# 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

Alkmaar
* Bath, England, United Kingdom
* Bergama, Turkey
* Darmstadt, Germany
* Tata, Hungary
* Troyes, France
Almelo
* Denizli, Turkey
* Iserlohn, Germany
* Preston, England, United Kingdom
Almere
* Aalborg, Denmark
* Rendsburg, Germany
* Shenzhen, China
* Växjö, Sweden
Alphen aan den Rijn
* Oudtshoorn, South Africa
Ameland
* Kleve, Germany
Amersfoort terminated all its twinnings.
Amstelveen
* Tempelhof-Schöneberg (Berlin), Germany
* Villa El Salvador, Peru
Apeldoorn
* Burlington, Canada
* Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf (Berlin), Germany
* Gagny, France
Appingedam
* Aurich, Germany
Arnhem
* Coventry, England, United Kingdom
* Croydon, England, United Kingdom
* Gera, Germany
* Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
* Kimberley, South Africa
* Villa El Salvador, Peru
Assen
* Poznań, Poland

## B

Baarn terminated all its twinnings.
Barendrecht
* Louny, Czech Republic
Beek
* Gundelfingen an der Donau, Germany
Beemster
* Studená, Czech Republic
Bergen op Zoom
* Oudenaarde, Belgium
* Szczecinek, Poland
Beuningen
* Mikołów, Poland
Beverwijk
* Wronki, Poland
Borne
* Rheine, Germany
Breda
* Diest, Belgium
* Dillenburg, Germany
* Orange, France
* Wrocław, Poland
* Yangzhou, China
Brielle
* Havlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic
Brunssum
* Alsdorf, Germany
Buren
* Kinderhook, United States

## C

Coevorden
* Brest, Belarus
* Nordhorn, Germany

## D

De Bilt
* Coesfeld, Germany
* Mieścisko, Poland
De Fryske Marren
* Drolshagen, Germany
* Mediaș, Romania
Delft
* Estelí, Nicaragua
* Freiberg, Germany
* Kfar Saba, Israel
Delfzijl
* Shūnan, Japan
Den Helder
* Lüdenscheid, Germany
Deventer
* Arnsberg, Germany
* Sibiu, Romania
* Tartu, Estonia
Doetinchem
* La Libertad, Nicaragua
* Pardubice, Czech Republic
* Raesfeld, Germany
Dordrecht
* Bamenda, Cameroon
* Dordrecht, South Africa
* Hastings, England, United Kingdom
* Recklinghausen, Germany
* Varna, Bulgaria
Duiven
* Gemünden am Main, Germany

## E

Eindhoven
* Bayeux, France
* Białystok, Poland
* Chinandega, Nicaragua
* Kadoma, Japan
* Minsk, Belarus
* Nanjing, China
Emmen
* Georgsmarienhütte, Germany
* Shangluo, China
Enschede
* Dalian, China
* Münster, Germany
* Palo Alto, United States
Etten-Leur
* Šiauliai, Lithuania

## G

Gennep
* San Pedro de Lóvago, Nicaragua
Goirle
* Krasnogorsk, Russia
Gooise Meren
* Uherský Brod, Czech Republic
* Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic
Gorinchem
* Gangjin, South Korea
* Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
Gouda
* Kongsberg, Norway
* Solingen, Germany
Groningen
* Graz, Austria
* 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

Haaksbergen
* Nagykőrös, Hungary
Haaren
* Pobiedziska, Poland
Haaren – Esch is a member of the Charter of European Rural Communities, a town twinning association across the European Union, along 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
Haarlem
* Angers, France
* Harlem (New York), United States
* Osnabrück, Germany
Haarlemmermeer
* Cebu City, Philippines
Hattem
* Püspökladány, Hungary
Heemstede
* Royal Leamington Spa, England, United Kingdom
Heerhugowaard
* Goyang, South Korea
* Kalisz, Poland
Hellendoorn
* Ibbenbüren, Germany
Helmond
* Mechelen, Belgium
* San Marcos, Nicaragua
* Zielona Góra, Poland
Hengelo
* Emsdetten, Germany
's-Hertogenbosch
* Leuven, Belgium
* Trier, Germany
Hof van Twente
* Keszthely, Hungary
Hoogeveen
* Martin, Slovakia
Hoorn
* Malacca City, Malaysia
* Příbram, Czech Republic
Hulst
* Michelstadt, Germany

