerda, Germany
- Aurillac, France
- Bocholt, Belgium
- Rossendale, England, United Kingdom
- Donetsk, Ukraine
- Nordhausen, Germany
- Oviedo, Spain
- Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
- Tsukuba, Japan
- Frascati, Italy
- Kortrijk, Belgium
- Saint-Cloud, France
- Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom
- Mirecourt, France
- Budafok-Tétény (Budapest), Hungary
- Oxford, England, United Kingdom
- Villemomble, France
- Albertslund, Denmark
- Bolków, Poland
- Grabow, Germany
- Říčany, Czech Republic
- Whitstable, England, United Kingdom
Br–Bu
[edit]- Ballerup, Denmark
- Ivry-sur-Seine, France
- Kaiserslautern, Germany
- Magnitogorsk, Russia
- Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France
- Frederikshavn, Denmark
- Kaliningrad, Russia
- North East Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
- Pori, Finland
- Szczecin, Poland
- Condeixa-a-Nova, Portugal
- Hemer, Germany
- Hidas, Hungary
- Longjumeau, France
- Nemesnádudvar, Hungary
- Neuflize, France
- Pontypool, Wales, United Kingdom
- Valserhône, France
- Wittenberg, Germany
- Buckow, Germany
- Hesdin, France
- Heusden-Zolder, Belgium
- Thurso, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Cwmbran, Wales, United Kingdom
- Gornja Radgona, Slovenia
- Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, France
- Sainte-Menehould, France
- Volterra, Italy
- Chalcis, Greece
- Kaş, Turkey
- Kunice, Poland
- Royal Leamington Spa, England, United Kingdom
- Sceaux, France
- Weißwasser, Germany
Buchholz in der Nordheide[103]
- Călărași District, Moldova
- Mattsee, Austria
- Mommenheim, France
- Schkeuditz, Germany
- Vilafranca del Penedès, Spain
- Villefranche-sur-Saône, France
- Charenton-le-Pont, France
- Ignalina, Lithuania
- Kortemark, Belgium
- Mittersill, Austria
- Afantou, Greece
- Gummersbach, Germany
- La Roche-sur-Yon, France
- Tira, Israel
- Collecchio, Italy
- Eilenburg, Germany
- Saint-Cyr-l'École, France
- Blagnac, France
- Ribnitz-Damgarten, Germany
C
[edit]- Celle Ligure, Italy
- Hämeenlinna, Finland
- Holbæk, Denmark
- Kwidzyn, Poland
- Meudon, France
- Mazkeret Batya, Israel
- Sumy, Ukraine
- Tavistock, England, United Kingdom
- Tulsa, United States
- Tyumen, Russia
- Akron, United States
- Arras, France
- Düsseldorf, Germany
- Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Łódź, Poland
- Manchester, England, United Kingdom
- Mulhouse, France
- Taiyuan, China
- Tampere, Finland
- Timbuktu, Mali
- Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
- Volgograd, Russia
- Bernay, France
- Cobourg, Canada
- Gais, Italy
- Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom
- Niort, France
- Oudenaarde, Belgium
- Toledo, United States
- Barcelona, Spain
- Beijing, China
- Bethlehem, Palestine
- Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Corinto, Nicaragua
- Cork, Ireland
- Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
- Indianapolis, United States
- Istanbul, Turkey
- Katowice, Poland
- Kyoto, Japan
- Liège, Belgium
- Lille, France
- Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
- Neukölln (Berlin), Germany
- El Realejo, Nicaragua
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Tel Aviv, Israel
- Thessaloniki, Greece
- Treptow-Köpenick (Berlin), Germany
- Tunis, Tunisia
- Turin, Italy
- Turku, Finland
- Volgograd, Russia
- Lovosice, Czech Republic
- Ravensburg, Germany
- Gelsenkirchen, Germany
- Grosseto, Italy
- Košice, Slovakia
- Lipetsk, Russia
- Montreuil, France
- Nuneaton and Bedworth, England, United Kingdom
- Saarbrücken, Germany
- Targovishte, Bulgaria
- Zielona Góra, Poland
- Biłgoraj, Poland
- Jurbarkas, Lithuania
- Pamiers, France
- Worthington, United States
- Bystřice nad Pernštejnem, Czech Republic
- Wiehl, Germany
- Binz, Germany
- Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
- Penzance, England, United Kingdom
- Sassnitz, Germany
- Vannes, France
D
[edit]- Fondi, Italy
- Klagenfurt, Austria
- Alkmaar, Netherlands
- Brescia, Italy
- Bursa, Turkey
- Chesterfield, England, United Kingdom
- Freiberg, Germany
- Graz, Austria
- Gstaad (Saanen), Switzerland
- Gyönk, Hungary
- Liepāja, Latvia
- Logroño, Spain
- Płock, Poland
- San Antonio, United States
- Szeged, Hungary
- Trondheim, Norway
- Troyes, France
- Uzhhorod, Ukraine
- Cannock Chase, England, United Kingdom
- Genthin, Germany
- Neusiedl am See, Austria
- Písek, Czech Republic
- Budakeszi, Hungary
- Quérénaing, France
- Zossen, Germany
- Friedrichshafen, Germany
- Monheim am Rhein, Germany
- Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland
- Allonnes, France
- Borisoglebsk, Russia
- Eberswalde, Germany
- Kolding, Denmark
- Lublin, Poland
- Argenteuil, France
- Gliwice, Poland
- Ibbenbüren, Germany
- Klagenfurt, Austria
- Ludwigshafen, Germany
- Roudnice nad Labem, Czech Republic
- Vilnius District Municipality, Lithuania
- Hasselt, Belgium
- Oraiokastro, Greece
- Saint-Omer, France
- Savonlinna, Finland
- Zeitz, Germany
- Aubergenville, France
- Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic
- Reinsdorf, Germany
- Kastsyukovichy, Belarus
- Kunming, China
- Masaya, Nicaragua
- Neuhaus am Rennweg, Germany
- Oconomowoc, United States
- Rakovník, Czech Republic
- Vélizy-Villacoublay, France
- Gyula, Hungary
- Rillieux-la-Pape, France
- Givors, France
- Heidenheim an der Brenz, Germany
- Unna, Germany
- Vyškov, Czech Republic
- Kaminoyama, Japan
- Saverne, France
- Vác, Hungary
- Kiryat Ono, Israel
- Saint-André-lez-Lille, France
- Toro, Spain
- Antrim and Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
- Crawley, England, United Kingdom
- Dormans, France
- Ernée, France
- Hainichen, Germany
- Hod HaSharon, Israel
- Rybnik, Poland
- Waslala, Nicaragua
- Joinville, France
- Lansingerland, Netherlands
- Oisterwijk, Netherlands
- La Porte-du-Der, France
- Stafford, England, United Kingdom
- Brazzaville, Congo
- Columbus, United States
- Coventry, England, United Kingdom
- Florence, Italy
- Hamburg, Germany
- Hangzhou, China
- Ostrava, Czech Republic
- Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Salzburg, Austria
- Skopje, North Macedonia
- Strasbourg, France
- Wrocław, Poland
- Calais, France
- Fort Lauderdale, United States
- Gaziantep, Turkey
- Lomé, Togo
- Perm, Russia
- Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom