List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland

Kraków

Katowice

Wrocław

Łódź

Poznań

Bydgoszcz

Lublin

Białystok

Gdańsk

Szczecin

Warsaw

Baltic Sea

Tatra

Sudetes

Russia

Lithuania

Belarus

Ukraine

Slovakia

Czech Republic

Ger.

Sweden

Denmark

This is a list of places in Poland 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" (miasta partnerskie) 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.

Signpost of twin towns in Brzeg Dolny.

Białystok

Białystok is twinned with:^[1]

Częstochowa, Poland[1] Dijon, France:[1][2][3] Eindhoven, Netherlands[1]

Hrodna, Belarus[1] Jelgava, Latvia[1] Kaliningrad, Russia[1]

Kaunas, Lithuania[1] Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States[1] Tallinn, Estonia[1]

Bielany

• Ealing, England (2002)

Bielsko-Biała

Bielsko-Biała is twinned with:^[4]

Acre, Israel Baia Mare, Romania Besançon, France Berdyansk, Ukraine Frýdek-Místek, Czech Republic Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States Kirklees, United Kingdom

Kragujevac, Serbia Lilienthal, Germany Monreale, Italy Rancagua, Chile Shijiazhuang, China Stadskanaal, Nederland

Szolnok, Hungary Tienen, Belgium Třinec, Czech Republic Ustka, Poland Wolfsburg, Germany Žilina, Slovakia[5]

Brzeg Dolny

• Barsinghausen, Germany
• Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
• Kovel, Ukraine
• Chernyakhovsk, Russia

Bydgoszcz

Cherkasy, Ukraine Hartford, Connecticut, United States Kragujevac, Serbia[6] Kremenchuk, Ukraine

Mannheim, Germany Ningbo, China Pavlodar, Kazakhstan Patras, Greece

Perth, Scotland Reggio Emilia, Italy Tempe, Arizona, United States Wilhelmshaven, Germany

Chojna

Chojna is a member of the Douzelage, a town twinning association of 23 towns across the European Union. This active town twinning began in 1991 and there are regular events, such as a produce market from each of the other countries and festivals.^[7][8]

Altea, Spain[8] Bad Kötzting, Germany[8] Bellagio, Italy[8] Bundoran, Ireland[8] Granville, France[8] Holstebro, Denmark[8] Houffalize, Belgium[8] Judenburg, Austria[8]

Karkkila, Finland[8] Kőszeg, Hungary[8] Marsaskala, Malta[8] Meerssen, the Netherlands[8] Niederanven, Luxembourg[8] Oxelösund, Sweden[8] Prienai, Lithuania[8]

Preveza, Greece[8] Sesimbra, Portugal[8] Sherborne, England[8] Sigulda, Latvia[8] Sušice, Czech Republic[8] Türi, Estonia[8] Zvolen, Slovakia[8]

Częstochowa

Altötting, Germany Bethlehem, Palestine[9] Fátima, Portugal Loreto, Italy

Lourdes, France Pforzheim, Germany Nazareth, Israel

Rēzekne, Latvia South Bend, Indiana, United States Šiauliai, Lithuania

Dębica

• Puurs, Belgium

Elbląg

Elbląg is twinned with:^[10]

Leer, Germany Ronneby, Sweden Kaliningrad, Russia Baltiysk, Russia Druskininkai, Lithuania Liepāja, Latvia Navahrudak, Belarus Ternopil, Ukraine

Compiègne, France West Wiltshire, United Kingdom Coquimbo, Chile Baoji, China Tainan, Taiwan Nowy Sącz, Poland Narva, Estonia

Gdańsk

Gdańsk is twinned with:^[11]

Astana, Kazakhstan Barcelona, Spain[12] Bremen, Germany Cleveland, Ohio, United States Helsingør, Denmark Kaliningrad, Russia

Kalmar, Sweden Marseille, France[13] Nice, France Odessa, Ukraine Rotterdam, Netherlands

Rouen, France Saint Petersburg, Russia Sefton, England Turku, Finland Vilnius, Lithuania

Gdynia

Kiel, Germany Seattle, Washington, USA Haikou, China Kaliningrad, Russia Liepāja, Latvia

Plymouth, United Kingdom Baranovichi, Belarus Brooklyn, USA Klaipėda, Lithuania Karlskrona, Sweden

Syndicat Mixte de la Côte d'Opale, France Kristiansand, Norway Kotka, Finland Saint Petersburg, Russia

Górowo Iławeckie

• Verden an der Aller, Germany (1996)

Gorzów Wielkopolski

• Saransk, Russia

Iława

• Tholen, Netherlands

Jelenia Góra

• Tyler, Texas, United States

Kalisz

Kalisz is twinned with:^[14]

Erfurt and Hamm, Germany (1984 and 1991) Heerhugowaard, Netherlands (1992) Hautmont, France (1958) Kamieniec Podolski, Ukraine (1993)

Preston and Southampton, England (1989) Martin, Slovakia (1996) Tongeren, Belgium Adria, Italy

La Louvière, Belgium (1998) Szentendre, Hungary Minsk (borough of Frunze), Belarus

Bromölla, Sweden

Lünen, Germany Porvoo, Finland

Torgelow, Germany Grimmen, Germany

Katowice

Cologne, Germany (1991)

Miskolc, Hungary

Ostrava, Czech Republic (1996)

Kłodzko

Carvin, France (1980) Bensheim, Germany (1991)

Náchod, Czech Republic (1995) Fleron, Belgium (1995)

Rychnov nad Kněžnou, Czech Republic (2008)

