List of twin towns and sister cities in Denmark
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This is a list of municipalities of Denmark 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
Aabenraa[1]
Kaltenkirchen, Germany
Lohja, Finland
Ringerike, Norway
Skagaströnd, Iceland
Växjö, Sweden
Aalborg[2]
Almere, Netherlands
Antibes, France
Büdelsdorf, Germany
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Fredrikstad, Norway
Fuglafjørður, Faroe Islands
Galway, Ireland
Gdynia, Poland
Haifa, Israel
Hefei, China
Innsbruck, Austria
Karlskoga, Sweden
Lancaster, England, United Kingdom
Lerum, Sweden
Liperi, Finland
Mykolaiv, Ukraine[3]
Norðurþing, Iceland
Orsa, Sweden
Orust, Sweden
Ośno Lubuskie, Poland
Racine, United States
Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland
Rendalen, Norway
Rendsburg, Germany
Riga, Latvia
Riihimäki, Finland
Sermersooq, Greenland
Solvang, United States
Tulcea, Romania
Tumakuru district, India
Varna, Bulgaria
Vilnius, Lithuania
Wismar, Germany
Aarhus[4]
Albertslund[6][7]
Borken, Germany
Dainville, France
East Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grabow, Germany
Říčany, Czech Republic
Whitstable, England, United Kingdom
Assens[8]
Ljusdal, Sweden
Oeversee, Germany
B
Ballerup[9]
Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany
East Kilbride, Scotland, United Kingdom
Billund[10]
Hohenwestedt, Germany
Brøndby[11]
Botkyrka, Sweden
Dorogomilovo (Moscow), Russia
Stange, Norway
Steglitz-Zehlendorf (Berlin), Germany
Brønderslev[12]
C
E
Esbjerg[16]
Ely, England, United Kingdom
Eskilstuna, Sweden
Fjarðabyggð, Iceland
Güstrow, Germany
Jyväskylä, Finland
Krems an der Donau, Austria
Qeqqata, Greenland
Ratzeburg, Germany
Stavanger, Norway
Suzhou, China
Szczecin, Poland
Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
F
Fredensborg[17]
Fredericia[18]
Härnösand, Sweden
Herford, Germany
Ilulissat (Avannaata), Greenland
Kokkola, Finland
Kristiansund, Norway
Šiauliai, Lithuania
Frederiksberg[19]
Bærum, Norway
Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
Hämeenlinna, Finland
Qeqertarsuatsiaat, Greenland
Tartu, Estonia
Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Uppsala, Sweden
Frederikshavn[20]
Frederikssund[21]
G
Gentofte[22]
Halmstad, Sweden
Hanko, Finland
Sermersooq, Greenland
Stord, Norway
Gladsaxe[23]
Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf (Berlin), Germany
Gagny, France
Haabersti (Tallinn), Estonia
Klagenfurt, Austria
Koszalin, Poland
Minden, Germany
Narsaq, Greenland
Neubrandenburg, Germany
Paisley, Scotland, United Kingdom
Pirkkala, Finland
Ski, Norway
Solna, Sweden
Split, Croatia
Sutton, England, United Kingdom
Taitō (Tokyo), Japan
Veszprém, Hungary
Glostrup[24]
Kotka, Finland
Landskrona, Sweden
Guldborgsund[25]
H
Haderslev[26]
Braine, France
Sandefjord, Norway
Uusikaupunki, Finland
Varberg, Sweden
Wittenberg, Germany
Helsingør[27]
Herlev[29]
Eberswalde, Germany
Gniewkowo, Poland
Höganäs, Sweden
Lieto, Finland
Nesodden, Norway
Seltjarnarnes, Iceland
Herning[30]
Arsuk, Greenland
Countryside, Åland Islands, Finland
Eiði, Faroe Islands
Holmestrand, Norway
Husby, Germany
Kangasala, Finland
Siglufjörður, Iceland
