# List of twin towns and sister cities in Bulgaria

This is a list of municipalities in Bulgaria which have standing links to local communities in other countries known as "town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world).

## A

Antonovo
* Beymelek (Demre), Turkey
* Roccafiorita, Italy
Asenovgrad
* Bergama, Turkey
* Denpasar, Indonesia
* Derinkuyu, Turkey
* Dimitrovgrad, Serbia
* Kilkis, Greece
* Naousa, Greece
* Nilüfer, Turkey
* Prilep, North Macedonia
* Stary Oskol, Russia
Aytos
* Silivri, Turkey
* Traismauer, Austria

## B

Balchik
* Boxberg, Germany
* Bran, Romania
* Cieszyn, Poland
* Galich, Russia
* Mangalia, Romania
* Stará Ľubovňa, Slovakia
* Tambov, Russia
* Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic
Bansko
* Kriva Palanka, North Macedonia
* Petroșani, Romania
* Triandria, Greece
* Zakopane, Poland
Belene
* Belleville-sur-Loire, France
* Devrek, Turkey
* Hajdúsámson, Hungary
* Lázně Bělohrad, Czech Republic
* Obninsk, Russia
* Popești-Leordeni, Romania
* Vigonza, Italy
Blagoevgrad
* Čakovec, Croatia
* Delčevo, North Macedonia
* Gornji Milanovac, Serbia
* Székesfehérvár, Hungary
Bolyarovo
* Kofçaz, Turkey
* Vyssa, Greece
Botevgrad
* Holbæk, Denmark
* Saransk, Russia
Burgas
* Alexandroupoli, Greece
* Batumi, Georgia
* Gomel, Belarus
* Krasnodar, Russia
* Miskolc, Hungary
* Rijeka, Croatia
* Rotterdam, Netherlands
* South-Western AO (Moscow), Russia
* Ulsan, South Korea
* Vologda, Russia
* Yantai, China
* Yaroslavl, Russia

## D

Dimitrovgrad
* Blida, Algeria
* Darkhan, Mongolia
* Dimitrovgrad, Russia
* Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany
* Grosseto, Italy
* Jiaojiang (Taizhou), China
* Kalamaria, Greece
* Kazincbarcika, Hungary
* Nowa Huta (Kraków), Poland
* Pivdenne, Ukraine
Dobrich
* Białystok, Poland
* Golmud, China
* Izmail, Ukraine
* Kavadarci, North Macedonia
* Kırklareli, Turkey
* Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
* Nowy Sącz County, Poland
* Pervomaisk, Ukraine
* Pinsk, Belarus
* Saratov, Russia
* Schaffhausen, Switzerland
* Tambov, Russia
* Zalaegerszeg, Hungary
Dolni Chiflik
* Grünheide, Germany
* Izabelin, Poland
* Krynychne, Ukraine
* Vysoké Mýto, Czech Republic
Dupnitsa
* Bosilegrad, Serbia
* Bryansk, Russia
* Kriva Palanka, North Macedonia
Dve Mogili
* Altınova, Turkey
* Berovo, North Macedonia
* Bielsk Podlaski, Poland
* Bucșani, Romania
* Călărași, Moldova
* Prundu Bârgăului, Romania

## G

Gabrovo
* Aalst, Belgium
* Chernihiv, Ukraine
* Kumanovo, North Macedonia
* Mittweida, Germany
* Mogilev, Belarus
* Mytischi, Russia
* Nowy Sącz, Poland
* Panevėžys, Lithuania
* Petah Tikva, Israel
* Prešov, Slovakia
* Shaki, Azerbaijan
* Sisak, Croatia
* Thun, Switzerland
Gorna Oryahovitsa
* Büyükçekmece, Turkey
* Cherepovets, Russia
* Myrhorod, Ukraine
* Narva, Estonia
* Roșiorii de Vede, Romania
* Smalyavichy, Belarus
* Statte, Italy
* Szigetszentmiklós, Hungary
* Waren an der Müritz, Germany

