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This is a list of places in Germany having standing links to local communities in other countries, or, respectively in other parts of Germany (mostly across the former inner German border). In most cases, the association, especially when formalised by local government, is known as "town twinning" (though other terms, such as "partner towns" or "sister cities" are sometimes used instead), and while most of the places included are towns, the list also comprises villages, cities, districts, counties, etc. with similar links.

Contents 1 A 2 B 3 C 4 D 5 E 6 F 7 G 8 H 9 I 10 J 11 K 12 L 13 M 14 N 15 O 16 P 17 Q 18 R 19 S 20 T 21 U 22 V 23 W 24 X 25 Z

A

• Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia:

Liège, Belgium (1955) Reims, France (1967) Halifax, United Kingdom (1979) Toledo, Spain (1985)

Ningbo, China (1986) Naumburg, Germany (1988) Arlington, Virginia, USA (1993) Cape Town, South Africa (1999)

Kostroma, Russia (2001) Rosh HaAyin, Israel (2007) Baltimore, Ireland (2010)

• Aalen, Baden-Württemberg:

Saint-Lô, France (1978) Christchurch, United Kingdom (1981) Tatabánya, Hungary (1987)

Antakya, Turkey (1995) Cervia, Italy (2011)

• Abensberg, Bavaria:

Parga, Greece (1986)

Lonigo, Italy (1999)

• Adenau, Rhineland-Palatinate:

Mellieħa, Malta

• Ahlen, North Rhine-Westphalia:

Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Berlin Teltow, Germany

Penzberg, Germany Differdange, Luxembourg

• Ahrensburg, Schleswig-Holstein:

Ludwigslust, Germany Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain

Viljandi, Estonia Feldkirchen, Austria

• Alsfeld, Hesse:

New Mills, United Kingdom (1962) Nakskov, Denmark (1963)

Chaville, France (1974) Amstetten, Austria (1979)

Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia (1992)

• Alzey, Rhineland-Palatinate:

Harpenden, United Kingdom (1963) Josselin, France (1973)

Lembeye, France (1980) Rechnitz, Austria (1981)

Kościan, Poland (1990) Kamenz, Germany (1990)

• Amberg, Bavaria:

Bad Bergzabern, Germany Freiberg, Germany Bystrzyca Kłodzka, Poland Desenzano, Italy

Périgueux, France Trikala, Greece Ústí nad Orlicí, Czech Republic Geretsried, Germany

Kranj, Slovenia Schnaittenbach, Germany Siilinjärvi, Finnland

• Andernach, Rhineland-Palatinate:

Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, France (1959) Stockerau, Austria

Ekeren, Belgium Farnham, United Kingdom

Dimona, Israel Zella-Mehlis, Germany

• Anklam, Mecklenburg-Antepomerania:

Heide, Germany Ustka, Poland

Limbaži, Latvia Burlöv, Sweden

• Ansbach, Bavaria:

Bay City, Michigan, USA (1960) Anglet, France (1968)

Jingjiang, China (2004) Fermo, Italy (2006)

• Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia:

Bexley, United Kingdom Fos-sur-Mer, France

Deventer, Netherlands Alba Iulia, Romania (1974)

Olesno, Poland

• Aschaffenburg, Bavaria:

Perth, United Kingdom (1956) Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France (1975) Miskolc, Hungary (1996)

• Augsburg, Bavaria:

Inverness, UK (1956) Nagahama, Japan (1959) Amagasaki, Japan (1959)

Dayton, Ohio (1964) Bourges, France (1967)

Liberec, Czech Republic (2001) Jinan, China (2004)

• Aurich, Lower Saxony:

Appingedam, Netherlands (1989)

B

• Backnang, Baden-Württemberg:

Chelmsford, United Kingdom

Annonay, France

Bácsalmás, Hungary

• Bad Aibling, Bavaria:

Cavaion Veronese, Italy (1986)

• Bad Doberan, Mecklenburg-Antepomerania:

Bad Schwartau, Germany (1989)

• Bad Dürrenberg, Saxony-Anhalt:

Encs, Hungary

Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf, France

Ciechocinek, Poland

Melle, Germany

• Bad Ems, Rhineland-Palatinate:

Cosne-sur-Loire, France

Droitwich Spa (United Kingdom)

• Blankenfelde-Mahlow (Germany)

• Bad Füssing, Bavaria:

Abano Terme, Italy

• Bad Gandersheim, Lower Saxony:

Rotselaar, Belgium

Skegness, United Kingdom

• Bad Griesbach im Rottal, Bavaria:

Friesach, Austria (2006)

• Bad Homburg, Hesse:

Chur, Switzerland Dubrovnik, Croatia Exeter, United Kingdom (1965)

Mariánské Lázně, Czech Republic Mayrhofen, Austria Petergof, Russia

Terracina, Italy Bad Mondorf, Luxembourg Cabourg, France

• Bad Kissingen, Bavaria:

Eisenstadt, Austria

Massa, Italy

Vernon, France

• Bad Königshofen, Bavaria:

Arlington, Texas, USA

Römhild, Germany

• Bad Kötzting, Bavaria:

Bad Kötzting is a founding member of the Douzelage, a town twinning association of 23 towns across the European Union. This active town twinning began in 1991 and there are regular events, such as a produce market from each of the other countries and festivals.

Altea, Spain Bellagio, Italy Bundoran, Republic of Ireland Chojna, Poland Granville, France Holstebro, Denmark Houffalize, Belgium Judenburg, Austria

Karkkila, Finland Kőszeg, Hungary Marsaskala, Malta Meerssen, Netherlands Niederanven, Luxembourg Oxelösund, Sweden Prienai, Lithuania Preveza, Greece

Sesimbra, Portugal Sherborne, United Kingdom Sigulda, Latvia Sušice, Czech Republic Türi, Estonia Zvolen, Slovakia Siret, Romania

• Bad Kreuznach, Rheinland-Pfalz:

Bourg-en-Bresse, France

Neuruppin, Germany

• Bad Münstereifel, Euskirchen:

Ashford, United Kingdom

Fougères, France

• Bad Nauheim, Hesse:

Bad Langensalza, Germany Buxton, United Kingdom Chaumont, France

Oostkamp, Belgium Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States

• Bad Oeynhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia:

Wear Valley, United Kingdom (1977)

Inowrocław, Poland

Fismes, France

• Bad Pyrmont, Lower Saxony:

Anzio, Italy (1958)

Bad Freienwalde, Germany (1990)

Heemstede, Netherlands (2000)

• Bad Sobernheim, Rhineland-Palatinate:

Edelény, Hungary

Louvres, France

• Bad Soden am Taunus, Hesse:

Yoro-cho, Japan (2004)

Františkovy Lázně, Czech Republic (1992)

Kitzbühel, Austria (1984)

Rueil-Malmaison, France (1975)

• Bad Vilbel, Hesse:

Glossop, United Kingdom

Moulins, France

Brotterode, Germany

Eldoret, Kenya

• Bad Wildungen, Hesse:

Saffron Walden, United Kingdom (1986)

Yichun, China (1988)

Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France (1990)

Bad Berka, Germany

• Baden Baden, Baden-Württemberg:

Moncalieri, Italy Freital, Germany Menton, France

Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic Jalta, Ukraine

• Bad Wurzach, Baden-Württemberg:

Wallingford, United Kingdom (1988)

Luxeuil-les-Bains, France (2000)

Popielów, Opole Voivodeship, Poland (2000)

St Helier, Jersey (2002)

• Baesweiler, North Rhine-Westphalia:

Easington, United Kingdom (1975)

Montesson, France (1990)

• Balingen, Baden-Württemberg:

Royan, France (1980)

• Bamberg, Bavaria:

Bedford, United Kingdom Esztergom, Hungary Feldkirchen in Kärnten, Austria

Prague, Czech Republic Rodez, France

Villach, Austria Nagaoka, Japan

• Battenberg, Hesse:

Romsey, United Kingdom

• Bautzen, Saxony:

Worms, Germany (1990) Heidelberg, Germany (1991)

Dreux, France (1992) Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic (1993)

Jelenia Góra, Poland (1993)

• Bayreuth, Bavaria:

Annecy, France (1966) La Spezia, Italy (1999)

Rudolstadt, Germany (1990) 6th district of Prague, Czech Republic

• Belm, Lower Saxony:

Elterlein, Germany (2004)

Kolno, Poland (2006)

Englewood, Colorado, USA (2007)

• Bensheim, Hesse:

Beaune, France (1960) Amersham, United Kingdom (1977)

Mohács, Hungary (1987) Riva del Garda, Italy (1989)

Kłodzko, Poland (1996) Hostinné, Czech Republic (2002)

• Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia:

Luton, United Kingdom (1956)

• Berlin, Berlin:

Los Angeles, USA (1967) Paris, France (1987) Madrid, Spain (1988) Istanbul, Turkey (1988) Moscow, Russia (1990) Warsaw, Poland (1991) Budapest, Hungary (1991)

Brussels, Belgium (1992) Jakarta, Indonesia (1993) Tashkent, Uzbekistan (1993) Mexico City, Mexico (1993) Beijing, China (1994) Tokyo, Japan (1994) Buenos Aires, Argentina (1994)

Brasilia, Brazil (1994) Prague, Czech Republic (1995) Windhoek, Namibia (2000) London, United Kingdom (2000) Shiraz, Iran (2007)

• Berlin-Zehlendorf:

Sderot, Israel

Szilvásvárad, Hungary

• Bernburg, Saxony-Anhalt:

Anderson, Indiana, USA Chomutov, Czech Republic

Fourmies, France Rheine, Germany

Tarnowskie Góry, Poland Trakai, Lithuania

• Bernkastel-Kues, Rhineland-Palatinate:

Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic

Stadt Wehlen – Germany

Otmuchów, Poland

Biberach an der Riß, Baden-Württemberg:

Valence, France Tendring, United Kingdom

Asti, Italy Świdnica, Poland

Telavi, Georgia Guernsey, United Kingdom

• Bietigheim-Bissingen, Baden-Württemberg:

Kusatsu, Japan (1962) Sucy-en-Brie, France (1967) Surrey Heath, United Kingdom (1971)

Szekszárd, Hungary (1989) Overland Park, Kansas (1999)

• Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate:

Shelbyville, Kentucky, USA (1962) Diekirch, Luxembourg (1962) Arlon, Belgium (1965)

Rethel, France (1965) Bad Köstritz, Germany (1992)

• Bitterfeld, Saxony-Anhalt:

Vierzon, France

• Blankenese, Hamburg:

Gladsaxe, Denmark (1962)

• Blieskastel, Rhineland-Palatinate:

Le Creusot, France (1989)

Castellabate, Italy (2008)

• Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia:

Sheffield, United Kingdom (1950) Oviedo, Spain (1980)

Donetsk, Ukraine (1987) Nordhausen, Germany (1990)

Xuzhou, China (1994)

• Böblingen, Baden-Württemberg:

Pontoise, France (1956) Sittard-Geleen, Netherlands (1962) Bergama, Turkey, (1967)

Glenrothes, United Kingdom (1971) Krems an der Donau Austria, (1972)

Alba, Italy (1985) Sömmerda, Germany (1988)

Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia: Potsdam, Germany (1988) Oxford, United Kingdom (1947)

twinned with Bad Godesberg: Saint-Cloud, France (1957) Frascati, Italy (1960)

Windsor and Maidenhead, United Kingdom (1960) Kortrijk, Belgium (1964)

twinned with Hardtberg

Villemomble, Paris, France

twinned with Beuel

Mirecourt, France

• Bottrop, North Rhine-Westphalia:

Blackpool, United Kingdom (2000)

• Bramsche, Lower Saxony:

Todmorden, United Kingdom

• Braunfels, Hesse:

New Braunfels, USA

Newbury, United Kingdom

• Braunschweig, Lower Saxony:

Bandung, Indonesia (1960) Nîmes, France (1962)

Bath, United Kingdom (1971) Sousse, Tunisia (1980)

Kiryat Tiv'on, Israel (1985) Magdeburg, Germany (1987)

• Bremen, Bremen:

Gdańsk, Poland (1976) Riga, Latvia (1985)

Dalian, China (1985) Rostock, Germany (1987)

Haifa, Israel (1988) İzmir, Turkey (1995)

• Bremerhaven, Bremen:

Cherbourg-Octeville, France (1960) Grimsby, United Kingdom (1963)

Pori, Finland (1969) Frederikshavn, Denmark (1979)

Szczecin, Poland (1990) Kaliningrad, Russia (1992)

• Brilon, North Rhine-Westphalia:

Thurso, United Kingdom

• Bückeburg, Lower Saxony:

Sablé-sur-Sarthe, France (1966)

Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel, Netherlands (1974)

• Burghausen, Bavaria:

Fumel, France Ptuj, Slovenia

Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany Sulmona, Italy

• Burgkirchen, Bavaria:

Kazincbarcika, Hungary

• Butzbach, Hesse:

Eilenburg, Germany

Saint-Cyr-l'École, France

• Buxtehude, Lower Saxony:

Blagnac, France

Ribnitz-Damgarten, Germany

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• Calw, Baden-Württemberg:

Latsch, Italy (1957)

• Castrop-Rauxel, North Rhine-Westphalia:

Wakefield, United Kingdom (1949) Vincennes, France (1961) Kuopio, Finland (1965)

Delft, Netherlands (1950–2000) Zehdenik an der Havel, Germany (1990) Nova Ruda, Poland (1991)

• Celle, Lower Saxony:

Celle Ligure, Italy Hämeenlinna, Finland Holbæk, Denmark Kwidzyn, Poland

Mazkeret Batya, Israel Meudon, France Quedlinburg, Germany Sumy, Ukraine

Tavistock, United Kingdom Tyumen, Russia Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

• Cham, Bavaria:

Cham, Switzerland (1981)

Klatovy, Czech Republic (1993)

• Chemnitz, Saxony:

Tampere, Finland (1961) Ljubljana, Slovenia (1966) Arras, France (1967) Timbuktu, Mali (1968)

Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic (1970) Mulhouse, France (1981) Łódź, Poland (1981) Manchester, United Kingdom (1983)

Volgograd, Russia (1988) Düsseldorf, Germany (1988) Akron, Ohio, USA (1997) Taiyuan, China (1999)

