List of twin towns and sister cities in Denmark
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
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Kaltenkirchen, Germany
Lohja, Finland
Ringerike, Norway
Skagaströnd, Iceland
Växjö, Sweden
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
- Borken, Germany
- Dainville, France
- East Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Grabow, Germany
Říčany, Czech Republic- Whitstable, England, United Kingdom
B
[edit]- Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany
- East Kilbride, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Hohenwestedt, Germany
- Botkyrka, Sweden
Dorogomilovo (Moscow), Russia- Stange, Norway
- Steglitz-Zehlendorf (Berlin), Germany
C
[edit]E
[edit]- 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
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- Härnösand, Sweden
- Herford, Germany
- Ilulissat (Avannaata), Greenland
- Kokkola, Finland
- Kristiansund, Norway
- Šiauliai, Lithuania
- Bærum, Norway
- Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
- Hämeenlinna, Finland
- Qeqertarsuatsiaat, Greenland
Tartu, Estonia- Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
- Uppsala, Sweden
G
[edit]- Halmstad, Sweden
- Hanko, Finland
- Sermersooq, Greenland
- Stord, Norway
- 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
- Kotka, Finland
- Landskrona, Sweden
H
[edit]- Braine, France
- Sandefjord, Norway
- Uusikaupunki, Finland
- Varberg, Sweden
- Wittenberg, Germany
- Eberswalde, Germany
- Gniewkowo, Poland
- Höganäs, Sweden
- Lieto, Finland
- Nesodden, Norway
- Seltjarnarnes, Iceland
- Arsuk, Greenland
Countryside, Åland Islands, Finland- Eiði, Faroe Islands
- Holmestrand, Norway
- Husby, Germany
- Kangasala, Finland
- Siglufjörður, Iceland
- Vänersborg, Sweden
Kladovo, Serbia
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
- Leksand, Sweden
- Lillehammer, Norway
- Oulainen, Finland
- Oppegård, Norway
- Rydułtowy, Poland
- Sollentuna, Sweden
- Tuusula, Finland
I
[edit]- Bad Salzungen, Germany
Cihanbeyli, Turkey- Haninge, Sweden
- Svedala, Sweden
- Trzebinia, Poland
- Waalre, Netherlands
J
[edit]- Lindesberg, Sweden
- Oppdal, Norway
- Strzelce Krajeńskie, Poland
- Tongzhou (Beijing), China
- Tornesch, Germany
K
[edit]- Anjō, Japan
- Delmenhorst, Germany
- Drammen, Norway
- Huéscar, Spain
- Kujalleq, Greenland
- Lappeenranta, Finland
- Örebro, Sweden
- Pisa, Italy
- Stykkishólmur, Iceland
- Szombathely, Hungary
- Wuqing (Tianjin), China
L
[edit]M
[edit]- Bábolna, Hungary
- Bolesławiec, Poland
- Kokemäki, Finland
- Lier, Norway
- Falköping, Sweden
- Barmstedt, Germany
- Korsholm, Finland
- Mandal, Norway
- Oskarshamn, Sweden
N
[edit]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
O
[edit]- Katrineholm, Sweden
- Salo, Finland
- Vennesla, Norway
- 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
[edit]- Akureyri, Iceland
- Ålesund, Norway
- Jelenia Góra, Poland
- Lahti, Finland
- Västerås, Sweden
Roskilde terminated all its twinnings.[53]
S
[edit]Silkeborg terminated all its twinnings.[55]
- Eisenach, Germany
- Arvika, Sweden
- Kongsvinger, Norway
- Qasigiannguit (Qeqertalik), Greenland[59]
- Ylöjärvi, Finland
- Eidsvoll, Norway
- Fljótsdalshérað, Iceland
- Pruszcz, Poland
- Skara, Sweden
- Höör, Sweden
- Laukaa, Finland
- Modum, Norway
- Östra Göinge, Sweden
- Forssa, Finland
- Sarpsborg, Norway
- Södertälje, Sweden
- Aasiaat (Qeqertalik), Greenland
- Bodø, Norway
- Dolný Kubín, Slovakia
- Jönköping, Sweden
- Kuopio, Finland
- Stralsund, Germany
T
[edit]- Alingsås, Sweden
- Lillestrøm, Norway
V
[edit]- Lapinlahti, Finland
- Rana, Norway
- Sigulda, Latvia
- Skellefteå, Sweden
- Dalvíkurbyggð, Iceland
- Hamar, Norway
- Lund, Sweden
- Lüneburg, Germany
- Marijampolė, Lithuania
- Porvoo, Finland
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