## H

Haskovo
* Châtillon-sur-Indre, France
* Edirne, Turkey
* Enguera, Spain
* Leicester, England, United Kingdom
* Shatura, Russia
* Viseu, Portugal
Hisarya
* Aiani, Greece
* Aleksinac, Serbia
* Hilsenheim, France

## I

Ivaylovgrad
* Kyprinos, Greece
* Longueau, France

## K

Kardzhali
* East Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
* Edirne, Turkey
* Elkhart, United States
* Filippoi, Greece
* Komotini, Greece
* Osmangazi, Turkey
* Silivri, Turkey
* Soufli, Greece
* Tekirdağ, Turkey
* Vladimir, Russia
Karlovo
* Baranavichy, Belarus
* Bryansk, Russia
* Konin, Poland
* Vladimir, Russia
Kavarna
* Babadag, Romania
* Bosilegrad, Serbia
* Çiftlikköy, Turkey
* Csopak, Hungary
* Kaarma (Saaremaa), Estonia
* Kostrzyn nad Odrą, Poland
* Kruševo, North Macedonia
* Michalovce, Slovakia
* Năvodari, Romania
* Padenghe sul Garda, Italy
* Pefki, Greece
* Petit-Croix, France
* Piazzola sul Brenta, Italy
* Pivdenne, Ukraine
* Podolsk, Russia
* Prizren, Kosovo
* Shcherbinka (Moscow), Russia
* Skarżysko-Kamienna, Poland
* Stare Babice, Poland
* Štip, North Macedonia
* Szente, Hungary
* Zaječar, Serbia
Kazanlak
* Alexandria, Egypt
* Blida, Algeria
* Cazzago San Martino, Italy
* Cremona, Italy
* Grasse, France
* Jinan, China
* Jungnang (Seoul), South Korea
* Kočani, North Macedonia
* Luxor, Egypt
* Nagykanizsa, Hungary
* Saint-Herblain, France
* Târgoviște, Romania
* Tolyatti, Russia
* Veria, Greece
Kozloduy
* Bechet, Romania
* Bosilegrad, Serbia
* Calafat, Romania
* Copeland, England, United Kingdom
Kubrat
* Åmål, Sweden
* Mtsensk, Russia
* Skuodas, Lithuania
* Videle, Romania
Kyustendil
* Leskovac, Serbia
* Rechytsa, Belarus

## L

Lom
* Băilești, Romania
* Debar, North Macedonia
* Moudania, Greece
* Pantelej (Niš), Serbia
Lovech
* Berat, Albania
* Erfurt, Germany
* Iziaslav, Ukraine
* Kolašin, Montenegro
* Laval, France
* Lotoshinsky District, Russia
* Ryazan, Russia
* Syktyvkar, Russia

## M

Madan
* Avanos, Turkey
* İhsaniye, Turkey
* Nestos, Greece
* Pendik, Turkey
* Rieulay, France
* Süloğlu, Turkey
Montana
* Alpignano, Italy
* Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
* Białogard, Poland
* Caracal, Romania
* Dzerzhinsky, Russia
* Fontaine-Vercors, France
* Medijana (Niš), Serbia
* Pirot, Serbia
* Schmalkalden, Germany
* Vranje, Serbia
* Yinchuan, China
* Zhytomyr, Ukraine

## N

Nesebar
* Kotor, Montenegro
* Mtskheta, Georgia
* Pestszentlőrinc-Pestszentimre (Budapest), Hungary
* Safranbolu, Turkey
* Zvyozdny gorodok, Russia
Nova Zagora
* Feres, Greece
* Petroșani, Romania

