List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia
This is a list of places in Russia 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. In Russia, the term "brother cities" is also sometimes used.[1]
Federal subjects [edit]
Xinjiang, China
Chungnam, South Korea
- Central Administrative Okrug, Moscow
Daugavpils, Latvia
Riga, Latvia
Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany
Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
Sokcho, South Korea
Hounslow, United Kingdom
Aarhus Municipality, Denmark
Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea
Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Lombardy, Italy
Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Nordland, Norway
Bratislava, Slovakia
Chuy Province, Kyrgyzstan
Île-de-France, France
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Jiangsu, China
Gangwon, South Korea
Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Toyama Prefecture, Japan
Gig Harbor, USA
Jeju-do, South Korea
Hokkaidō, Japan
Győr-Moson-Sopron County, Hungary
Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, Vietnam
Harbin, China
Cities starting with A [edit]
Česká Lípa, Czech Republic
Bethel, Alaska, United States
Alta, Norway
Arequipa, Peru
Boden Municipality, Sweden
Keminmaa, Finland
Portland, Maine, United States
Mulhouse, France
Vadsø, Norway
Kiruna, Sweden
Słupsk, Poland
Oulu, Finland
Tskhinvali, South Ossetia
Naryan-Mar, Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia
Armavir, Armenia
Popovo, Bulgaria
Ruma, Serbia
Valozhyn, Belarus
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Atyrau, Kazakhstan
Brest, Belarus
Grand Popo, Benin
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Aglantzia, Cyprus
Chillicothe, Ohio, United States
Kizlyar, Dagestan, Russia
Salekhard, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia
Feodosiya, Crimea, Ukraine
Cities starting with B [edit]
Verden an der Aller, Lower Saxony, Germany (1966)
Górowo Iławeckie, Poland
Jonava, Lithuania
Pabianice, Poland
Trnava, Slovakia
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
Baku, Azerbaijan
Elbląg, Poland
Nysa, Poland
Karlskrona, Sweden
Flagstaff, Arizona, United States
Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
Baicheng, Jilin, China
Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China (2007)
Sremski Karlovci, Serbia
Kütahya, Turkey
Wakefield, England, United Kingdom
Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia
Opole, Poland
Skien, Norway
Beaverton, Oregon, United States
Hegang, Heilongjiang, China
Ma'alot-Tarshiha, Israel
Niigata, Japan
Heihe, Heilongjiang, China
Kiukainen, Finland
Harjavalta, Finland
Nakkila, Finland
- Borovichi, Novgorod Oblast
Binghamton, New York, United States (ca. 1990)
Haapsalu, Estonia
Suolahti (consolidated in 2007 with Sumiainen to make Äänekoski), Finland (status unknown)
Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
Zibo, Shandong, China
Chernihiv, Ukraine
Dobele, Latvia
Dupnitsa, Bulgaria
Gomel, Belarus
Győr, Hungary
Konin, Poland
Karlovo, Bulgaria
Naujoji Akmenė, Lithuania
Oryol, Oryol Oblast, Russia
Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia
Aydın, Turkey
Cities starting with C [edit]
Eger, Hungary
Santa Clara, Cuba
Antalya, Turkey
Rundu, Namibia
Fastiv, Ukraine
Kapyl, Belarus
Krasnohvardiiske Raion, Crimea, Ukraine
Ochamchira District, Abkhazia
Pazardzhik, Bulgaria
Příbram, Czech Republic
