# List of twin towns and sister cities in Latvia

This is a list of municipalities in Latvia 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

Aizkraukle
* Biržai, Lithuania
* Eppstein, Germany
* Kiskunhalas, Hungary
* Slavutych, Ukraine
* Tczew, Poland
* Thale, Germany
Aizpute
* Karlskrona, Sweden
* Schwerzenbach, Switzerland
Alūksne
* Haanja (Võru Parish), Estonia
* Joniškis, Lithuania
* Misso (Võru Parish), Estonia
* Rõuge, Estonia
* Sundbyberg, Sweden
* Vastseliina (Võru Parish), Estonia
* Võru, Estonia
* Wettin-Löbejün, Germany
Auce
* Akmenė, Lithuania
* Joniškis, Lithuania
* Józefów nad Wisłą, Poland
* Ölfus, Iceland
* Skhidnytsia, Ukraine
* Ungheni, Moldavia

## B

Balvi
* Balta, Ukraine
* Kupiškis, Lithuania
* Põlva, Estonia
* Żukowo, Poland
Bauska
* Biržai, Lithuania
* Hedemora, Sweden
* Khashuri, Georgia
* Náchod, Czech Republic
* Pakruojis, Lithuania
* Pasvalys, Lithuania
* Radviliškis, Lithuania
* Rypin, Poland
* Soroca, Moldova

## C

Cēsis
* Achim, Germany
* Alytus, Lithuania
* Rakvere, Estonia
* Rokiškis, Lithuania
* Tyresö, Sweden

## D

Dagda
* Dubrowna, Belarus
* Narewka, Poland
* Smarhon’, Belarus
* Verkhnyadzvinsk, Belarus
* Visaginas, Lithuania
Daugavpils
* Alaverdi, Armenia
* Babruysk, Belarus
* Batumi, Georgia
* Central AO (Moscow), Russia
* Harbin, China
* Kharkiv, Ukraine
* Lida, Belarus
* Motala, Sweden
* Naro-Fominsk, Russia
* Panevėžys, Lithuania
* Pskov, Russia
* Radom, Poland
* Ramla, Israel
* Saint Petersburg, Russia
* Vagharshapat, Armenia
* Visaginas, Lithuania
* Vitebsk, Belarus
Daugavpils Municipality
* Bad Doberan (district), Germany
* Braslaw District, Belarus
* Edineț, Moldova
* Hlybokaye District, Belarus
* Ichnia Raion, Ukraine
* Łomża County, Poland
* Rokiškis, Lithuania
* Sharkawshchyna District, Belarus
* Vitebsk District, Belarus
* Zarasai, Lithuania
* Zaraysky District, Russia
Dobele
* Akmenė, Lithuania
* Ängelholm, Sweden
* Anykščiai, Lithuania
* Joniškis, Lithuania
* Konin, Poland
* Schmölln, Germany
* Viru-Nigula, Estonia

## G

Gulbene
* Balmazújváros, Hungary
* Bolnisi, Georgia
* Florești, Moldova
* Kętrzyn (rural gmina), Poland
* Kętrzyn County, Poland
* Räpina, Estonia
* Rietavas, Lithuania
* Them (Silkeborg), Denmark
* Xızı, Azerbaijan
Gulbene – Lizums
* Iliny, Hungary
* Sečianky, Slovakia

## I

Iecava
* Billerbeck, Germany
* Pasvalys, Lithuania
* Töreboda, Sweden

## J

Jēkabpils
* Averøy, Norway
* Białogard, Poland
* Czerwionka-Leszczyny, Poland
* Cumpăna, Romania
* Czeladź, Poland
* Kupiškis, Lithuania
* Maardu, Estonia
* Melle, Germany
* Myrhorod, Ukraine
* Qaraçuxur, Azerbaijan
* Parchim, Germany
* Rokiškis, Lithuania
* Sokołów Podlaski, Poland
* Vyzhnytsia, Ukraine
* Zarasai, Lithuania
* Zhydachiv, Ukraine
Jelgava
* Alcamo, Italy
* Białystok, Poland
* Carmel, United States
* Como, Italy
* Hällefors, Sweden
* Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
* Nova Odessa, Brazil
* Nacka, Sweden
* Pärnu, Estonia
* Rueil-Malmaison, France
* Šiauliai, Lithuania
* Vejle, Denmark
* Xinying (Tainan), Taiwan
Jelgava Municipality
* Alytus, Lithuania
* Argeș County, Romania
* Glodeni District, Moldova
* Joniškis, Lithuania
* Recklinghausen (district), Germany
* Trivero (Valdilana), Italy
Jūrmala
* Anadia, Portugal
* Anaklia (Zugdidi), Georgia
* Cabourg, France
* Eskilstuna, Sweden
* Gävle, Sweden
* Jakobstad, Finland
* Palanga, Lithuania
* Samarkand, Uzbekistan
* Terracina, Italy
* Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan

## K

Ķekava
* Bordesholm, Germany
* Gostyń, Poland
* Lerum, Sweden
* Nilüfer, Turkey
* Nizami, Azerbaijan
* Raseiniai, Lithuania
Krāslava
* Aleksandrów Łódzki, Poland
* Hajnówka, Poland
* Volokolamsk, Russia
Kuldīga
* Frogn, Norway
* Geesthacht, Germany
* Mtskheta, Georgia

## L

Liepāja
* Årstad (Bergen), Norway
* Bellevue, United States
* Darmstadt, Germany
* Elbląg, Poland
* Gdynia, Poland
* Guldborgsund, Denmark
* Klaipėda, Lithuania
* Nynäshamn, Sweden
* Palanga, Lithuania
Limbaži
* Alver, Norway
* Anklam, Germany
* Klippan, Sweden
* Panevėžys District Municipality, Lithuania
* Sande, Norway
Limbaži – Aloja
* Corjeuți, Moldova
Limbaži – Salacgrīva
* Gori, Georgia
* Häädemeeste, Estonia
* Handewitt, Germany
* Nyköping, Sweden
* Qabala, Azerbaijan
Līvāni
* Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine
* Ukmergė, Lithuania
Ludza
* Aue (Samtgemeinde), Germany
* Maków, Poland
* Molėtai, Lithuania
* Rokiškis, Lithuania
* Svishtov, Bulgaria

## M

Madona
* Anykščiai, Lithuania
* Borjomi, Georgia
* Coulaines, France
* Tranås, Sweden
* Weyhe, Germany

## O

Ogre
* Ånge, Sweden
* Bollnäs, Sweden
* Chernihiv, Ukraine
* Haapsalu, Estonia
* Jõhvi, Estonia
* Joué-lès-Tours, France
* Kelmė, Lithuania
* Kerava, Finland
* Maymana, Afghanistan
* Popasna, Ukraine
* Zbarazh, Ukraine
Olaine
* Karlskoga, Sweden
* Nowa Sarzyna, Poland
* Ödeshög, Sweden
* Riihimäki, Finland

## P

Pārgauja
* Motta Santa Lucia, Italy
* Oarja, Romania
* Rîșcani, Moldova
* Spydeberg, Norway
Preiļi
* Hlybokaye, Belarus
* Nizhyn, Ukraine
* Ocnița, Moldova
* Sahil, Azerbaijan
* Utena, Lithuania

## R

Rēzekne
* Arendal, Norway
* Braslaw, Belarus
* Częstochowa, Poland
* Dmitrov, Russia
* Krychaw, Belarus
* Ostrov, Russia
* Pskov, Russia
* Sebezh, Russia
* Sianów, Poland
* Soroca, Moldova
* Utena, Lithuania
* Vitebsk, Belarus
Rēzekne Municipality
* Agder, Norway
* Edineț, Moldova
* Gölbaşı, Turkey
* Kupiškis, Lithuania
* Pastavy, Belarus
* Polotsk, Belarus
Riga
* Aalborg, Denmark
* Almaty, Kazakhstan
* Astana, Kazakhstan
* Beijing, China
* Bordeaux, France
* Bremen, Germany
* Cairns, Australia
* Dallas, United States
* Florence, Italy
* Kyiv, Ukraine
* Kobe, Japan
* Norrköping, Sweden
* Pori, Finland
* Rostock, Germany
* Santiago, Chile
* Suzhou, China
* Taipei, Taiwan
* Tallinn, Estonia
* Tartu, Estonia
* Tashkent, Uzbekistan
* Vilnius, Lithuania
* Warsaw, Poland
* Yerevan, Armenia
Rūjiena
* Higashikawa, Japan
* Karksi-Nuia (Mulgi), Estonia
* Mõisaküla (Mulgi), Estonia
* Montoro, Italy
* Norrtälje, Sweden
Rundāle
* Hajnówka County, Poland
* Põhja-Pärnumaa, Estonia
* Pakruojis, Lithuania
* Ropsha, Russia
* Svislach, Belarus
* Uggiate-Trevano, Italy
* Wiązowna, Poland