• Coburg, Bavaria:

Garden City, New York, USA Oudenaarde, Belgium

Niort, France Gais, Italy

Isle of Wight, United Kingdom Cobourg, Ontario, Canada

• Coesfeld, North Rhine-Westphalia:

De Bilt, Netherlands (1977)

• Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia:

Liverpool, United Kingdom (1952) Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (1958) Liège, Belgium (1958) Lille, France (1958) Rotterdam, Netherlands (1958) Turin, Italy (1958) Kyoto, Japan (1963)

Tunis, Tunisisa (1964) Turku, Finland (1967) Cluj-Napoca, Romania (1976) Tel Aviv, Israel (1979) Barcelona, Spain (1984) Beijing, China (1987) Corinto, Nicaragua (1988)

Cork, Ireland (1988) Indianapolis, USA (1988) Thessaloniki, Greece (1988) Volgograd, Russia (1988) Katowice, Poland (1991) Bethlehem, Palestine (1996) Istanbul, Turkey (1997)

• Coswig, Saxony:

Ravensburg, Germany (1990)

Lovosice nad Labem, Czech Republic (1995)

• Coswig an der Elbe, Saxony-Anhalt:

Stadtallendorf, Germany (1993)

• Cottbus, Brandenburg:

Montreuil-sous-Bois, France (1959) Grosseto, Italy (1967) Lipetsk, Russia (1974)

Zielona Góra, Poland (1975) Targovishte, Bulgaria (1975) Košice, Slovakia (1978)

Saarbrücken, Germany (1987) Gelsenkirchen, Germany (1995) Nuneaton and Bedworth, United Kingdom (1999)

• Crailsheim, Baden-Württemberg:

Worthington, Minnesota, USA (first US-German town twinning, 1947) Pamiers, France (1969)

Jubarkas, Lithuania (2000) Biłgoraj, Poland (2000)

• Crimmitschau, Saxony:

Bystřice nad Pernštejnem, Czech Republic (1971)

Wiehl, Germany (1990)

• Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony:

Penzance, United Kingdom Nuuk, Greenland Hafnarfjörður, Iceland

Vannes, France Piła, Poland Ílhavo, Portugal

Vilanova de Arousa, Spain Binz, Germany Sassnitz, Germany

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• Dachau, Bavaria:

Klagenfurt, Austria

Fondi, Italy

• Darmstadt, Hesse:

Alkmaar, Netherlands (1958) Troyes, France (1958) Chesterfield, United Kingdom (1959) Graz, Austria (1968) Trondheim, Norway (1968)

Bursa, Turkey (1971) Płock, Poland (1988) Szeged, Hungary (1990) Gyönk, Hungary (1990) Freiberg, Germany (1990)

Brescia, Italy (1991) Uzhhorod, Ukraine (1992) Liepāja, Latvia (1993) Saanen, Switzerland (1993) Logroño, Spain (2002)

• Datteln, Lower Saxony:

Cannock, United Kingdom

Genthin, Germany

• Deggendorf, Bavaria:

Neusiedl am See, Austria (1978)

• Delmenhorst, Lower Saxony

Toledo, Ohio, USA (2002)

• Dessau-Roßlau, Saxony-Anhalt:

Argenteuil, France (1959) Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria (1971) Ludwigshafen, Germany (1988)

Ibbenbüren, Germany (1990) Gliwice, Poland (1992)

Nemenčinė, Lithuania (1995) Roudnice nad Labem, Czech Republic (2004)

• Detmold, North Rhine-Westfalia:

Saint-Omer, France (1969) Hasselt, Belgium (1976)

Zeitz, Germany (1990) Savonlinna, Finland (2004)

• Dillenburg, Hesse:

Diest, Belgium (1963)

• Dinkelsbühl, Bavaria:

Edenkoben, Germany Porvoo, Finland

Guérande, France Sighișoara, Romania

Jingjiang, China Schmalkalden, Germany

• Dinslaken, North Rhine-Westphalia:

Agen, France (1963)

Arad, Israel (1989)

• Döbeln, Saxony

Vyškov, Czech Republic

Givors, France

Unna, Germany

Heidenheim, Germany

• Dormagen, North Rhine-Westphalia:

Abilene, Texas, USA

• Dorsten, North Rhine-Westphalia:

Crawley, United Kingdom

• Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia:

Amiens, France (1960) Leeds, United Kingdom(1969) Rostov, Russia (1973)

Buffalo, New York, USA (1977) Netanya, Israel (1980) Novi Sad, Serbia (1981)

Zwickau, Germany (1988) Xian, China (1989)

• Dresden, Saxony:

Coventry, United Kingdom (1959) Saint Petersburg, Russia (1961) Wrocław, Poland (1963) Skopje, Macedonia (1967)

Florence, Italy (1971) Ostrava, Czech Republic (1971) Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo (1975) Hamburg, Germany (1987)

Rotterdam, Netherlands (1988) Strasbourg, France (1990) Salzburg, Austria (1991) Columbus, Ohio, USA (1992)

• Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia:

Portsmouth, United Kingdom (since 1950) Calais, France (1964) Fort Lauderdale, USA (2011) Lomé, Togo (1973)

Wuhan, China (1982) Vilnius, Lithuania (1985) Gaziantep, Turkey (2005)

Perm, Russia Greenock, United Kingdom San Pedro Sula, Honduras

• Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia:

Valenciennes, France (1959) Cormeilles, France (1970) Altmünster, Austria (1971)

Gradačac, Bosnia and Hercegovina (2001) Stryj, Ukraine (2001)

Jinhua, China (2002) Ereğli, Turkey (2009)

• Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia:

Reading, United Kingdom (1975) Chemnitz, Germany (1988)

Haifa, Israel (1988) Warsaw, Poland (1989)

Moscow, Russia (1992) Chongqing, China (2004)

E

• Eckernförde, Schleswig-Holstein:

Macclesfield, United Kingdom (1953) Hässleholm, Sweden (1958)

Tanga, Tanzania (1963) Nakskov, Denmark (1969)

Brzeg, Poland (1989) Bützow, Germany (1990)

• Eggenfelden, Bavaria:

Carcassonne, France

Balatonalmádi, Hungary (2000)

• Eilenburg, Saxony:

Jihlava, Czech Republic Butzbach, Germany Anjalankoski, Finland

Tiraspol, Moldova Rawicz, Poland

• Eisenhüttenstadt, Brandenburg:

Saarlouis, Germany (1982)

• Ellerhoop, Schleswig-Holstein:

Hurst Green, United Kingdom [1]

• Eltville, North Rhine-Westphalia:

Montrichard, France

Arzens, France (twinned with district Hattenheim)

Passignano sul Trasimeno, Italy

• Elzach, Baden-Württemberg:

Telfs, Austria

Worthing, United Kingdom

Demre, Turkey

• Emden, Lower Saxony:

Arkhangelsk, Russia (1989)

London Borough of Hillingdon, United Kingdom (1961)

Haugesund, Norway (2009)

• Eppingen, Baden-Württemberg:

Epping, United Kingdom

• Erfurt, Thuringia:

Győr, Hungary (1971) Vilnius, Lithuania (1972) Kalisz, Poland (1982) Mainz, Germany (1988)

