List of twin towns and sister cities in Belgium
This is a list of places in Belgium having standing links to local communities in other countries. 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.
Twin towns and sister cities
Antwerp
Further information: Antwerp
Akhisar, Turkey, 1988
Barcelona, Spain, 1997[1]
Cape Town, South Africa, 1996
Haifa, Israel, 1995
Ludwigshafen, Germany, 1998
Mulhouse, France, 1954
Paramaribo, Surinam (2002)- Rostock, Germany, 1963
Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 1940
Saint Petersburg, Russia, 1958
Shanghai, China, 1984
Arlon
Further information: Arlon
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Tongeren, Belgium (Romanic sister)- Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, France (1962)
Diekirch, Luxembourg- Bitburg, Germany (1965)
Sulphur, United States- Hayange, France
Alba, Italy (2004)
Market Drayton, England
Bastogne
Further information: Bastogne
- Dos Palos, California, United States (1973)
Braine-l'Alleud
Further information: Braine-l'Alleud
- Basingstoke and Deane, England (1979)
Bruges
Further information: Bruges
- Arcore, Italy (1936)
Brussels
Further information: Brussels
- Akhisar, Turkey
- Atlanta, Georgia, United States[2]
- Beijing, China (1994)[3]
- Berlin, Germany[4]
- Breda, The Netherlands
Kiev, Ukraine
Ljubljana, Slovenia[5]-
Macau, China - Madrid, Spain[6]
Montreal, Canada [7]- Moscow, Russia[8]
Prague, Czech Republic[9]
Sofia, Bulgaria
Tirana, Albania[10]- Washington, D.C., United States[11]
Charleroi
Further information: Charleroi
- Casarano, Italy
- Donetsk, Ukraine
- Follonica, Italy
Himeji, Japan (1965)- Hirson, France
- Manoppello, Italy
- Pittsburgh, United States
- Saint-Junien, France
- Schramberg, Germany
- Waldkirch, Germany
Comines-Warneton
Further information: Comines-Warneton
- Hedge End, England
Diest
Further information: Diest
- Breda, Netherlands (1963)
- Dillenburg, Germany (1963)
- Orange, France (1963)
Diksmuide
Further information: Diksmuide
- Ellesmere, England
Eeklo
Further information: Eeklo
- Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France
- Braunfels, Germany
- Feltre, Italy
- Newbury, England
Eupen
Further information: Eupen
- Temse, Belgium
Frameries
Further information: Frameries
- Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Geel
Further information: Geel
Tydavnet, Ireland (1992)- Xanten, Germany (1990)
Slatina-Timiş, Romania
Gembloux
Further information: Gembloux
- Loughborough, England
Genk
Further information: Genk
Francistown, Botswana
Cieszyn, Poland- Isparta, Turkey
Ghent
Further information: Ghent
- Kanazawa, Japan
- Melle, Germany
Mohammédia, Morocco- Nottingham, England (1985)
- Saint-Raphaël, France
Tallinn, Estonia- Wiesbaden, Germany (1969)
- Afyonkarahisar, Turkey (1960)
Halen
Further information: Halen
- Pasewalk, Germany
Halle
Further information: Halle
Harelbeke
Further information: Harelbeke
Hasselt
Further information: Hasselt
- Detmold, Germany (1976)
- Itami, Japan (1985)
- Mountain View, California, United States (1987)
- Sittard, Netherlands (1980)
Houffalize
Further information: Houffalize
Houffalize 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.[12][13]
- Altea, Spain[13]
- Bad Kötzting, Germany[13]
- Bellagio, Italy[13]
- Bundoran, Republic of Ireland[13]
- Chojna, Poland[13]
- Granville, France[13]
Holstebro, Denmark[13]
Judenburg, Austria[13]
Karkkila, Finland[13]
Kőszeg, Hungary[13]
Marsaskala, Malta[13]- Meerssen, the Netherlands[13]
- Niederanven, Luxembourg[13]
Oxelösund, Sweden[13]
Prienai, Lithuania[13]
Preveza, Greece[13]
Sesimbra, Portugal[13]- Sherborne, England[13]
Sigulda, Latvia[13]- Sušice, Czech Republic[13]
- Türi, Estonia[13]
Zvolen, Slovakia[13]
Kraainem
Further information: Kraainem
- Saint-Trojan-les-Bains, France
Kortenberg
Further information: Kortenberg
- Parcé, France
- Blauwgrond, Suriname
Kortrijk
Further information: Kortrijk
- Bad Godesberg, Germany (1964)
- Frascati, Italy (1967)
- Greenville, South Carolina, United States (1991)
Lahore, Pakistan (1993)- Saint-Cloud, France (1993)
- Maidenhead, England (1981)
Cebu City (Philippines), (2005)- Wuxi, China (2007)
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (1980)
Leuven