Saratoga Springs, New York, United States (2001)
Changchun, China
Columbia, United States
Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
Ramla, Israel
Ürümqi, China
Aiud, Romania
Grande-Synthe, France
Klaipėda, Lithuania
Liaoyuan, China
Molodechno, Belarus
Montclair, United States
Raahe, Finland
Béziers, France
Brzeg Dolny, Poland
Grudziądz, Poland
Kirchheimbolanden, Germany
Marijampolė, Lithuania
Węgorzewo, Poland
Boise, United States
Choibalsan, Mongolia
Hailar District, China
Inner Mongolia, China
Manzhouli, China
Cities starting with D [edit]
Ganja, Azerbaijan
Yakima, United States
Almere, Netherlands
Maryina Horka, Belarus
Rîbniţa, Transnistria
Nayoro, Japan
Athens, Greece
Alushta, Ukraine
Givat Shmuel, Israel
Lisec, Austria
Ravak, Czech Republic
La Crosse, United States
Istra, Russia
Berkovitsa, Bulgaria
L'Eliana, Spain
Krasnoperekopsk, Ukraine
Marmaris, Turkey
Montana, Bulgaria
Marmaris, Turkey
Berkovitsa, Bulgaria
Montana, Bulgaria
Krasnoperekopsk, Ukraine
Maloyaroslavets, Russia
Ivanovo, Russia
Gus-Khrustalny, Russia
Ozyory, Russia
Soligalich, Russia
Zarechny, Russia
Aleksin, Russia
Gubkin, Russia
Belomorsk, Russia
Cities starting with E [edit]
Howell, USA
Lhasa City, People's Republic of China
Cities starting with F [edit]
Novi Sad, Serbia
Cities starting with G [edit]
Eskilstuna, Sweden
Espoo, Finland
Ettlingen, Germany
Coatbridge, United Kingdom
Blyth Valley, United Kingdom
Angoulême, France
Kalyvia, Greece
Hildesheim, Germany
Warsaw, Poland
Kraków, Poland
Łuków, Poland
Ardahan, Turkey
Istanbul, Turkey
Lviv, Ukraine
Odessa, Ukraine
Tatabánya, Hungary
Pabianice, Poland
Cities starting with I [edit]
Ulan Bator, Mongolia
Shenyang, China
Kanazawa, Japan
Eugene, United States
Novi Sad, Serbia
Pforzheim, Germany
Evian, France
Strömsund, Sweden
Pordenone, Italy
Grenoble, France
Dijon, France
Grand Forks, United States
Karlskoga Municipality, Sweden
Narva, Estonia
Kamienna Góra, Poland
Łódź, Poland
Plano, United States
Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Hanover, Germany
Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine
Dzerzhinsky, Russia
Kazan, Russia
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Cities starting with K [edit]
Opava, Czech Republic
Bryan, United States
Kabul, Afghanistan
Rasht, Iran
Tabriz, Iran
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Antalya, Turkey
Balıkesir, Turkey
Eskişehir, Turkey
Istanbul, Turkey
Braunschweig, Germany
Hangzhou, China
Lijiang City, China
Hyderabad, India
Yevpatoria, Ukraine
Jūrmala, Latvia
Shumen Province, Bulgaria
Ivanovo, Russia
Ulan Ude, Russia
Billings, USA
Salgótarján, Hungary
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Ansan, South Korea
Kushiro City, Japan
Baranovichi, Belarus
Gudauta, Abkhazia
Vantaa, Finland
Siedlce, Poland
Aix-les-Bains, France
Baguio City, Philippines
Kiryat Yam, Israel
Nazran, Russia
Velingrad, Bulgaria
Muscatine, Iowa, United States
Baku, Azerbaijan
Budyonnovsk, Russia
Lappeenranta, Finland
Orly, France
Hammerfest, Norway
Molodechno, Belarus
Bauska, Latvia
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Moscow, Russia
Kuhmo, Finland
Aachen, Germany
Durham, England
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Hyvinkää, Finland
Cetinje, Montenegro
Bağçasaray, Ukraine
Tarnów, Poland
Waterville, United States
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Goirle, Netherlands
Höchstadt, Germany
Plungė, Lithuania
Slivnitsa, Bulgaria
Tukums, Latvia.