Lille, France (1991) Shawnee, Kansas, USA (1993) San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina (1993)

Lovech, Bulgaria (1996) Haifa, Israel (2000) Xuzhou, China (2005)

• Erkelenz, North Rhine-Westphalia:

Saint-James, France (1974)

• Erlangen, Bavaria:

Eskilstuna, Sweden (1961) Rennes, France (1964) Vladimir, Russia (1983/87)

Jena, Germany (1987) Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom (1989)

San Carlos, Nicaragua (1989) Beşiktaş, district of Istanbul, Turkey (2003)

• Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia:

Sunderland, United Kingdom (1949) Tampere, Finland (1960) Grenoble, France (1974)

Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (1991) Tel Aviv, Israel, (1991)

• Esslingen am Neckar, Baden-Württemberg:

Neath Port Talbot, United Kingdom (1958) Vienne-sur-Isère, France (1958) Udine, Italy (1959) Norrköping, Sweden (1964)

Schiedam, Netherlands (1964) Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA (1967) Velenje, Slovenia (1970)

Molodechno, Belarus (1987) Eger, Hungary (1991) Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland (1992)

• Euskirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia:

Basingstoke and Deane, United Kingdom

• Eutin, Schleswig-Holstein:

Lawrence, Kansas, USA

Nykøbing Falster, Denmark

Putbus, Germany

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• Fellbach, Baden-Württemberg:

Tain-l'Hermitage, France (1964) Tournon-sur-Rhône, France (1973) Erba, Italy (1978)

Pécs, Hungary (1986) Meißen, Germany (1987)

• Feuchtwangen, Bavaria:

Lana, Italy

Morhange, France

• Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein:

Carlisle, United Kingdom (1961)

Neubrandenburg, Germany (1987)

Słupsk, Poland (1988)

Tel Aviv, Israel

• Forchheim, Bavaria:

Le Perreux-sur-Marne, France

Rovereto, Italy

Roppen, Austria

Pößneck, Germany

Gherla, Romania

Broumov, Czech Republic

• Frankfurt am Main, Hesse:

Lyon, France (1960) Birmingham, United Kingdom (1966) Deuil-la-Barre, France (twinned with district Nieder-Eschbach, 1967)

Milan, Italy (1970) Guangzhou, China (1988) Toronto, Canada (1989) Leipzig, Saxony, Germany (1990)

Prague, Czech Republic (1990) Budapest, Hungary (1990) Granada, Nicaragua (1991) Kraków, Poland (1991) Tel Aviv, Israel

• Frankfurt an der Oder, Brandenburg:

Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland (1975) Słubice, Poland (1975) Nîmes, Frankreich (1976)

Vantaa, Finland (1987) Heilbronn, Germany (1988) Vitebsk, Belarus (1991)

Yuma, Arizona, USA (1997) Kadima, Israel (1997)

• Freiberg, Saxony:

Amberg, Germany

Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany

Darmstadt, Germany

Delft, Netherlands (1986)

Gentilly, France

Nes Tzijona, Israel

Příbram, Czech Republic

Wałbrzych, Poland

• Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg:

Besançon, France (1959) Innsbruck, Austria (1963) Padova, Italy (1967)

Guildford, United Kingdom (1979) Madison, Wisconsin, USA (1987) Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan (1989)

Lviv, Ukraine (1989) Granada, Spain (1991) Isfahan, Iran (2000) Tel Aviv, Israel

• Freising, Bavaria:

Obervellach, Austria (1963) San Candido, Italy (1969)

Maria Wörth, Austria (1978) Waidhofen an der Ybbs, Austria (1986)

Arpajon, France (1991) Škofja Loka, Slovenia (2004)

• Friedberg, Hesse:

Bishop's Stortford, United Kingdom

Villiers-sur-Marne, France

Magreglio, Italy

• Friedrichshafen, Baden-Württemberg:

Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina (1972)

Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, France (1973)

Peoria, Illinois, USA (1976)

Polotsk, Belarus (1990)

Delitzsch, Germany (1990)

• Fulda, Hesse:

Como, Italy (1960)

Arles, France (1964)

Sergiyev Posad, Russia (1991)

Wilmington, Delaware, USA, (1997)

Litomerice, Czech Republic (2001)

• Fürstenfeldbruck:

Wichita Falls, Texas, USA

• Furth im Wald, Bavaria:

Furth bei Göttweig, Austria

Ludres, France

Domažlice, Czech Republic

• Fürth, Bavaria:

Renfrew, United Kingdom (1969)

Bijeljina, Bosnia & Herzegovina (1987)

Limoges, France (1992)

Marmaris, Turkey (1995)

Xylokastro, Greece (2005)

• Füssen, Bavaria:

Palestrina, Italy (1972) Numata, Japan (1998)

Bardu, Norway Helen, Georgia, USA

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• Gaggenau, Baden-Württemberg:

Annemasse, France (1970)

Sieradz, Poland (2000)

• Garbsen, Lower Saxony:

Farmers Branch, Texas, USA

• Geesthacht, Schleswig-Holstein:

Hoogezand-Sappemeer, Netherlands (1966) Oldham, United Kingdom (1966–2004)

Plaisir, France (1975) Kuldīga, Latvia (1991)

• Geislingen an der Steige, Baden-Württemberg:

Bischofswerda, Germany (1990)

Montceau-les-Mines, France (1993)

• Georgsmarienhütte:

Ramat HaSharon, Israel (2005)

• Gera, Thuringia:

Saint-Denis, France (1950) Sliven, Bulgaria (1965) Skierniewice, Poland (1965) Pskov, Russia (1969, renewed 1996)

Pilsen, Czech Republic (1970) Kuopio, Finland (1972) Timişoara, Romania (1984) Arnhem, Netherlands (1987, renewed 1991)

Rostov, Russia (1987) Nuremberg, Germany (1988, renewed 1997) Fort Wayne, Indiana USA (1992) Goražde, Bosnia and Herzegovina (2002)

• Gießen, Hesse:

Ferrara, Italy Gödöllő, Hungary Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

Kerkrade, Netherlands Netanya, Israel San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua

Versailles, France (until 1985) Waterloo, Iowa, USA Winchester, United Kingdom

• Goslar, Lower Saxony:

Arcachon, France (1965) Windsor and Maidenhead, United Kingdom (1969)

Beroun, Czech Republic (1989) Brzeg, Poland (2000)

• Göttingen, Lower Saxony:

Cheltenham, United Kingdom (1951) Toruń, Poland (1978)

Pau, France (1982) Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Germany (1988)

• Grafenau, Bavaria:

Schärding, Austria (1976)

Kašperské Hory, Czech Republic (1991)

• Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Antepomerania:

Kotka, Finland (1959)

Osnabrück, Germany (1988)

Lund, Sweden (1990)

Hamar, Norway (1997)

Newport News, Virginia, USA (2007)

• Gronau, North Rhine-Westphalia:

Epe, Netherlands

• Groß-Gerau, Hesse:

Brignoles, France (1959) Bruneck (Brunico), Italy (1959)

Tielt, Belgium (1959) Szamotuły, Poland (2000)

• Großostheim:

Olympia, Greece

• Grünberg, Hesse:

Condom, France (1973)

Mrągowo, Poland (1993)

• Grünstadt, Rhineland-Palatinate:

Bonita Springs, Florida, USA

• Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia:

Châteauroux, France (1977) Broxtowe, United Kingdom (1978) Grudziądz, Poland (1989)

Falun, Sweden (1994) Rzhev, Russia (2008)

• Gummersbach, North Rhine-Westphalia:

La Roche-sur-Yon, France (1968)

Burg, Germany (1990)

Afandou, Rhodes, Greece (2001)

H

• Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia:

Liévin, France (1960)

Kouvola, Finland (1963–2009)

Montluçon, France (1965)

Steglitz-Zehlendorf, district of Berlin (1967)

Bruck an der Mur, Austria (1975)

Smolensk, Russia (1985)

Modi'in, Israel (1997)

• Halberstadt, Saxony-Anhalt:

Banská Bystrica, Slovakia

Náchod, Czech Republic

Villars, France

Wolfsburg, Germany

• Halle an der Saale, Saxony-Anhalt:

Oulu, Finland (1968) Coimbra, Portugal (1974) Linz, Austria (1975)

Grenoble, France (1976) Karlsruhe, Germany (1987) Hildesheim, Germany (1992)

Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia (1997) Jiaxing, China (2009)

• Hameln, Lower Saxony:

Quedlinburg, Germany

Torbay, United Kingdom

Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France

Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, Poland

• Hamburg, Hamburg:

Saint Petersburg, Russia (1957) Marseille, France (1958) Shanghai, China (1986)

Dresden, Germany (1987) Osaka, Japan (1989) León, Nicaragua (1989)

Prague, Czech Republic (1990) Chicago, USA (1994) Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (2010)

• Hanover, Lower Saxony:

Hanover Park, Illinois, USA Bristol, United Kingdom (1947) Perpignan, France (1960) Rouen, France (1966)

Blantyre, Malawi (1968) Poznań, Poland (1979) Hiroshima, Japan (1983)

: Leipzig, Germany (1987)

• Hechingen, Baden-Württemberg:

Joué-lès-Tours, France (1973)

Limbach-Oberfrohna, Germany (1990)

Hódmezövásárhely, Hungary (1994)

• Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg:

Montpellier, France (1961)

Cambridge, United Kingdom (1965)

Rehovot, Israel (1983)

Simferopol, Ukraine (1991)

Bautzen, Germany (Saxony) (1991)

Kumamoto, Japan (1992)

• Heidenheim, Baden-Württemberg:

Clichy, France (1958)

Sankt Pölten, Austria (1968)

Newport, United Kingdom (1981)

Sisak, Croatia (1988)

Döbeln, Saxony (1991)

Jihlava, Czech Republic (2002)

• Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg:

Béziers, France (1965)

Neath Port Talbot, United Kingdom (1966)

Solothurn, Switzerland (1981)

Stockport, United Kingdom (1982)

Słubice, Poland (1998)

Frankfurt (Oder), Germany (1988)

• Hemsbach, Baden-Württemberg:

Bray-sur-Seine, France (1972)

Wareham, United Kingdom (1986)

Mücheln, Germany (1990)

• Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia:

Hinckley, United Kingdom (1972)

Fredericia, Denmark (1987)

Quedlinburg, Germany (1990)

Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland (1990)

• Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia:

Hénin-Beaumont, France (1954)

Wakefield, United Kingdom (1956)

Ometepe, Nicaragua (1988)

Belgorod, Russia (1990)

Eisleben, Germany (1990)

Konin, Poland (1991)

• Hersbruck, Bavaria:

Lossiemouth, United Kingdom (1972)

• Heusenstamm, Hesse:

Saint-Savin, France (1969)

Tonbridge, United Kingdom (1984)

Malle, Belgium (1991)

Ladispoli, Italy (2001)

• Hildesheim, Lower Saxony:

Angoulême, France (1965) El Minia, Egypt (1979) Weston-super-Mare, United Kingdom (1983)

Padang, Indonesia (administrative cooperation, 1988) Gelendzhik, Russia (1992)

North Somerset, United Kingdom (1997) Pavia, Italy (2000)

• Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg:

Commercy, France (1970)

Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany (1990)

Mooresville, North Carolina, USA (2002)

• Hohen Neuendorf, Brandenburg:

Fürstenau, Germany (1991)

Janów Podlaski, Poland (1995)

Maing, France (1992)

Müllheim, Germany (1992)

• Holzminden, Lower Saxony:

Leven, Fife, United Kingdom

• Holzwickede, North Rhine-Westphalia:

Louviers, France (1977/78)

Weymouth, United Kingdom (1986/87)

• Hückelhoven, North Rhine-Westphalia:

Hartlepool, United Kingdom (1973)

• Husum, Schleswig-Holstein:

Kidderminster, United Kingdom (1976)

Heilbad Heiligenstadt, Germany

Gentofte, Denmark

Trzcianka, Poland

I

• Ibbenbüren, North Rhine-Westphalia:

Gourdon, France Hellendoorn, Netherlands Prievidza, Slovakia

Dessau-Roßlau, Germany Jastrzębie Zdrój, Poland

• Illertissen, Baden-Württemberg:

Carnac, France

• Ingolstadt, Bavaria:

Carrara, Italy (1962) Kirkcaldy, United Kingdom (1962) Grasse, France (1963)

Murska Sobota, Slovenia (1979) Moscow, Russia (1995) Manisa, Turkey (1998)

Kragujevac, Serbia (2003) Opole, Poland (2005) Györ, Hungary (2008)

• Iserlohn, North Rhine-Westphalia:

Almelo, Netherlands (1954) Biel, Switzerland (1959) Auchel, France (1966)

Hall in Tirol, Austria (1967) Nyíregyháza, Hungary (1989) Novocherkassk, Russia (1990)

Glauchau, Germany (1991) Chorzów, Poland (1995)

• Isny, Bavaria:

Andrychów, Poland Flawil, Switzerland

Notre-Dame-de-Gravenchon, France Sotkamo, Finland

J

• Jade, Lower Saxony:

Bakonynána, Hungary (2001)

• Jena, Thuringia:

Lugoj, Romania (1983) Erlangen, Germany (1987)

San Marcos, Nicaragua (1996) Aubervilliers, France (1999)

• Jever, Lower Saxony:

Zerbst, Germany (1990)

Cullera, Spain (1998)

• Jülich, North Rhine-Westphalia:

Haubourdin, France (1964)

• Jüterbog, Brandenburg:

Aßlar, Hesse, Germany

Waldbröl, Germany

K

• Kahl am Main, Bavaria:

Villefontaine, France (1981)

Budakalász, Hungary (1998)

• Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate:

Rotherham, United Kingdom

Davenport, Iowa, United States

Douzy, France

Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France

London Borough of Newham, United Kingdom

Bunkyo-ku, district of Tokyo, Japan

Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany

Pleven, Bulgaria

Columbia, South Carolina, United States

Silkeborg, Denmark

Guimarães, Portugal

Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bitola, Republic of Macedonia

Igualada, Spain

• Kamenz, Saxony:

Alzey, Germany

Karpacz, Poland

Kolín, Czech Republic

• Kandern, Baden Württemberg:

Soufflenheim, France (1985)

• Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg:

Nancy, France (1955)

Nottingham, United Kingdom (1969)

Halle an der Saale, Germany (1987)

Timișoara, Romania (1997)

Krasnodar, Russia (1998)

• Kassel, Hesse:

Florence, Italy (1952) Berlin-Mitte, Germany (1962) Mulhouse, France (1965) Rovaniemi, Finland (1972)

Västerås, Sweden (1972) Yaroslavl, Russia (1988) Arnstadt, Germany (1989)

Ramat Gan, Israel (1990) İzmit, Turkey (1999) Montana, Bulgaria (2007)

• Kaufbeuren, Bavaria:

Ferrara, Italy (1991)

Szombathely, Hungary (1992)

• Kehl, Baden-Württemberg:

Montmorency, France (1968)

Carmarthenshire, United Kingdom (1995)

Kotor, Montenegro (2000)

• Kelheim, Bavaria:

Ambarès-et-Lagrave, France (1989)

Soave, Italy (2006)

• Kempten, Bavaria:

Sopron, Hungary Quiberon, France Sligo, Ireland

Trento, Italy Bad Dürkheim, Germany

• Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein:

Brest, France (1964) Coventry, United Kingdom (1967) Vaasa, Finland (1967)

Gdynia, Poland (1985) Tallinn, Estonia (1986) Stralsund, Germany (1987)

Kaliningrad, Russia (1992) Sovetsk, Russia (1992)

• Kitzingen, Bavaria:

Montevarchi, Italy

Prades, France

• Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate:

Nevers, France (1963) London Borough of Haringey, United Kingdom (1969) Norwich, United Kingdom(1978)

Maastricht, Netherlands (1981) Novara, Italy (1991) Austin, Texas, USA (1992)

Petah Tikva, Israel (2000) Varaždin, Croatia (2007)

• Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg:

Richmond, London, United Kingdom

Colwyn, United Kingdom

Fontainebleau, France

• Korbach, Hesse:

Avranches, France (1963) Waltershausen, Thuringia, Germany (1990)

Pyrzyce , Poland Vysoké Mýto, Czech Republic

• Krefeld, North Rhine-Westfalia:

Dunkirk, France (1974) Leicester, United Kingdom

Leiden, Netherlands Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

• Künzelsau, Baden-Württemberg:

Marcali, Hungary (1992)

L

• Lahr, Baden-Württemberg:

Dole, France (1962)

Belleville, Canada (1971)

Alajuela, Costa Rica (2006)

• Landau in der Pfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate:

Haguenau, France

Ribeauvillé (in German also known as Rappoldsweiler), France

Ruhango, Rwanda (2001)

• Landshut, Bavaria:

Elgin, United Kingdom (1956) Compiègne, France (1962) Ried im Innkreis, Austria (1974) Schio, Italy (1981) Sibiu (in German language also known as Hermannstadt), Romania (2002)

• Langen, Hesse:

Tarsus, Turkey

Romorantin-Lanthenay, France

Long Eaton, United Kingdom

Aranda de Duero, Spain (2006)

• Langenhagen, Lower Saxony:

Southwark, United Kingdom

Novo Mesto, Slovenia

Głogów, Poland

• Laufen, Bavaria:

Brioude, France

• Leer, Lower Saxony:

Trowbridge, United Kingdom

Elbląg, Poland

• Leipzig, Saxony:

Kiev, Ukraine (1961, renewed 1992) Bologna, Italy (1962, renewed 1997) Kraków, Poland (1973, renewed 1995) Brno, Czech Republic (1973, renewed 1999) Lyon, France (1981)

Thessaloniki, Greece (1984) Hanover, Germany (1987) Nanjing, People's Republic of China (1988) Frankfurt am Main, Germany (1990) Birmingham, United Kingdom(1992)

Houston, Texas, USA (1993) Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina (2003) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (2004)

• Leutershausen, Bavaria:

Szendrö, Hungary (2000)

• Leutkirch, Baden-Württemberg:

Lamalou-les-Bains, France (1982)

Hérépian, France (1982)

Bédarieux, France (1982)

Castiglione delle Stiviere, Italy (1995)

• Liederbach am Taunus, Hesse:

Frauenwald, Germany Pietrowice Wielkie, Poland Saldus, Latvia

Verwood, United Kingdom Villebon-sur-Yvette, France

• Lindlar, North Rhine-Westphalia:

Shaftesbury, United Kingdom (1981)

Brionne, France (1983)

Kaštela, Croatia (1987)

• Linz am Rhein, Baden-Württemberg:

Linz, Austria (1920)

Marietta, Georgia, USA (1965)

Pornic, France (1987)

• Lollar, Hesse:

Brassac-les-Mines, France (1987)

• Lörrach, Baden-Württemberg:

Sens, France (1966) Senigallia, Italy (1986)

Meerane, Germany (1990) Chester, United Kingdom (2002)

• Lübbecke, North Rhine-Westphalia:

Bayeux, France (1968) Dorchester, United Kingdom (1973)

Tiszakécske, Hungary (1989) Bad Liebenwerda, Germany (1990)

• Lüdenscheid, North Rhine-Westphalia:

Brighouse, United Kingdom (1950)

• Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg:

Montbéliard, France (1951)

• Ludwigsfelde, Brandenburg:

Zdzieszowice, Poland (1998)

• Ludwigshafen, Rhineland-Palatinate:

Pasadena, California, USA (1958) Lorient, France (1963) London Borough of Havering, United Kingdom (1971)

Sumqayıt, Azerbaijan (1987) Dessau, Germany (1988) Antwerp, Belgium (1999)

• Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg-Antepomerania:

Ahrensburg, Germany (1990)

Kamskoye Ustye, Russia (1994)

Muscatine, Iowa, USA (2004)

• Lüneburg, Lower Saxony:

Scunthorpe, United Kingdom (1960) Naruto, Japan (1974) Clamart, France (1975)

Ivrea, Italy (1988) Kulmbach, Germany Köthen, Germany

Viborg, Denmark (1992) Tartu, Estonia (1993)

• Lünen, North Rhine-Westphalia:

Demmin, Germany Kamień Pomorski, Poland Salford, United Kingdom

Panevėžys, Lithuania Zwolle, Netherlands

M

• Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate:

Watford, United Kingdom (1956) Dijon, France (1957) Zagreb, Croatia (1967)

Valencia, Spain (1978) Baku, Azerbaijan (1984) Haifa, Israel (1987)

Erfurt, Germany (1988) Louisville, Kentucky, USA (1994)

• Malchow

Quickborn, Germany

• Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg:

Bydgoszcz, Poland (1991)

Chişinău, Moldova (1989)

Klaipėda, Lithuania, (2002)

Zhenjiang, China (2004)

Windsor, Canada

• Marbach am Neckar

Washington, Missouri, USA

L'Isle-Adam, France

Tongling, China

• Marburg

Northampton, United Kingdom

• Markgröningen

Saint-Martin-de-Crau, France

• Merzig

Saint-Médard-en-Jalles, France

• Mönchengladbach

Bradford, United Kingdom

• Mosbach

Lymington, United Kingdom

• Mühlhausen

Tourcoing, France (1961)