Further information: Leuven
- Kraków, Poland[14]
- Lüdenscheid, Germany
- Rennes, France
- 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Leuze-en-Hainaut
Further information: Leuze-en-Hainaut
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Liège
Further information: Liège
- Aachen, Germany (1955)
- Cologne, Germany (1958)
- Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (1958)
- Lille, France (1958)
- Kraków, Poland (1978)[14]
Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo (1961)- Maastricht, Netherlands (1955)
- Nancy, France (1954)
- Pilsen, Czech Republic (1965)
- Porto, Portugal (1977)[15]
- Rotterdam, Netherlands (1958)
Saint-Louis, Senegal (1980)- Turin, Italy (1958)
- Volgograd, Russia (1959)[16]
Mechelen
Further information: Mechelen
- Arvada, Colorado, United States
Sucre, Bolivia- Chengdu, China (1993)
- Helmond, Netherlands
- Sibiu, Romania (1996)
Namur
Further information: Namur
- Belmont, California, United States
- Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Oudenaarde
Further information: Oudenaarde
- Arras, France
- Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands
- Buzău, Romania
- Castel Madama, Italy
- Coburg, Germany
- Hastings, England
Saint-Ghislain
Further information: Saint-Ghislain
- Christchurch, England
Sint-Niklaas
Further information: Sint-Niklaas
- Vale of White Horse, England
Sint-Truiden
Further information: Sint-Truiden
- Duras, France
- Weert, Netherlands
Nueva Guinea, Nicaragua
Tervuren
Further information: Tervuren
- Kloster Lehnin, Germany
- Dachau, Germany
- Renkum, Netherlands
Tienen
Further information: Tienen
- Lunéville, France (1960)
- Soest, Germany (1971)
- Valkenswaard, Netherlands (1973)
- Hergiswil, Switzerland (1975)
- Bielsko-Biała, Poland (1987)
- Huy, Belgium (1993)
Tongeren
Further information: Tongeren
Hsin Tien City, Taiwan- Kalisz, Poland
Tongeren (Romanic Sister Cities)
Verviers
Further information: Verviers
- Mönchengladbach, Germany
- Roubaix, France
- Bradford, England
- Arles, France
Vilvoorde
Further information: Vilvoorde
- Maubeuge, France
- Ennepetal, Germany
- Middelburg, Netherlands
- Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo, Spain
- Komatsu, Japan
Waterloo
Further information: Waterloo, Belgium
- Nagakute, Japan (1992)
- Rambouillet, France (1986)
Zoutleeuw
Further information: Zoutleeuw
- Zundert, Netherlands
References
- ↑ "Barcelona internacional – Ciutats agermanades" (in Spanish). © 2006–2009 Ajuntament de Barcelona. Retrieved 13 July 2009. External link in
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- ↑ "Sister Cities". Beijing Municipal Government. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
- ↑ "Berlin - City Partnerships". Der Regierende Bürgermeister Berlin. Archived from the original on 21 May 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ↑ "Medmestno in mednarodno sodelovanje". Mestna občina Ljubljana (Ljubljana City) (in Slovenian). Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ↑ "Mapa Mundi de las ciudades hermanadas". Ayuntamiento de Madrid.
- ↑ "Discover Montreal" (PDF). www.mliesl.com. Muskoka Language International. 2007. Retrieved 2014. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ Foreign relations of Moscow
- ↑ "Prague Partner Cities" (in Czech). © 2009 Magistrát hl. m. Prahy. Retrieved 2 July 2009. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "Twinning Cities: International Relations" (PDF). Municipality of Tirana. www.tirana.gov.al. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
- ↑ "Protocol and International Affairs". DC Office of the Secretary. Retrieved 12 July 2008.
- ↑ "Douzelage.org: Home". www.douzelage.org. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 "Douzelage.org: Member Towns". www.douzelage.org. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
- 1 2 "Kraków otwarty na świat". www.krakow.pl. Retrieved 19 July 2009.
- ↑ "International Relations of the City of Porto" (PDF). © 2006–2009 Municipal Directorateofthe PresidencyServices InternationalRelationsOffice. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
- ↑ Friendly relationship at Official website of Volgograd
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