List of twin towns and sister cities in Denmark
This is a list of municipalities in Denmark having standing links to local communities in other countries. In most cases, the association, especially when formalised by local government, is known as "town twinning" (though other terms, such as "partner towns" (venskabsbyer) or "sister cities" are sometimes used instead), and while most of the places included are towns, the list also comprises villages, cities, districts, counties, etc. with similar links.
AEdit
- Kaltenkirchen, Germany
- 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
- Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland
- Karlskoga, Sweden
- Lancaster, England
- Lerum, Sweden
- Liperi, Finland
- Norðurþing, Iceland
- Nuuk, Greenland
- Orsa, Sweden
- Orust, Sweden
- Ośno Lubuskie, Poland
- Pushkin, Russia
- Racine, United States
- Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland
- Rendalen, Norway
- Rendsburg, Germany
- Riga, Latvia
- Riihimäki, Finland
- Solvang, United States
- Tulcea, Romania
- Varna, Bulgaria
- Vilnius, Lithuania
- Wismar, Germany
- Bergen, Norway
- Gothenburg, Sweden
- Harbin, China
- Kiel, Germany
- Kujalleq, Greenland
- Rostock, Germany
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Turku, Finland
- Borken, Germany
- Dainville, France
- East Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Grabow, Germany
- Mölndal, Sweden
- Říčany, Czech Republic
- Whitstable, England, United Kingdom
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- Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany
- East Kilbride, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Prague 10 (Prague), Czech Republic
- Hohenwestedt, Germany
- Botkyrka, Sweden
- Dorogomilovo (Moscow), Russia
- Stange, Norway
- Steglitz-Zehlendorf (Berlin), Germany
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EEdit
- Ely, England, United Kingdom
- Eskilstuna, Sweden
- Fjarðabyggð, Iceland
- Güstrow, Germany
- Jyväskylä, Finland
- Krems an der Donau, Austria
- Maniitsoq, Greenland
- Ratzeburg, Germany
- Stavanger, Norway
- Suzhou, China
- Szczecin, Poland
- Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
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- Bærum, Norway
- Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
- Hämeenlinna, Finland
- Qeqertarsuatsiaat, Greenland
- Tartu, Estonia
- Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
- Uppsala, Sweden
GEdit
- 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
HEdit
- Braine, France
- Sandefjord, Norway
- Uusikaupunki, Finland
- Varberg, Sweden
- Wittenberg, Germany
- Harstad, Norway
- Rueil-Malmaison, France
- Umeå, Sweden
- Uummannaq, Greenland
- Vaasa, Finland
- Eberswalde, Germany
- Gniewkowo, Poland
- Höganäs, Sweden
- Lieto, Finland
- Nesodden, Norway
- Paamiut, Greenland
- 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.[31] Holstebro also has one other twin town.[32]
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
JEdit
- Lindesberg, Sweden
- Oppdal, Norway
- Strzelce Krajeńskie, Poland
- Tongzhou (Beijing), China
- Tornesch, Germany
KEdit
- Anjō, Japan
- Delmenhorst, Germany
- Drammen, Norway
- Huéscar, Spain
- Kujalleq, Greenland
- Lappeenranta, Finland
- Örebro, Sweden
- Panevėžys, Lithuania
- Pisa, Italy
- Stykkishólmur, Iceland
- Szombathely, Hungary
- Wuqing (Tianjin), China
MEdit
- Bábolna, Hungary
- Bolesławiec, Poland
- Kokemäki, Finland
- Lier, Norway
- Falköping, Sweden
- Barmstedt, Germany
- Korsholm, Finland
- Mandal, Norway
- Oskarshamn, Sweden
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Næstved is a member of the Charter of European Rural Communities, a town twinning association across the European Union.[41] Næstved also has four other twin towns.[42]
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, 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
OEdit
- Columbus, United States
- Funabashi, Japan
- Groningen, Netherlands
- Iksan, South Korea
- İzmir, Turkey
- Katowice, Poland
- 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, Greenland
REdit
- Akureyri, Iceland
- Ålesund, Norway
- Jelenia Góra, Poland
- Lahti, Finland
- Västerås, Sweden
SEdit
Silkeborg terminated all its twinnings.[49]
- Eisenach, Germany
- Arvika, Sweden
- Kongsvinger, Norway
- Qasigiannguit, Greenland
- 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
TEdit
- Alingsås, Sweden
- Lillestrøm, Norway
VEdit
- Lapinlahti, Finland
- Rana, Norway
- Sigulda, Latvia
- Skellefteå, Sweden
- Dalvíkurbyggð, Iceland
- Hamar, Norway
- Kecskemét, Hungary
- Lund, Sweden
- Lüneburg, Germany
- Marijampolė, Lithuania
- Porvoo, Finland
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