Eschwege, Germany (1989)

Münster, Germany (1990)

Kronstadt, Russia (1995)

Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, USA (2008)

• Mülheim

Darlington, United Kingdom

Tours, France

Kuusankoski, Finland

Opole, Poland

Kfar Sava, Israel

• Munich, Bavaria

Edinburgh, United Kingdom (1960)

Verona, Italy (1960)

Bordeaux, France (1964)

Sapporo, Japan (1972)

Cincinnati, United States (1989)

Kiev, Ukraine (1989)

Harare, Zimbabwe (1996)

Hyderabad, India (2005)

• Münster, North Rhine-Westfalia

York, United Kingdom

Fresno, California, USA

Orléans, France

Kristiansand, Norway

Monastir, Tunisia

Rishon LeZion, Israel

Ryazan, Russia

Mühlhausen, Germany

Lublin, Poland

Braniewo, Poland

N

• Nauen, Brandenburg:

Spandau, district of Berlin, Germany (1988)

• Naumburg, Saxony-Anhalt:

Aachen, Germany (1988)

• Neubukow, Mecklenburg-Antepomerania:

Reinfeld, Germany

• Neustrelitz, Mecklenburg-Antepomerania:

Rovaniemi, Finland (1963)

Szczecinek, Poland (1987)

Schwäbisch Hall, Germany (1988)

Chaykovsky, Russia

• Neu Wulmstorf, Lower Saxony:

Nyergesújfalu, Hungary

• Norderstedt

Oadby and Wigston, United Kingdom

• Nordhausen, Thuringia

Bochum, Germany (1990)

• Nördlingen, Bavaria

Wagga Wagga, Australia (1967)

• Nuremberg, Bavaria:

Nice, France (1954) Kraków, Poland (1979) Skopje, Macedonia (1982) Glasgow, United Kingdom (1985) San Carlos, Nicaragua (1985)

Gera, Germany (1988) Kharkiv, Ukraine (1990) Prague, Czech Republic (1990) Hadera, Israel (1995) Antalya, Turkey (1997)

Shenzhen, China (1997) Kavala, Greece (1998) Atlanta, Georgia, United States (1998) Venice, Italy (1999) Córdoba, Spain (planned for 2010)

• Nürtingen

Oullins, France

Rhondda Cynon Taff, United Kingdom

Soroskár, Hungary

Zerbst, Germany

O

• Oberursel

Rushmoor, United Kingdom

• Ochsenfurt

Wimborne, United Kingdom

• The Odenwald region

Falkirk, United Kingdom

• Oestrich-Winkel

Tokaj, Hungary

• Olfen, North Rhine-Westphalia

La Grange, Texas, USA

• Olbernhau, Saxony:

Bagnolo Mella, Italy Brie-Comte-Robert, France Litvínov, Czech Republic Stadtbergen, Germany

• Osnabrück, Lower Saxony:

Angers, France (1964) Çanakkale, Turkey (2004) Derby, United Kingdom (1976) Evansville, USA (1991)

Greifswald, Germany (1988) Gwangmyeong, South Korea (1997) Haarlem, Netherlands (1961) Hefei, China (2006)

Tver, Russia (1991) Vila Real, Portugal (2005)

P

Paderborn:

Bolton, United Kingdom

Ludwigsfelde, Germany

• Passau, Bavaria:

Hackensack, New Jersey, USA (1952) Dumfries, United Kingdom (1957) Cagnes-sur-Mer, France (1973) Krems an der Donau, Austria (1974)

Akita, Japan (1984) Málaga, Spain (1987) České Budějovice, Czech Republic (1993)

Liuzhou, China (1999) Veszprém, Hungary (1999) Montecchio Maggiore, Italy (2003)

• Pinneberg, Schleswig-Holstein:

Rockville, Maryland, USA

• Pirmasens, Rhineland-Palatinate:

Poissy, France (1965)

• Pocking, Bavaria:

Metulla, Israel

• Potsdam, Brandenburg:

Opole, Poland (1973) Bobigny, France (1974) Jyväskylä, Finland (1985)

Bonn, Germany (1988) Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA (1990)

Perugia, Italy (1990) Luzern, Switzerland (2002)

• Preetz

Blandford, United Kingdom

Pulheim, Germany

Fareham, United Kingdom

Q

• Quickborn:

Uckfield, United Kingdom (1990)

Boxholm, Sweden

Malchow, Germany

R

• Rastatt, Rastatt District:

Fano, Italy

Guarapuava, Brazil

Woking, United Kingdom

New Britain, Connecticut, United States

Ostrov, Czech Republic

• Ratingen, Rastatt District:

Cramlington, United Kingdom

Vermillion, South Dakota, United States

Gagarin, Russia

• Regensburg, Bavaria:

Aberdeen, United Kingdom (1955) Brixen, Italy (1959) Clermont-Ferrand, France (1969)

Tempe, Arizona, USA (1981) Odessa, Ukraine (1990) Plzeň, Czech Republic (1993)

Budavár (district of Budapest, Hungary) (2005) Qingdao, China (2009)

• Rendsburg, Schleswig-Holstein:

Hereford, United Kingdom (1950)

Aalborg, Denmark (1967)

Haapsalu, Estonia (1989)

• Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg:

Aarau, Switzerland (1986)

Szolnok, Hungary (1990)

• Rheinfelden:

Rheinfelden, Switzerland

Fécamp, France

Vale of Glamorgan, United Kingdom

Mouscron, Belgium

Ludwigsfelde, Germany

• Rinteln:

Kendal, United Kingdom

• Rockenhausen, Rhineland-Palatinate:

Rognac, France (1974)

Głubczyce, Poland (2003)

• Rosenheim, Bavaria:

Briançon, France (1974) Lazise, Italy (1979)

Beersheva, Israel (1983) Greiz, Germany (1991)

Ichikawa, Japan (2004)

• Rostock, Mecklenburg-Antepomerania:

Szczecin, Poland (1957) Turku, Finland (1959) Dunkirk, France (1960) Antwerp, Belgium (1963) Århus, Denmark (1964)

Gothenburg, Sweden (1965) Bergen, Norway (1965) Varna, Bulgaria (1966) Rijeka, Croatia (1966) Riga, Latvia (1961)

Bremen, Germany (1987) Dalian, China (1988) Raleigh, North Carolina, USA (2001)

• Rüdersdorf bei Berlin:

Pierrefitte-sur-Seine, France (1965)

• Rüdesheim, Hesse:

Swanage, United Kingdom

S

• Salzgitter, Lower Saxony:

Swindon, United Kingdom

• Salzwedel, Saxony-Anhalt:

Wesel, Germany (1990)

San Vito dei Normanni, Italy (1990)

Felixstowe, United Kingdom (1994)

• Saarbrücken, Saarland:

Nantes, France (1965)

Tbilisi, Georgia (1975)

Cottbus, Germany (1987)

• Saarlouis, Saarland:

Saint-Nazaire, France (1969)

Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany (1986, first town partnership across the German-German border)

• Sankt Wendel, Saarland:

Rezé, France (1973)

São Vendelino, Brazil (2003)

Balbriggan, Ireland (2007)