## I

IJsselstein
* Herentals, Belgium

## K

Kampen
* Eilat, Israel
* Meinerzhagen, Germany
* Pápa, Hungary
* Soest, Germany
Kapelle
* Orry-la-Ville, France
Katwijk
* Siegen, Germany
Koggenland
* Oberursel, Germany
Krimpen aan den IJssel
* Kiskőrös, Hungary
* Kościan, Poland

## L

Landgraaf
* Andrychów, Poland
* Übach-Palenberg, Germany
Landsmeer
* Bergneustadt, Germany
* Châtenay-Malabry, France
Leiden
* Buffalo City, South Africa
* Juigalpa, Nicaragua
* Krefeld, Germany
* Nagasaki, Japan
* Oxford, England, United Kingdom
* Toruń, Poland
Leidschendam-Voorburg
* Hranice, Czech Republic
Leusden terminated all its twinnings.
Lisse
* Tonami, Japan
Lopik
* Grebenstein, Germany
* Lezoux, France
* Sarsina, Italy

## M

Maassluis
* Berehove, Ukraine
* Hatvan, Hungary
* Târgu Secuiesc, Romania
Maastricht
* Chengdu, China
* El Rama, Nicaragua
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
Meppel
* Most, Czech Republic
Middelburg
* Vilvoorde, Belgium
Mook en Middelaar
* Přibyslav, Czech Republic

## N

Nieuwegein
* Rundu, Namibia
Nijkerk
* Schenectady, United States
Nijmegen
* Albany, United States
* Masaya, Nicaragua
* Pskov, Russia
* Suzhou, China
Nissewaard
* Hürth, Germany
* Thetford, England, United Kingdom
Noordenveld
* Litomyšl, Czech Republic
* Sögel, Germany
* Tarnowo Podgórne, Poland

## O

Oirschot
* Damasławek, Poland
* Westerlo, Belgium
Oldenzaal
* Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany
Opsterland
* Beit Sahour, Palestine
* Ra'anana, Israel

## R

Renkum
* Dębno, Poland
Rijssen-Holten
* Steinfurt, Germany
* Winterberg, Germany
Roermond
* Mönchengladbach, Germany
* Nepomuk, Czech Republic
Rotterdam
* Baltimore, United States
* Burgas, Bulgaria
* Cologne, Germany
* Constanța, Romania
* Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
* Gdańsk, Poland
* Havana, Cuba
* Lille, France
* Liège, Belgium
* Shanghai, China
* Saint Petersburg, Russia
* Turin, Italy

## S

Schiedam
* Esslingen am Neckar, Germany
* Neath Port Talbot, Wales, United Kingdom
* Udine, Italy
* Velenje, Slovenia
* Vienne, France
Sliedrecht
* Orăștie, Romania
Sittard-Geleen
* Böblingen, Germany
* Nauheim, Germany
* Pontoise, France
Smallingerland
* Gobabis, Namibia
Soest
* Soest, Germany
Stadskanaal
* Lilienthal, Germany

## T

Tholen
* Iława, Poland
Tilburg
* Changzhou, China
* Lublin, Poland
* Matagalpa, Nicaragua
* Minamiashigara, Japan
* Same, Tanzania

## U

Uden
* Lippstadt, Germany
Utrecht terminated all its twinnings.

## V

Veenendaal
* Olomouc, Czech Republic
Venlo
* Krefeld, Germany
Vijfheerenlanden
* Pfinztal, Germany
Vlaardingen
* Moravská Třebová, Czech Republic
Vlissingen
* Ambon, Indonesia

## W

Waalwijk
* Unna, Germany
Wageningen
* Gödöllő, Hungary
* Mörfelden-Walldorf, Germany
* Ndiza, Rwanda
* Zhangzhou, China
Westerveld
* Polička, Czech Republic
Westerwolde
* Andrésy, France
* Haren, Germany
* Międzyrzecz, Poland
* Nowogród Bobrzański, Poland
* Rhede, Germany
Wijchen
* Stargard, Poland
Woerden
* Steinhagen, Germany

## Z

Zaanstad
* Anderlecht, Belgium
* Boulogne-Billancourt, France
* Hammersmith and Fulham, England, United Kingdom
* Neukölln (Berlin), Germany
* Zwickau, Germany
Zeist
* Berkane, Morocco
* Slavkov u Brna, Czech Republic
* Yamada, Japan
Zevenaar
* Mátészalka, Hungary
* Weilburg, Germany
Zundert
* Auvers-sur-Oise, France
Zutphen terminated all its twinnings.
Zwijndrecht
* Norderstedt, Germany
Zwolle
* Lünen, Germany