## P

Panagyurishte
* Kavadarci, North Macedonia
* Zhodzina, Belarus
Pavlikeni
* Boldești-Scăeni, Romania
* Leova, Moldova
* Łomża, Poland
* Pruzhany, Belarus
* Torrelodones, Spain
Pazardzhik
* Aerodrom (Skopje), North Macedonia
* Chekhov, Russia
* Salerno, Italy
* Al-Salt, Jordan
* Stavropol, Russia
* Thái Bình, Vietnam
* West Bend, United States
Pernik
* Balashikha, Russia
* Elektrostal, Russia
* Jenin, Palestine
* Kavadarci, North Macedonia
* Lausanne, Switzerland
* Lublin, Poland
* Luhansk, Ukraine
* Orosei, Italy
* Orsha, Belarus
* Ovar, Portugal
* Pantelej (Niš), Serbia
* Pardubice, Czech Republic
* Pyongsong, North Korea
* Rožaje, Montenegro
Petrich
* Istra, Russia
* Mioveni, Romania
* Serres, Greece
Pleven
* Agadir, Morocco
* Bitola, North Macedonia
* Brăila, Romania
* Brest, Belarus
* Bursa, Turkey
* Central AO (Moscow), Russia
* Charlottesville, United States
* Gandia, Spain
* Gornji Milanovac, Serbia
* Jinzhou, China
* Kaiserslautern, Germany
* Kavadarci, North Macedonia
* Mykolaiv, Ukraine
* Ponta Delgada, Portugal
* Płock, Poland
* Rostov-on-Don, Russia
* Volos, Greece
* Yangquan, China
Plovdiv
* Bursa, Turkey
* Changchun, China
* Columbia, United States
* Daegu, South Korea
* Gyumri, Armenia
* Istanbul, Turkey
* Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
* Kastoria, Greece
* Košice, Slovakia
* Kumanovo, North Macedonia
* Leskovac, Serbia
* Lviv, Ukraine
* Okayama, Japan
* Petra, Jordan
* Saint Petersburg, Russia
* Samarkand, Uzbekistan
* Shenzhen, China
* Thessaloniki, Greece
* Valencia, Venezuela
* Yekaterinburg, Russia
Pomorie
* Ajak, Hungary
* Gorodets, Russia
* Nea Anchialos, Greece
* Troitsk, Russia
* Yenice, Turkey
Provadia
* Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Ukraine
* Rokiškis, Lithuania

## R

Razgrad
* Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
* Avcılar, Turkey
* Brunswick, United States
* Călărași, Romania
* Châlons-en-Champagne, France
* Odunpazarı, Turkey
* Oryol, Russia
* Slobozia, Romania
* Wittenberge, Germany
Ruse
* Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Giurgiu, Romania
* Huainan, China
* Peristeri, Greece
* Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, France
* Trogir, Croatia
* Újbuda (Budapest), Hungary
* Volgograd, Russia

## S

Samokov
* Kostroma, Russia
Sandanski
* Ataşehir, Turkey
* Dzerzhinsky (Volgograd), Russia
* Freudenstadt, Germany
* Mělník, Czech Republic
* Novokosino (Moscow), Russia
* Thasos, Greece
* Voskresensk, Russia
Sevlievo
* Babruysk, Belarus
* Gevgelija, North Macedonia
* Legionowo, Poland
* Nanhai (Foshan), China
* Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic
Shumen
* Barnaul, Russia
* Debrecen, Hungary
* Kherson, Ukraine
* Podolsk, Russia
* Tournai, Belgium
* Tulcea, Romania
* Zhengzhou, China
Silistra
* Călărași, Romania
* Dunaújváros, Hungary
* Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine
* Kikinda, Serbia
* Leskovac, Serbia
* Lüleburgaz, Turkey
* Promissão, Brazil
* Rzhev, Russia
* Sakuragawa, Japan
* Slobozia, Romania
Sliven
* Alba Iulia, Romania
* Chongqing, China
* Gera, Germany
* Jerash, Jordan
* Kaisariani, Greece
* Melitopol, Ukraine
* Pécs, Hungary
* Svietlahorsk, Belarus
* Taraclia, Moldova
* Tekirdağ, Turkey
* Ternopil, Ukraine
* Voronezh, Russia
Slivo Pole 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
* Esch (Haaren), Netherlands
* 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
* Starý Poddvorov, Czech Republic
* Strzyżów, Poland
* Tisno, Croatia
* Troisvierges, Luxembourg
* Žagarė (Joniškis), Lithuania
Smolyan
* Controguerra, Italy
* Gostivar, North Macedonia
* Kispest (Budapest), Hungary
* Martinsicuro, Italy
* Michurinsk, Russia
* Motril, Spain
* Pendik, Turkey
* Suhl, Germany
* Võru, Estonia
* Xanthi, Greece
* Yalova, Turkey
Sofia
* Algiers, Algeria
* Amman, Jordan
* Ankara, Turkey
* Bucharest, Romania
* Doha, Qatar
* Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
* Kyiv, Ukraine
* Pittsburgh, United States
* Shanghai, China
* Tbilisi, Georgia
* Tel Aviv, Israel
* Zagreb, Croatia
Sozopol
* Alushta, Ukraine
* Sighișoara, Romania
Stara Zagora
* Barreiro, Portugal
* Larissa, Greece
* Radom, Poland
* Samara, Russia
* Yueyang, China
Strelcha
* Bleicherode, Germany
* Călimănești, Romania
* Orneta, Poland
* Yessentuki, Russia
Strumyani
* Kuşadası, Turkey
* Târgu Mureș, Romania
Sungurlare
* Jastrebarsko, Croatia
Svilengrad
* Didymoteicho, Greece
* Feres, Greece
* Lefortovo (Moscow), Russia
* Oebisfelde-Weferlingen, Germany
* Soufli, Greece
* Uzunköprü, Turkey
Svishtov
* Barcelos, Portugal
* Bijelo Polje, Montenegro
* Dębica, Poland
* Frigento, Italy
* Hrubieszów, Poland
* Ismailia, Egypt
* Kapuvár, Hungary
* Kremenchuk, Ukraine
* Ludza, Latvia
* Nafpaktos, Greece
* Prijepolje, Serbia
* Veles, North Macedonia
* Videle, Romania
* Zheleznogorsk, Russia
Svoge
* Novi Grad, Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Stupava, Slovakia

