List of twin towns and sister cities in Latvia
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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[1]
Biržai, Lithuania
Eppstein, Germany
Kiskunhalas, Hungary
Slavutych, Ukraine
Tczew, Poland
Thale, Germany
Aizpute[2]
Karlskrona, Sweden
Schwerzenbach, Switzerland
Alūksne[3]
Haanja (Võru Parish), Estonia
Joniškis, Lithuania
Misso (Võru Parish), Estonia
Rõuge, Estonia
Sundbyberg, Sweden
Vastseliina (Võru Parish), Estonia
Võru, Estonia
Wettin-Löbejün, Germany
Auce[4]
Akmenė, Lithuania
Joniškis, Lithuania
Józefów nad Wisłą, Poland
Ölfus, Iceland
Skhidnytsia, Ukraine
Ungheni, Moldavia
B
Balvi[5]
Dokshytsy District, Belarus
Kupiškis, Lithuania
Põlva, Estonia
Pytalovsky District, Russia
Żukowo, Poland
Bauska[6]
C
Cēsis[7]
Cesvaine[8]
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine
Lagardelle-sur-Lèze, France
Märjamaa, Estonia
Volkhov, Russia
Weyhe, Germany
D
Dagda[9]
Dubrowna, Belarus
Narewka, Poland
Smarhon’, Belarus
Verkhnyadzvinsk, Belarus
Visaginas, Lithuania
Daugavpils[10]
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[11]
Vitebsk, Belarus
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[13]
G
Gulbene[15]
Balmazújváros, Hungary
Bolnisi, Georgia
Florești, Moldova
Kętrzyn (rural gmina), Poland
Kętrzyn County, Poland
Räpina, Estonia
Rietavas, Lithuania
Them (Silkeborg), Denmark
Xızı, Azerbaijan
Gulbene – Lizums[15]
I
Iecava[16]
Billerbeck, Germany
Pasvalys, Lithuania
Töreboda, Sweden
J
Jēkabpils[17]
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[18]
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
Alytus, Lithuania
Argeș County, Romania
Glodeni District, Moldova
Joniškis, Lithuania
Recklinghausen (district), Germany
Trivero (Valdilana), Italy
Jūrmala[20]
Anadia, Portugal
Anaklia (Zugdidi), Georgia
Cabourg, France
Eskilstuna, Sweden
Gävle, Sweden
Jakobstad, Finland
Palanga, Lithuania
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Terracina, Italy
Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan
K
Ķekava[21]
Aleksandrów Łódzki, Poland[22]
Hajnówka, Poland[23]
Volokolamsk, Russia[24]
Kuldīga[25]
Frogn, Norway
Geesthacht, Germany
Mtskheta, Georgia
L
Liepāja[26]
Årstad (Bergen), Norway
Bellevue, United States
Darmstadt, Germany
Elbląg, Poland
Gdynia, Poland
Guldborgsund, Denmark
Helsingborg, Sweden
Klaipėda, Lithuania
Nynäshamn, Sweden
Palanga, Lithuania
Limbaži[27]
Alver, Norway
Anklam, Germany
Klippan, Sweden
Panevėžys District Municipality, Lithuania
Sande, Norway
Limbaži – Aloja[27]
Corjeuți, Moldova
Gori, Georgia
Häädemeeste, Estonia
Handewitt, Germany
Nyköping, Sweden
Qabala, Azerbaijan
Līvāni[28]
Ukmergė, Lithuania
Ludza[29]
M
Madona[30]
O
Ogre[31]
Olaine[32]
Karlskoga, Sweden
Nowa Sarzyna, Poland
Ödeshög, Sweden
Riihimäki, Finland
P
Pārgauja[33]
Motta Santa Lucia, Italy
Oarja, Romania
Rîșcani, Moldova
Spydeberg, Norway
Preiļi[34]
R
Rēzekne[35]
Riga[37]
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[38]
Higashikawa, Japan
Karksi-Nuia (Mulgi), Estonia
Mõisaküla (Mulgi), Estonia
Montoro, Italy
Norrtälje, Sweden
Rundāle[39]
Hajnówka County, Poland
Põhja-Pärnumaa, Estonia
Pakruojis, Lithuania
Ropsha, Russia
Svislach, Belarus
Uggiate-Trevano, Italy
Wiązowna, Poland
S
Salaspils[40]
Finspång, Sweden
Finsterwalde, Germany
Wieliszew, Poland
Saldus[41]
Florești, Moldova
Lidingö, Sweden
Liederbach am Taunus, Germany
Mažeikiai, Lithuania
Nevarėnai, Lithuania
Paide, Estonia
Sankt Andrä, Austria
Sergiyev Posad, Russia
Šilutė, Lithuania
Stargard, Poland
Tsqaltubo, Georgia
Villebon-sur-Yvette, France
Volda, Norway
Saulkrasti[42]
Sigulda is a member of the Douzelage, a town twinning association of towns across the European Union.[43] Sigulda also has several other twin towns.[44]
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
Skrunda[45]
Smiltene[46]
Strenči[47]
T
Talsi[48]
Alanya, Turkey
Chortkiv, Ukraine[49]
Lejre, Denmark
Orhei, Moldova
Prienai, Lithuania
Saaremaa, Estonia
Shchyolkovo, Russia
Söderköping, Sweden
Telavi, Georgia
Tukums[50]
Tukums – Kandava is a member of the Charter of European Rural Communities, a town twinning association across the European Union, along with:[51]
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[52]
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[53]
Cherkasy, Ukraine
Halle, Germany
Høje-Taastrup, Denmark
Solna, Sweden
Vallefoglia, Italy
Viljandi, Estonia
Zduńska Wola, Poland
Borgholzhausen, Germany
Helme (Tõrva), Estonia
Vecpiebalga[55]
Ventspils[56]
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