List of twin towns and sister cities in the Netherlands
This is a list of municipalities in the Netherlands which have standing links to local communities in other countries. In most cases, the association, especially when formalised by local government, is known as "town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world).
A
- Oudtshoorn, South Africa
- Kleve, Germany
Amersfoort terminated all its twinnings.
- Tempelhof-Schöneberg (Berlin), Germany
- Villa El Salvador, Peru
- Burlington, Canada
- Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf (Berlin), Germany
- Gagny, France
- Aurich, Germany
- Coventry, England, United Kingdom
- Croydon, England, United Kingdom
- Gera, Germany
- Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
- Kimberley, South Africa
- Villa El Salvador, Peru
- Poznań, Poland
B
Baarn terminated all its twinnings.
- Louny, Czech Republic
- Gundelfingen an der Donau, Germany
- Studená, Czech Republic
- Oudenaarde, Belgium
- Szczecinek, Poland
- Mikołów, Poland
- Wronki, Poland
- Rheine, Germany
- Diest, Belgium
- Dillenburg, Germany
- Orange, France
- Wrocław, Poland
- Yangzhou, China
- Havlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic
- Alsdorf, Germany
- Kinderhook, United States
C
D
- Drolshagen, Germany
- Mediaș, Romania
- Shūnan, Japan
- Lüdenscheid, Germany
- La Libertad, Nicaragua
- Pardubice, Czech Republic
- Raesfeld, Germany
- Bamenda, Cameroon
- Dordrecht, South Africa
- Hastings, England, United Kingdom
- Recklinghausen, Germany
- Varna, Bulgaria
- Calafat, Romania
- Gemünden am Main, Germany
E
- Georgsmarienhütte, Germany
- Shangluo, China
- Šiauliai, Lithuania
G
- San Pedro de Lóvago, Nicaragua
- Krasnogorsk, Russia
- Uherský Brod, Czech Republic
- Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic
- Gangjin, South Korea
- Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
- Graz, Austria
- Hamburg, Germany
- Kaliningrad, Russia
- Katowice, Poland
- Murmansk, Russia
- Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
- Odense, Denmark
- Oldenburg, Germany
- San Carlos, Nicaragua
- Tallinn, Estonia
- Tianjin, China
- Xi'an, China
- Zlín, Czech Republic
H
- Pobiedziska, Poland
Haaren – Esch is a member of the Charter of European Rural Communities, a town twinning association across the European Union, alongside with:
- Bienvenida, Spain
- Bièvre, Belgium
- Bucine, Italy
- Cashel, Ireland
- Cissé, France
- Desborough, England, United Kingdom
- Hepstedt, Germany
- Ibănești, Romania
- Kandava (Tukums), Latvia
- Kannus, Finland
- Kolindros, Greece
- Lassee, Austria
- Medzev, Slovakia
- Moravče, Slovenia
- Næstved, Denmark
- Nagycenk, Hungary
- Nadur, Malta
- Ockelbo, Sweden
- Pano Lefkara, Cyprus
- Põlva, Estonia
- Samuel (Soure), Portugal
- Slivo Pole, Bulgaria
- Starý Poddvorov, Czech Republic
- Strzyżów, Poland
- Tisno, Croatia
- Troisvierges, Luxembourg
- Žagarė (Joniškis), Lithuania
- Angers, France
- Harlem (New York), United States
- Osnabrück, Germany
- Cebu City, Philippines
- Püspökladány, Hungary
- Royal Leamington Spa, England, United Kingdom
- Ibbenbüren, Germany
- Mechelen, Belgium
- San Marcos, Nicaragua
- Zielona Góra, Poland
- Keszthely, Hungary
- Martin, Slovakia
- Malacca City, Malaysia
- Příbram, Czech Republic
- Michelstadt, Germany
I
- Herentals, Belgium
K
- Eilat, Israel
- Meinerzhagen, Germany
- Pápa, Hungary
- Soest, Germany
- Orry-la-Ville, France
- Siegen, Germany
- Oberursel, Germany
L
- Andrychów, Poland
- Übach-Palenberg, Germany
- Bergneustadt, Germany
- Châtenay-Malabry, France
- Hranice, Czech Republic
Leusden terminated all its twinnings.
- Tonami, Japan
- Grebenstein, Germany
- Lezoux, France
- Sarsina, Italy
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- Berehove, Ukraine
- Hatvan, Hungary
- Târgu Secuiesc, Romania
Meerssen is a member of the Douzelage, a town twinning association of towns across the European Union, alongside with:
- Agros, Cyprus
- Altea, Spain
- Asikkala, Finland
- Bad Kötzting, Germany
- Bellagio, Italy
- Bundoran, Ireland
- Chojna, Poland
- Granville, France
- Holstebro, Denmark
- Houffalize, Belgium
- Judenburg, Austria
- Kőszeg, Hungary
- Marsaskala, Malta
- Niederanven, Luxembourg
- Oxelösund, Sweden
- Preveza, Greece
- Rokiškis, Lithuania
- Rovinj, Croatia
- Sesimbra, Portugal
- Sherborne, England, United Kingdom
- Sigulda, Latvia
- Siret, Romania
- Škofja Loka, Slovenia
- Sušice, Czech Republic
- Tryavna, Bulgaria
- Türi, Estonia
- Zvolen, Slovakia
- Most, Czech Republic
- Vilvoorde, Belgium
- Přibyslav, Czech Republic
N
- Rundu, Namibia
- Schenectady, United States
- Litomyšl, Czech Republic
- Sögel, Germany
- Tarnowo Podgórne, Poland
O
- Damasławek, Poland
- Westerlo, Belgium
- Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany
- Beit Sahour, Palestine
- Ra'anana, Israel
R
- Dębno, Poland
- Steinfurt, Germany
- Winterberg, Germany
- Mönchengladbach, Germany
- Nepomuk, Czech Republic
S
- Esslingen am Neckar, Germany
- Neath Port Talbot, Wales, United Kingdom
- Udine, Italy
- Velenje, Slovenia
- Vienne, France
- Orăștie, Romania
- Kiryat Ono, Israel
- Soest, Germany
- Lilienthal, Germany
T
- Iława, Poland
- Changzhou, China
- Lublin, Poland
- Matagalpa, Nicaragua
- Minamiashigara, Japan
- Same, Tanzania
U
- Lippstadt, Germany
Utrecht terminated all its twinnings.
V
- Olomouc, Czech Republic
- Krefeld, Germany
- Pfinztal, Germany
- Moravská Třebová, Czech Republic
- Ambon, Indonesia
W
- Unna, Germany
- Gödöllő, Hungary
- Mörfelden-Walldorf, Germany
- Ndiza, Rwanda
- Zhangzhou, China
- Polička, Czech Republic
- Andrésy, France
- Haren, Germany
- Międzyrzecz, Poland
- Nowogród Bobrzański, Poland
- Rhede, Germany
- Stargard, Poland
- Steinhagen, Germany
Z
- Anderlecht, Belgium
- Boulogne-Billancourt, France
- Hammersmith and Fulham, England, United Kingdom
- Neukölln (Berlin), Germany
- Zwickau, Germany
- Berkane, Morocco
- Slavkov u Brna, Czech Republic
- Yamada, Japan
- Mátészalka, Hungary
- Weilburg, Germany
- Auvers-sur-Oise, France
Zutphen terminated all its twinnings.
- Norderstedt, Germany
- Lünen, Germany