## S

Salaspils
* Finspång, Sweden
* Finsterwalde, Germany
* Wieliszew, Poland
Saldus
* Bakhmut, Ukraine
* Briceni, Moldova
* Florești, Moldova
* Lidingö, Sweden
* Liederbach am Taunus, Germany
* Mažeikiai, Lithuania
* Nevarėnai (Telšiai), Lithuania
* Paide, Estonia
* Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain
* Sankt Andrä, Austria
* Sergiyev Posad, Russia
* Šilutė, Lithuania
* Stargard, Poland
* Tsqaltubo, Georgia
* Villebon-sur-Yvette, France
* Volda, Norway
Saulkrasti
* Gnesta, Sweden
* Neringa, Lithuania
* Odolanów, Poland
Sigulda is a member of the Douzelage, a town twinning association of towns across the European Union. Sigulda also has several 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
* Siret, Romania
* Škofja Loka, Slovenia
* Sušice, Czech Republic
* Tryavna, Bulgaria
* Türi, Estonia
* Zvolen, Slovakia
Other
* Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom
* Birštonas, Lithuania
* Chiatura, Georgia
* Chocz, Poland
* Keila, Estonia
* Stuhr, Germany
* Vesthimmerland, Denmark
Skrunda
* Kosiv, Ukraine
* Maen Roch, France
* Põltsamaa, Estonia
Smiltene
* Drohobych, Ukraine
* Písek, Czech Republic
* Wiesenbach, Germany
* Willich, Germany
Strenči
* Lainate, Italy
* Rimóc, Hungary
* Rosice, Czech Republic
* Sayda, Germany

## T

Talsi
* Alanya, Turkey
* Chortkiv, Ukraine
* Lejre, Denmark
* Orhei, Moldova
* Prienai, Lithuania
* Saaremaa, Estonia
* Shchyolkovo, Russia
* Söderköping, Sweden
* Telavi, Georgia
Tukums
* Andrychów, Poland
* Chennevières-sur-Marne, France
* Ghelăuza, Moldova
* Izium, Ukraine
* Karelichy, Belarus
* Khoni, Georgia
* Krasnogorsk, Russia
* Lejre, Denmark
* Plungė, Lithuania
* Saku, Estonia
* Scheeßel, Germany
* Šilalė, Lithuania
* Strängnäs, Sweden
* Tidaholm, Sweden
Tukums – Kandava 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
* Esch (Haaren), Netherlands
* Hepstedt, Germany
* Ibănești, Romania
* 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

## V

Valka
* Braslaw, Belarus
* Çamlıyayla, Turkey
* Durbuy, Belgium
* I'billin, Israel
* Kościelisko, Poland
* Kobylnica, Poland
* Kutaisi, Georgia
* Marijampolė, Lithuania
* Novoye Devyatkino, Russia
* Orimattila, Finland
* Östhammar, Sweden
* Tvrdošín, Slovakia
* Valga, Estonia
* Valga, Spain
Valmiera
* Cherkasy, Ukraine
* Halle, Germany
* Høje-Taastrup, Denmark
* Solna, Sweden
* Vallefoglia, Italy
* Viljandi, Estonia
* Zduńska Wola, Poland
Valmiera – Naukšēni
* Borgholzhausen, Germany
* Helme (Tõrva), Estonia
Vecpiebalga
* Aremark, Norway
* Bürgel, Germany
* Marker, Norway
Ventspils
* Lorient, France
* Ningbo, China
* Stralsund, Germany
* Västervik, Sweden
* Vinnytsia, Ukraine