List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany
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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.
A few twin places have a (old or historical) German name, especially in bordering countries or areas with mixed languages.
For German-German twins there are abbreviated state names: Baden-Württemberg (BW), Bavaria (BA), Berlin (BE), Brandenburg (BB), Bremen (BN), Hamburg (HB), Hesse (HE), Lower Saxony (LS), Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV), North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), Rhineland-Palatinate (RP), Saarland (SL), Saxony-Anhalt (SA), Saxony (SX), Schleswig-Holstein (SH) and Thuringia (TH).
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- Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia:
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- Aalen, Baden-Württemberg:
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- Abensberg, Bavaria:
- Adenau, Rhineland-Palatinate:
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- Ahlen, North Rhine-Westphalia:
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- Ahrensburg, Schleswig-Holstein:
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- Alsbach-Hähnlein, Hesse:
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- Alsfeld, Hesse:
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- Alzey, Rhineland-Palatinate:
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- Amberg, Bavaria:
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- Andernach, Rhineland-Palatinate:
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- Anklam, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern:
- Ansbach, Bavaria:
- Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia:
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- Aschaffenburg, Bavaria:
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- Augsburg, Bavaria:
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- Aurich, Lower Saxony:
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- Backnang, Baden-Württemberg:
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- Bad Aibling, Bavaria:
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- Bad Doberan, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern:
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- Bad Dürrenberg, Saxony-Anhalt:
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- Bad Ems, Rhineland-Palatinate:
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- Bad Füssing, Bavaria:
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- Bad Gandersheim, Lower Saxony:
- Bad Griesbach im Rottal, Bavaria:
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- Bad Homburg, Hesse:
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- Bad Kissingen, Bavaria:
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- Bad Königshofen, Bavaria:
- Bad Kötzting, Bavaria. Bad Kötzting is a founding member of the Douzelage,[1] a town twinning association of 23 towns across the European Union:[1][2]
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- Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate:
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- Bad Lippspringe, North Rhine-Westphalia:
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- Bad Mergentheim, Baden-Württemberg:
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- Bad Münstereifel, North Rhine-Westphalia:
- Bad Nauheim, Hesse:
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- Bad Oeynhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia:
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- Bad Pyrmont, Lower Saxony:
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- Bad Rappenau, Baden-Württemberg:
Contrexéville, France (1982)
Llandrindod Wells, Wales (2001)
- Bad Sobernheim, Rhineland-Palatinate:
- Bad Soden am Taunus, Hesse:
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- Bad Vilbel, Hesse:
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- Bad Wildungen, Hesse:
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- Bad Wurzach, Baden-Württemberg:
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- Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg:
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- Baesweiler, North Rhine-Westphalia:
- Balingen, Baden-Württemberg:
- Royan, France (1980)
- Bamberg, Bavaria:
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- Bassum, Lower Saxony:
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- Battenberg, Hesse:
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- Bautzen, Saxony:
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- Bayreuth, Bavaria:
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- Belm, Lower Saxony:
- Bensheim, Hesse:
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- Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia:
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- Berlin, Berlin:
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- borough of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf:[4]
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- borough of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg:[5]
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- borough of Lichtenberg:[6]
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- borough of Marzahn-Hellersdorf:[7]
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- borough of Reinickendorf:[11]
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- borough of Steglitz-Zehlendorf:[13]
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- borough of Tempelhof-Schöneberg:[14]
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- borough of Treptow-Köpenick:[15]
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- Berlin-Zehlendorf, Berlin - 2001 amalgamated into the Berlin borough of Steglitz-Zehlendorf
- Bernburg, Saxony-Anhalt:
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- Bernkastel-Kues, Rhineland-Palatinate:
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- Biberach an der Riß, Baden-Württemberg:
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- Bickenbach (Bergstraße), Hesse:
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- Bietigheim-Bissingen, Baden-Württemberg:
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- Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate:
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- Bitterfeld, Saxony-Anhalt:
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- Blankenese, Hamburg:
Gladsaxe, Denmark (1962)
- Blieskastel, Saarland:
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- Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia:
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- Böblingen, Baden-Württemberg:
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- Boppard, Rheinland-Pfalz:
- Template:Flagikon Truro, United Kingdom (1991)
- Bottrop, North Rhine-Westphalia:
- Blackpool, United Kingdom (2000)
- Bramsche, Lower Saxony:
- Braunfels, Hesse:
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- Braunschweig, Lower Saxony:
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- Bremen, Bremen:
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- Bremerhaven, Bremen:
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- Brilon, North Rhine-Westphalia:
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- Bückeburg, Lower Saxony:
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- Burghausen, Bavaria:
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- Burgkirchen, Bavaria:
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- Butzbach, Hesse:
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- Buxtehude, Lower Saxony:
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- Calw, Baden-Württemberg:
Latsch, Italy (1957)
- Castrop-Rauxel, North Rhine-Westphalia:
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- Celle, Lower Saxony:
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- Cham, Bavaria:
- Chemnitz, Saxony:
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- Coburg, Bavaria:
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- Coesfeld, North Rhine-Westphalia:
De Bilt, Netherlands (1977)
- Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia:
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- Coswig, Saxony:
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- Coswig an der Elbe, Saxony-Anhalt:
Stadtallendorf (HE), Germany (1993)
- Cottbus, Brandenburg:
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- Crailsheim, Baden-Württemberg:
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- Crimmitschau, Saxony:
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- Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony:
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- Dachau, Bavaria:
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- Damme (Dümmer), Lower Saxony:
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- Darmstadt, Hesse:
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- Datteln, Lower Saxony:
- Deggendorf, Bavaria:
Neusiedl am See, Austria (1978)
- Delmenhorst, Lower Saxony:
Toledo, Ohio, USA (2002)
- Dessau-Roßlau, Saxony-Anhalt:
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- Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia:
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- Dillenburg, Hesse:
Diest, Belgium (1963)
- Dinkelsbühl, Bavaria:
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- Dinslaken, North Rhine-Westphalia:
- Döbeln, Saxony:
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- Dormagen, North Rhine-Westphalia:
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- Dorsten, North Rhine-Westphalia:
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- Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia:
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- Dötlingen Lower Saxony
- Leens (De Marne)
- Dresden, Saxony:
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- Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia:
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- Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia:
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- Eckernförde, Schleswig-Holstein:
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- Eggenfelden, Bavaria:
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- Eilenburg, Saxony:
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- Eisenhüttenstadt, Brandenburg:
- Saarlouis (SL), Germany (1982)
- Ellerhoop, Schleswig-Holstein:
- Hurst Green, United Kingdom [1] (1984)
- Eltville am Rhein, Hesse:
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- Elzach, Baden-Württemberg:
- Emden, Lower Saxony:
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- Endingen am Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg:
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- Eppingen, Baden-Württemberg:
- Erfurt, Thuringia:
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- Erkelenz, North Rhine-Westphalia:
- Saint-James, France (1974)
- Erlangen, Bavaria:
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- Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia:
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- Esslingen am Neckar, Baden-Württemberg:
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- Euskirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia:
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- Eutin, Schleswig-Holstein:
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- Fellbach, Baden-Württemberg:
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- Feuchtwangen, Bavaria:
- Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein:
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- Forchheim, Bavaria:
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- Frankfurt am Main, Hesse:
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- Frankfurt an der Oder, Brandenburg:
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- Freiberg, Saxony:
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- Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg:
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- Freising, Bavaria:
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- Friedberg, Hesse:
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- Friedrichshafen, Baden-Württemberg:
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- Fulda, Hesse:
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- Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria:
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- Furth im Wald, Bavaria:
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- Fürth, Bavaria:
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- Füssen, Bavaria:
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- Gaggenau, Baden-Württemberg:
- Garbsen, Lower Saxony:
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- Geesthacht, Schleswig-Holstein:
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- Geislingen an der Steige, Baden-Württemberg:
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- Georgsmarienhütte, Lower Saxony:
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (2005)
- Gera, Thuringia:
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- Gießen, Hesse:
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Wenzhou, China (Friendship city)
- Goslar, Lower Saxony:
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- Göttingen, Lower Saxony:
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- Grafenau, Bavaria:
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- Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern:
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- Gronau, North Rhine-Westphalia:
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- Groß-Gerau, Hesse:
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- Großostheim, Bavaria:
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- Grünberg, Hesse:
- Grünstadt, Rhineland-Palatinate:
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- Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia:
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- Gummersbach, North Rhine-Westphalia:
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- Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia:
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- Halberstadt, Saxony-Anhalt:
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- Halle an der Saale, Saxony-Anhalt:
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- Hameln, Lower Saxony:
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- Hamburg, Hamburg:
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- Hanover, Lower Saxony:
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- Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg:
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- Heidenheim, Baden-Württemberg:
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- Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg:
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- Helmstedt, Lower Saxony:
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- Hemsbach, Baden-Württemberg:
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- Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia:
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- Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia:
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- Hersbruck, Bavaria:
- Lossiemouth, United Kingdom (1972)
- Heusenstamm, Hesse:
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- Hildesheim, Lower Saxony:
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- Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg:
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- Hohen Neuendorf, Brandenburg:
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- Holzminden, Lower Saxony:
Leven, Fife, Scotland
- Holzwickede, North Rhine-Westphalia:
- Hückelhoven, North Rhine-Westphalia:
- Hartlepool, United Kingdom (1973)
- Husum, Schleswig-Holstein:
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- Ibbenbüren, North Rhine-Westphalia:
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- Illertissen, Baden-Württemberg:
- Ingolstadt, Bavaria:
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- Iserlohn, North Rhine-Westphalia:
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- Isny, Bavaria:
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- Jade, Lower Saxony:
Bakonynána, Hungary (2001)
- Jena, Thuringia:
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- Jever, Lower Saxony:
- Jülich, North Rhine-Westphalia:
- Haubourdin, France (1964)
- Jüterbog, Brandenburg:
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- Kahl am Main, Bavaria:
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- Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate:
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- Kamenz, Saxony:
- Kandern, Baden-Württemberg:
- Soufflenheim, France (1985)
- Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg:
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- Kassel, Hesse:
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- Kaufbeuren, Bavaria:
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- Kehl, Baden-Württemberg:
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- Kelheim, Bavaria:
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- Kempten, Bavaria:
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- Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein:
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- Stade, Lower Saxony:
- Lakewood, Colorado, USA
Gołdap, Poland
Karlshamn, Sweden
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- Giv'at Shmuel, Israel
Ikaalinen, Finland
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- Steinfurt, North Rhine-Westphalia:
- London Borough of Ealing, United Kingdom
- Stendal, Saxony-Anhalt:
- Grenoble, France (1992)
- Stralsund, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern:
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- Straubing, Bavaria:
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- Stadtbergen, Bavaria:
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- Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg:
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- Tauberbischofsheim, Baden-Württemberg:
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- Tecklenburg, North Rhine-Westphalia:
- Chalonnes-sur-Loire, France (1982)
- Telgte, North Rhine-Westphalia:
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- Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate:
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- Trossingen, Baden-Württemberg:
- Torgelow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern:
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- Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg:
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- Tuttlingen, Baden-Württemberg:
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- Ueckermünde, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
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- Ulmen, Rhineland-Palatinate:
- Lormes, France (1996)
- Unna, North Rhine-Westphalia:
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- Vechta, Lower Saxony:
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- Verden, Lower Saxony:
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- Viersen, North Rhine-Westphalia:
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- Walldorf, Baden-Württemberg:
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- Warendorf, North Rhine-Westphalia:
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- Warstein, North Rhine-Westphalia:
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- Wedel, Schleswig-Holstein:
- Weimar, Thuringia:
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- Wegberg, North Rhine-Westphalia:
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- Westerburg, Rhineland-Palatinate:
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- Wetzlar, Hesse:
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- Wiesbaden, Hesse:
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- Wilhelmsfeld, Baden-Württemberg:
Calamba, Philippines (2008)
- Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony:
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- Willich, North Rhine-Westphalia:
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- Winterlingen, Baden-Württemberg:
- Wismar, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern:
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- Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony:
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- Wolgast, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern:
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- Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate:
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- Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia:
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- Würzburg, Bavaria:
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- Xanten, North Rhine-Westphalia:
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- Zittau, Saxony:
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- Zülpich, North Rhine-Westphalia:
- Zweibrücken, Rhineland-Palatinate:
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- Zwickau, Saxony:
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References
- ^ a b "Douzelage.org: Member Towns". www.douzelage.org. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
- ^ "Douzelage.org: Home". www.douzelage.org. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
- ^ https://agendamanagement.blob.core.windows.net/agenda-1000-public/meeting/553/20020827-G4.pdf
- ^ Twinned with Berlin District Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
- ^ Twinned with Berlin District Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
- ^ Twinned with Berlin District Lichtenberg
- ^ Twinned with Berlin District Marzahn-Hellersdorf
- ^ Twinned with Berlin District Mitte
- ^ Twinned with Berlin District Neukölln
- ^ Twinned with Berlin District Pankow
- ^ Twinned with Berlin District Reinickendorf
- ^ Twinned with Berlin District Spandau
- ^ Twinned with Berlin District Steglitz-Zehlendorf
- ^ Twinned with Berlin District Tempelhof-Schöneberg
- ^ Twinned with Berlin District Treptow-Köpenick
- ^ a b c d e f g "Cities Twinned with Duisburg". www.duisburg.de. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f "List of Twin Towns in the Ruhr District". © 2009 Twins2010.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 November 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ Portsmouth City Council. Twinning. Retrieved 22 August 2007.
- ^ Portsmouth Duisburg Anglo-German Friends
- ^ Duisburger Portsmouthfreunde
- ^ "Bristol City – Town twinning". © 2009 Bristol City Council. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ "Poznań Official Website – Twin Towns".
(in Polish) © 1998–2008 Urząd Miasta Poznania. Retrieved 29 November 2008. {{cite web}}: line feed character in|publisher=at position 40 (help) - ^ "広島市の姉妹・友好都市". City.hiroshima.jp. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
- ^ Hannover.de[dead link]
- ^ "Leipzig – International Relations". © 2009 Leipzig City Council, Office for European and International Affairs. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
- ^ "Partnerstädte Hechingens". Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- ^ Binjakëzime, Municipality of Kamëz (in Albanian)
- ^ City of Davenport, Iowa | Sister Cities[dead link]