Vänersborg, Sweden
Hillerød[31]
Kladovo, Serbia
Høje-Taastrup[32]
Holstebro is a member of the Douzelage, a town twinning association of towns across the European Union.[33] Holstebro also has one other twin town.[34]
Douzelage
Agros, Cyprus
Altea, Spain
Asikkala, Finland
Bad Kötzting, Germany
Bellagio, Italy
Bundoran, Ireland
Chojna, Poland
Granville, France
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
Tryavna, Bulgaria
Türi, Estonia
Zvolen, Slovakia
Other
Brașov, Romania
Horsens[35][36]
Hørsholm[37]
Leksand, Sweden
Lillehammer, Norway
Oulainen, Finland
Hvidovre[38]
Oppegård, Norway
Rydułtowy, Poland
Sollentuna, Sweden
Tuusula, Finland
I
Ishøj[39]
Bad Salzungen, Germany
Cihanbeyli, Turkey
Haninge, Sweden
Svedala, Sweden
Trzebinia, Poland
Waalre, Netherlands
J
Jammerbugt[40]
Lindesberg, Sweden
Oppdal, Norway
Strzelce Krajeńskie, Poland
Tongzhou (Beijing), China
Tornesch, Germany
K
Kolding[41]
Anjō, Japan
Delmenhorst, Germany
Drammen, Norway
Huéscar, Spain
Kujalleq, Greenland
Lappeenranta, Finland
Örebro, Sweden
Pisa, Italy
Stykkishólmur, Iceland
Szombathely, Hungary
Wuqing (Tianjin), China
L
Langeland[42]
M
Mariagerfjord[43]
Bábolna, Hungary
Bolesławiec, Poland
Kokemäki, Finland
Lier, Norway
Falköping, Sweden
Middelfart[44]
Barmstedt, Germany
Korsholm, Finland
Mandal, Norway
Oskarshamn, Sweden
N
Næstved is a member of the Charter of European Rural Communities, a town twinning association across the European Union.[45] Næstved also has four other twin towns.[46]
Charter of European Rural Communities
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
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
Other
Nordfyn[47]
O
Odder[48]
Katrineholm, Sweden
Salo, Finland
Vennesla, Norway
Odense[49]
Columbus, United States
Funabashi, Japan
Groningen, Netherlands
Iksan, South Korea
İzmir, Turkey
Kaunas, Lithuania
Kyiv, Ukraine
Klaksvík, Faroe Islands
Kópavogur, Iceland
Norrköping, Sweden
Östersund, Sweden
Schwerin, Germany
Shaoxing, China
St Albans, England, United Kingdom
Tampere, Finland
Trondheim, Norway
Upernavik (Avannaata), Greenland
R
Randers[50]
Akureyri, Iceland
Ålesund, Norway
Jelenia Góra, Poland
Lahti, Finland
Västerås, Sweden
Rebild[51]
Ringsted[52]
Roskilde terminated all its twinnings.[53]
Rudersdal[54]
S
Silkeborg terminated all its twinnings.[55]
Skanderborg[56]
Eisenach, Germany
Skive[57][58]
Arvika, Sweden
Kongsvinger, Norway
Qasigiannguit (Qeqertalik), Greenland[59]
Ylöjärvi, Finland
Slagelse[60][61]
Sorø[62]
Eidsvoll, Norway
Fljótsdalshérað, Iceland
Pruszcz, Poland
Skara, Sweden
Stevns[63]
Höör, Sweden
Laukaa, Finland
Modum, Norway
Östra Göinge, Sweden
Struer[64]
Forssa, Finland
Sarpsborg, Norway
Södertälje, Sweden
Svendborg[65]
Aasiaat (Qeqertalik), Greenland
Bodø, Norway
Dolný Kubín, Slovakia
Jönköping, Sweden
Kuopio, Finland
Stralsund, Germany
T
Tårnby[66]
Alingsås, Sweden
Lillestrøm, Norway
Thisted[67][68][69]
V
Vejle[70]
Vesthimmerlands[71]
Lapinlahti, Finland
Rana, Norway
Sigulda, Latvia
Skellefteå, Sweden
Viborg[72]
Dalvíkurbyggð, Iceland
Hamar, Norway
Lund, Sweden
Lüneburg, Germany
Marijampolė, Lithuania
Porvoo, Finland
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