Wągrowiec, Poland
Manzhouli, China
Hackney, United Kingdom
Asipovichy, Belarus
Goshiki, Japan
Kotka, Finland
Mühlhausen, Germany
Nafplion, Greece
Nordborg, Denmark
Piła, Poland
Toulon, France
Samcheok, South Korea
Zweibrücken, Germany
Speyer, Germany
Witten, Germany
Niš, Serbia
Tczew, Poland
Veszprém, Hungary
Herning, Denmark
Honolulu, United States
Cities starting with L [edit]
Aksaray, Turkey
Székesfehérvár, Hungary
Gildeskål, Norway
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Mikkeli, Finland
Cities starting with M [edit]
Siping, China
Spokane, United States
Vladikavkaz, Russia
Yalova, Turkey
Sfax, Tunisia
Serpukhov, Russia
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Château-du-Loir, France
Drochtersen, Germany
Etropole, Bulgaria
Lohja, Finland
Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine
Ujazd, Poland
Vileyka, Belarus
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Cities starting with N [edit]
Tromsø, Norway
Maizuru, Japan
Tsuruga, Japan
Otaru, Japan
Bellingham, United States
Oakland, United States (1989)
Jilin City, China
Donghae City, South Korea
Phuket Province, Thailand
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Babruysk, Belarus
Daugavpils, Latvia
Arkhangelsk Russia
Mariupol' Ukraine
Moscow Russia
Ukhta Russia
Trondheim Norway
Kislovodsk, Russia
Anklam, Germany
Târgovişte, Romania
Kirkenes, Norway
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Brest, Belarus
Chattanooga, United States
Nanterre, France
Strasbourg, France
Rochester, United States
Bielefeld, Germany
Watford, United Kingdom
Zibo, China
Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
Moss, Norway
Cleveland Heights, United States
Uusikaupunki, Finland
Valga, Estonia
Klimovsk, Russia
Sterlitamak, Russia
Žatec, Czech Republic
Iserlohn, Germany
La Valette, France
Kronstadt, Russia
Sremski Karlovci, Serbia
Kremenchuk, Ukraine
Kusadasi, Turkey
Prievidza, Slovakia
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Cities starting with O [edit]
Kerch, Ukraine
La Conner, United States
Hyrynsalmi, Finland
Mikkeli, Finland
Puolanka, Finland
Ristijärvi, Finland
Bandar-e Anzali, Iran
Puchov, Slovakia
Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Kaifeng, China
Jinju, South Korea
Petropavl, Kazakhstan
Pavlodar, Kazakhstan
Novosibirsk, Russia
Kaliningrad, Russia
Chelyabinsk, Russia
Milwaukee, United States
Ontario, Canada
York Region, Canada
Pest County, Hungary
Madona, Latvia
Navapolatsk, Belarus
Ouranopolis, Greece
Brest, Belarus
Kerch, Ukraine
Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Nokia, Finland
Razgrad, Bulgaria
Maardu, Estonia
Bačka Palanka, Serbia
Radom, Poland
Cities starting with P [edit]
Sokcho, South Korea
Békéscsaba, Hungary
Busan, South Korea
Gansu, China
Ramat Gan, Israel
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Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany
Le Blanc-Mesnil, France
Sopot, Poland
Kushiro City, Japan
Unalaska, United States
Alytus, Lithuania
Brest, Belarus
Duluth, United States
Joensuu, Finland
La Rochelle, France
Neustrelitz, Germany
Neubrandenburg, Germany
Nyborg, Denmark
Ōhara, Japan
Podolsk, Russia
Portomaggiore, Italy
Rana, Norway
Tübingen, Germany
Umeå, Sweden
Varkaus, Finland
Panagyurishte, Bulgaria
Schwerte, Germany
Maardu, Estonia
Pitkyaranta, Russia
Steigen, Norway
Amstetten, Austria
Bălţi, Moldova
Bar, Montenegro
Beni-Mellal, Morocco
Borisov, Belarus
Chernivtsi, Ukraine
Henan, China
Kavarna, Bulgaria
Kladno, Czech Republic
Koper, Slovenia
Ohrid, Macedonia
Petrozavodsk, Russia
Saint-Ouen, France
Shumen, Bulgaria
Sukhumi, Abkhazia
Trier-Land, Germany
Vanadzor, Armenia
Warmińsko-mazurskie, Poland
Kitami, Japan
Aalborg, Denmark
Bitola, Macedonia
Frankenthal, Germany
Kalamazoo, USA
Navapolatsk, Belarus
Ogano, Japan
Rethymno, Greece
Semey, Kazakhstan
Tarragona, Spain
Tulcea, Romania
Ungheni district, Moldova
Versailles, France
Worcester, United States
Zerbst/Anhalt, Germany
Bert, Germany
Kutná Hora, Czech Republic
Orivesi, Finland
Cities starting with R [edit]
Grants Pass, United States
Tacheng, China
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Shelekhov, Russia
Katrineholm, Sweden
Salo, Finland
Cities starting with S [edit]
List of sister cities to Saint Petersburg, just like it appears on the official portal of the City Government, listing both sister cities and partnership ties.:[7]