## T

Targovishte
* Bolhrad, Ukraine
* Cottbus, Germany
* Kozani, Greece
* Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal
* Smolensk, Russia
* Târgoviște, Romania
* Waterloo, United States
Troyan
* Dojran, North Macedonia
* Ellwangen, Germany
* Pernes-les-Fontaines, France
* Vigneux-sur-Seine, France
Tryavna is a member of the Douzelage, a town twinning association of towns across the European Union. Tryavna also has three other twin towns.
Douzelage
* 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
* Meerssen, Netherlands
* 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
* Türi, Estonia
* Zvolen, Slovakia
Other
* Brienz, Switzerland
* Vinica, North Macedonia
* Żyrardów, Poland
Tundzha
* Madaba, Jordan
* Slonim, Belarus
* Warta, Poland
Tvarditsa
* Soroksár (Budapest), Hungary

## V

Varna
* Aalborg, Denmark
* Aqaba, Jordan
* Cape Town, South Africa
* Dordrecht, Netherlands
* Kharkiv, Ukraine
* Malmö, Sweden
* Ningbo, China
* Novorossiysk, Russia
* Novosibirsk, Russia
* Odesa, Ukraine
* Piraeus, Greece
* Rostock, Germany
* Surabaya, Indonesia
* Turku, Finland
* Urmia, Iran
Veliko Tarnovo
* Asti, Italy
* Bitola, North Macedonia
* Braga, Portugal
* Bursa, Turkey
* Cetinje, Montenegro
* Colonia Tovar, Venezuela
* Iaşi, Romania
* Al-Karak, Jordan
* Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan
* Niš, Serbia
* Serres, Greece
* Tarxien, Malta
* Toledo, Spain
* Tver, Russia
Velingrad
* Maladzyechna, Belarus
* Silivri, Turkey
* Stupino, Russia
* Yakutsk, Russia
Vidin
* Calafat, Romania
* Demre, Turkey
* Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary
* Rivne, Ukraine
* West Carrollton, United States
* Zaječar, Serbia
Vratsa
* Bor, Serbia
* Craiova, Romania
* Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany
* Kičevo, North Macedonia
* Kobryn, Belarus
* Serpukhov, Russia
* Sumy, Ukraine
* Villeneuve-le-Roi, France

## Y

Yambol
* Berdiansk, Ukraine
* Edirne, Turkey
* Izhevsk, Russia
* Sieradz, Poland
* Târgu-Jiu, Romania
* Villejuif, France

## Z

Zlatograd
* Chrysoupoli, Greece