This is a list of places in Switzerland having standing links to local communities in other countries. In many cases, these completely ceremonial associations, especially when formalized by the local governments, are called by the fallacious name of "town twinning" – though other terms, such as "sister city" and "partner town" are far more accurate. While most of the places included in this list are cities or towns, the list also contains villages, districts, counties, cantons, provinces, etc. with similar links.
The list includes twin towns and sister cities ("Partnergemeinden", "Partnerstädte", "villes" ou "communes jumelles") of towns in Switzerland linked by a sister-city agreement ("Städtepartnerschaft" or "Gemeindepartnerschaft"; "jumelage de villes") or friendship agreements ("Freundschaft" or "amitié").
A few Swiss municipalities participating in projects arranged by the Swiss organizations "Patenschaft für Berggemeinden" ("Parrainage suisse pour communes de montagne") are included. The program arranges sponsorships of municipalities in the Swiss Alps by other Swiss municipalities. The twinning may be a private initiative (e.g. between Zürich and San Francisco) or an initiative of the city authorities.
Partial source (only Vaud):
Geneva does intentionally not have any particular "sister" tie with any city in the world. It declares itself related to the entire world.
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Camaloon
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Camaloon was founded in 2011 by the entrepreneurs Pere Rius and Bernat Farrero. In 2011, Camaloon expanded their services and offered the sale of customized office supplies across all of Europe. In 2015, several partners including the Spanish bank "la Caixa", entered the capital of the company contributing around € 1 million to support its growth. Camaloon has developed their technological tools and proprietary software for design and online sales. Camaloon also manufactured writing materials, vinyl stickers and customized apparel.
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Gilles Deleuze
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Deleuze was born in Paris and lived there most of his life. He went to school during World War II and later studied philosophy and history at the University of Paris. He started teaching philosophy in 1948, and taught at several universities. He married Denise Paul "Fanny" Grandjouan in 1956.
Deleuze worked at the University of Vincennes in Saint-Denis from 1969 to 1987. There he became friends and worked with Michel Foucault and Félix Guattari.
He had a lung removed in 1968 because he had tuberculosis. It was difficult for him to breathe for the rest of his life. He died by committing suicide in 1995.
Destin Onka Malonga
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Malonga played professionally for MSP Batna in the Algerian Championnat National, before joined 2010 to French Division Honneur club AS Contres. After just one year left the club and signed for Avenir Foot Lozère.
Malonga died on 31 July 2016 at Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, Ardèche, France in a canoeing accident during pre-season club training.
Jean-Claude Wicky
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His photos have been exhibited at the Swiss Foundation for Photography, the Musée de l'Élysée in Lausanne, and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, as well as in magazines including "GEO" and "Smithsonian Magazine".
Wicky died on 31 July 2016 in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland at the age of 70.
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James Alan McPherson
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Mahasweta Devi
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Ed Ross
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Scott Hutchison
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Adam Parfrey
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