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The cities of the CIS countries and the Baltic countries:
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Other sisterhoods not on the government list:
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Saint Petersburg has a "twin city" relationship with:
Claremore, United States
Zhengzhou, China
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Denizli, Turkey
Koper, Slovenia
Botevgrad, Bulgaria
Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland
Sieradz, Poland
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Los Alamos, United States (1993)
New Athos, Abkhazia
Beroun, Czech Republic
Gniezno, Poland
New Athos, Abkhazia
Rueil-Malmaison, France
Saldus, Latvia
Sremski Karlovci, Serbia
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Antalya, Turkey
Makaravski Rayon, Russia
Sousse, Tunisia
Nemuro, Japan
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States
Sumy, Ukraine
Tiraspol, Transnistria
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Great Falls, United States
Ronneby, Sweden
Tulle, France
Colorado Springs, United States
Kerch, Ukraine
Hagen, Germany, (since 1985)
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Tutayev, Russia
Valkeakoski, Finland
Joensuu, Finland
Newham, United Kingdom
Bełchatów, Poland
Lidzbark, Poland
Pagėgiai, Lithuania
Šilalė, Lithuania
Tauragė, Lithuania
Kiel, Germany
Everett, United States
Des Moines, United States
Béziers, France
Pazardzhik, Bulgaria
Temuco, Chile
Yerevan, Armenia
Mänttä, Finland
Salzgitter, Germany
Joensuu, Finland
Katerini, Greece
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
Zalaegerszeg, Hungary
Évora, Portugal
Klec, Italy
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany
Windham, United States
Imatra, Finland
Cities starting with T [edit]
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Bar-le-Duc, France
Genoa, Italy
Terre Haute, United States
Imatra, Finland
Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France
Trosa, Sweden
Lethbridge, Canada
Council Bluffs, USA
Peć, Kosovo (NOTE:Territorial dispute with Serbia)
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Teshio , Japan
Ulsan, South Korea
Savonlinna, Finland
Slonim, Belarus
Ballangen, Norway
Agen, France
Albany, United States (1991)
Mahilyow, Belarus
Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
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Wenatchee, United States
Berne, Switzerland
Brest, Belarus (1999)
Calgary, Canada
Celle, Germany (1994)
Daqing, People's Republic of China (1993)00
Houston, Texas, USA (1995)
Cities starting with U [edit]
Anyan, South Korea
Berkely, California, USA
Changchun, China
Darkhan, Mongolia
Erdenet, Mongolia
Hohhot, China
Kazan, Russia
Manchuria, China
Mannheim, Germany
Rumoi, Japan
Taipei, Taiwan
Ulan Bator, Mongolia
Yalta, Ukraine
Yamagata, Japan
Nghe An Province, Vietnam
Kaga, Japan
Mudanjiang, China
Masan, South Korea
Cities starting with V [edit]
Glyfada, Greece
Kant, Kyrgyzstan
Losser, Netherlands
Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
Shaoshan, China
Tuusula, Finland
Asheville, United States (1990)
Kardzhali, Bulgaria
Makhachkala, Russia
Nalchik, Russia
Anghiari, Italy
Baotze, China
Bloomington-Normal, United States
Campobasso, Italy
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Chongqing, China
Kardzhali, Bulgaria
Nara, Japan
Saintes, France
Sarasota, United States
Trento, Italy
Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
Jelenia Góra, Poland
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Kouvola, Finland
Londonderry, United States
Miskolc, Hungary
Zwolle, Netherlands
Collegno, Italy
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Bodø, Norway
Lappeenranta, Finland
Nyköping, Sweden
Cities starting with Y [edit]
Changwon, South Korea
Fairbanks, United States
Harbin, China
Murayama, Japan
Yellowknife, Canada
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Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia
Pirdop, Bulgaria
Sredna Gora, Bulgaria
Safranbolu, Turkey
Szombathely, Hungary
Bourges, France
Lyon, France
Princeton, USA
Cities starting with Z [edit]
Popovo, Bulgaria
Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States
Baker City, United States
Sakata, Japan
Le Bourget, France
Sydals Municipality, Denmark
Nassau Bay, United States
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