• Schmallenberg – Burgess Hill, England
• Schopfheim – Poligny, France

• Schriesheim, Baden-Württemberg:

Uzès, France (1984)

• Schrobenhausen

Bridgnorth, United Kingdom

• Schweinfurt

Seinäjoki, Finland

• Schwäbisch Hall

Epinal, France (1964)

Lappeenranta, Finland (1985)

Loughborough, United Kingdom (1966)

Neustrelitz, Germany (1988)

Zamość, Poland (1989)

• Seligenstadt

Brookfield, Wisconsin, USA

• Sindelfingen

Dronfield, United Kingdom

• Soest

Soest, Netherlands

• Spandau, Berlin

Luton, United Kingdom (1959)

Nauen, Germany 1988 (at the time in the GDR)

• Steinfurt

London Borough of Ealing, United Kingdom

• Stendal

Grenoble, France (1992)

• Stralsund

Kiel, Germany

• Straubing, Bavaria:

Romans-sur-Isère, France (1971)

Wels, Austria (1972)

Tuam, Ireland (1992)

• Stadtbergen, Bavaria:

Bagnolo Mella, Italy Brie-Comte-Robert, France Litvínov, Czech Republic Olbernhau, Germany

• Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg:

St Helens, United Kingdom (1948) Cardiff, United Kingdom (1955) St. Louis, Missouri, USA (1960) Strasbourg, France (1962)

Mumbai, India (1968) Menzel Bourguiba, Tunisia (1971) Cairo, Egypt (1979) Łódź, Poland (1988)

Brno, Czech Republic (1989) Samara, Russia (1992) Mexico City, Mexico (2006) Újbuda (district of Budapest), twinned with Bad Cannstatt (district of Stuttgart)

T

• Tauberbischofsheim, Baden-Württemberg:

Duderstadt, Germany (1961)

Vitry-le-François, France (1966)

• Telgte, North Rhine-Westphalia:

Polanica Zdroj, Poland (1995)

Stupino, Russia (1995)

Tomball, Texas, USA (2000)

• Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate:

Gloucester, United Kingdom (1957)

Metz, France (1957)

's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (1968)

Pula, Croatia (1970)

Fort Worth, Texas, USA (1987)

• Trossingen, Baden-Württemberg:

Cluses, France (1972)

Beaverton, Oregon, USA (1997)

Windhuk, Namibia (2000)

• Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg:

Aigle, Switzerland (1973) Aix-en-Provence, France (1960) Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA (1965)

Durham, United Kingdom (1969) Monthey, Switzerland (1959) Perugia, Italy (1994)

Petrozavodsk, Russia (1989) Villa El Salvador, Peru (2006)

• Tuttlingen, Baden-Württemberg:

Bex, Switzerland (1979)

Draguignan, France (1989)

U

• Ulmen, Rhineland-Palatinate:

Lormes, France (1996)

• Unna, North Rhine-Westphalia:

Waalwijk, Netherlands (1968)

Talaiseau, France (1969)

Ajka, Hungary (2000)

Kirklees, United Kingdom (2000)

V

• Vechta, Lower Saxony:

Le Cellier, France (1989) Seguin, Texas, USA (1995) Jászberény, Hungary (1993)

Ile-de-Batz, France (2007) Plouénan, France (2007) Plougoulm, France (2007)

Roscoff, France (2007) Santec, France (2007) Sibiril, France (2007)

• Verden, Lower Saxony:

Bagrationovsk, Russia (1966)

Górowo Iławeckie, Poland (1996)

Saumur, France (1967)

Warwick, United Kingdom (1990)

Zielona Góra, Poland (1993)

• Viersen, North Rhine-Westphalia:

Lambersart, France (1970)

Peterborough, United Kingdom (1982)

Kaniv, Ukraine (1996)

Pardesiya, Israel (2001)

W

• Walldorf

Astoria, Oregon, USA

• Warendorf

Petersfield, United Kingdom

• Warstein

Hebden Bridge, United Kingdom

• Wedel, Schleswig-Holstein

Caudry, France

Vejen, Denmark

District of Makete, Tanzania

Wolgast, Germany

• Weimar, Thuringia

Blois, France

Hämeenlinna, Finland

Shiraz, Iran

Siena, Italy

Trier, Germany

Weimar, Texas, USA

• Wegberg, North Rhine-Westfalia

Echt-Susteren, Netherlands

Maaseik, Belgium

• Westerburg

Daventry, United Kingdom

• Wetzlar, Hesse:

Neukölln, district of Berlin, Germany (1959) Avignon, France (1960) Colchester, England (1969)

Schladming, Austria (1974) Reith, Austria (1976; twinned with district Garbenheim) Siena, Italy (1987)

Ilmenau, Germany (1990) Písek, Czech Republic (1981)

• Wiesbaden, Hesse:

Klagenfurt, Austria (1930) Montreux, Switzerland (1953) Ghent, Belgium (1969) Fondettes, France (1975; twinned with district Naurod)

Ljubljana, Slovenia (1977) Kfar Saba, Israel (1981) San Sebastián, Spain (1981) Wrocław, Poland (1987)

Royal Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom (1989) Görlitz, Germany (1990) Ocotal, Nicaragua (1990) Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, district of Berlin, Germany (1964/2001)

• Wilhelmsfeld, Baden-Württemberg:

Calamba, Philippines (2008)

• Winterlingen, Baden-Württemberg:

Shiner, Texas, USA

• Wismar:

Aalborg, Denmark (1961)

Moss, Norway

• Wolfsburg

Luton, England (1950)

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (1985)

• Wolgast, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Wedel, Germany

• Worms

Auxerre, France (1968)

Bautzen, Germany (1990)

Mobile, Alabama, USA

Parma, Italy (1984)

St. Albans, United Kingdom (1957)

Tiberias, Israel (1986)

• Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia:

Beersheba, Israel, since 29 September 1977 Berlin-Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Germany Košice, Slovakia, since 1980

Legnica, Poland Matagalpa, Nicaragua Saint-Étienne, France

Schwerin, Germany Yekaterinburg, Russia South Tyneside, United Kingdom

• Würzburg, Bavaria:

Caen, France (1962) Dundee, United Kingdom (1962) Rochester, New York, USA (1964) Mwanza, Tanzania (1966)

Ōtsu, Japan (1979) Salamanca, Spain (1980) Suhl, Germany (1988)

Umeå, Sweden (1992) Trutnov, Czech Republic (1998) Bray and County Wicklow, Ireland (1998)

X

• Xanten, North Rhine-Westphalia:

Geel, Belgium (1990)

Saintes, France (2002)

Salisbury, United Kingdom (2006)

Z

• Zittau, Saxony:

Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany Liberec, Czech Republic

Bogatynia, Poland Pistoia, Italy

Portsmouth, Ohio, USA Eichgraben, Austria

• Zülpich, North Rhine-Westphalia:

Blaye, France (1972)

Kangasala, Finland (1978)

• Zweibrücken, Rhineland-Palatinate:

Boulogne-sur-Mer, France (1959)

Yorktown, Virginia, USA (1978)

Barrie, Ontario, Canada (1996)

• Zwickau, Saxony:

Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic (1971) Zaanstad, Netherlands (1987) Dortmund, Germany (1988)

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