Knurów

• Kazincbarcika, Hungary

Kobiór

• Sajószentpéter, Hungary

Kołobrzeg

Bad Oldesloe, Germany Barth, Germany Berlin Pankow, Germany Koekelberg, Belgium

Follonica, Italy Landskrona, Sweden Nexø, Denmark Nyborg, Denmark

Pori, Finland Simrishamn, Sweden Feodosiya, Ukraine

Koszalin

Neubrandenburg, Germany Neumünster, Germany Berlin Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Germany Gladsaxe, Denmark

Seinäjoki, Finland Bourges, France Kristianstad, Sweden Roermond, Netherlands

Lida, Belarus Fuzhou, China Schwedt, Germany Albano Laziale, Italy

Kraków

Kraków is twinned with^[15]

Bordeaux, France (1993)[15] Bratislava, Slovakia[15][16] Budapest, Hungary (2005)[15][17] Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States (1989)[18] Curitiba, Brazil (1993)[15] Cusco, Peru[15][19] Edinburgh, Scotland. (1995)[20] Fes, Morocco (2004)[15] Florence, Italy (1992)[15] Frankfurt, Germany (1991)[15][21][21] Göteborg, Sweden (1990)[15]

Grozny, Russia (1997)[22] Innsbruck, Austria (1998)[15] Kyoto, Japan Kiev, Ukraine (1993)[15] La Serena, Chile (1995)[15] Lahore, Pakistan (2007)[23] Leipzig, Germany (1995)[15][24] Leuven, Belgium (1991)[15] Lviv, Ukraine (1995)[15] Milan, Italy (2003)[15][25] Niš, Serbia

Nuremberg, Germany (1991)[15] Orléans, France (1992)[15] Pécs, Hungary (1998)[15] Rochester, New York, United States (1973)[15] Quito, Ecuador[15] Saint Petersburg, Russia (2006)[15] San Francisco, CA, United States (2009)[15] Seville, Spain (2002)[15] Solothurn, Switzerland (1990)[15] Vilnius, Lithuania[15] Zagreb, Croatia (1975) )[15][26][27][28]

Leśnica

• Karnes County, Texas, United States

Łomianki

Columbia Heights, Minnesota, United States Łowicz Cheektowaga, New York, United States Łódź Chemnitz, Germany (1972) Stuttgart, Germany (1988) Lyon, France (1991) Vilnius, Lithuania (1991) Ivanovo, Russia (1992) Kaliningrad, Russia (1992) Minsk, Belarus (1993) Odessa, Ukraine (1993) Tel-Aviv, Israel (1994) Tianjin, China (1994) Rustavi, Georgia (1995) Barreiro, Portugal (1996) Tampere, Finland (1996) Puebla, Mexico (1997) Murcia, Spain (1999) Örebro, Sweden (2001) Szeged, Hungary (2004) Córdoba, Argentina Los Angeles, United States (2010) Lublin Alcalá de Henares, Spain (2001) Brest, Belarus (2009)[29] Debrecen, Hungary (1995) Delmenhorst, Germany (1992) Erie, Pennsylvania, United States (1998) Lancaster, United Kingdom (1994) Luhans'k, Ukraine (1996) Lutsk, Ukraine (1996) L'viv, Ukraine (2004) Münster, Germany (1991) Nancy, France (1988) Nykøbing Falster, Denmark (1992) Panevėžys, Lithuania (1999) Pernik, Bulgaria (2001) Rishon Lezion, Israel (1992) Starobilsk, Ukraine (1996) Tilburg, the Netherlands (1996) Viseu, Portugal (1998) Windsor, Canada (2000) Międzyrzecz Andrésy, France Bad Freienwalde, Germany Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Germany Halderberge, Netherlands Haren, Germany Vlagtwedde, Netherlands Miechów Herve, Liège, Belgium Mielec Tonawanda, New York, United States Mirsk Lázně Libverda, Czech Republic Moryń Bronson, Michigan, United States Mysłowice Enzkreis, Germany[30] Sokola Góra, Poland[30] Frýdek-Místek, Czech Republic[30] Nowe Warpno Ueckermünde, Germany Olsztyn Calpe, Spain Châteauroux, France Gelsenkirchen, Germany[31] Kaliningrad, Russia Lutsk, Ukraine Offenburg, Germany Richmond, United States Rovaniemi, Finland Bielsko-Biała, Poland[4] Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski Gennevilliers, France Bila Tserkva, Ukraine Scunthorpe, United Kingdom Pineto, Italy Bekabad, Uzbekistan Ostrów Wielkopolski Brantford, Ontario, Canada Kalisz, Poland Piotrków Trybunalski Esslingen, Germany Maladzyechna, Belarus Marijampolė, Lithuania Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary Neath Port Talbot, Wales Rivne, Ukraine Schiedam, Netherlands Udine, Italy Velenje, Slovenia Vienne, France Płock Darmstadt, Germany (1998) Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States (1990) Police, Poland Pasewalk, Germany Korsør, Denmark Novyi Rozdil, Ukraine Poznań Poznań is twinned with:[32] Assen, Netherlands Berlin, Germany[33] Braşov, Romania Brno, Czech Republic[34] Hanover, Germany[35] Jyväskylä, Finland (1974) Kharkiv, Ukraine Nablus, Palestine National Authority Nottinghamshire, England Plovdiv, Bulgaria Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain Rennes, Brittany Shenzhen, China Toledo, Ohio, United States Kutaisi, Georgia Przemyśl Eger, Hungary Lviv, Ukraine Paderborn, Germany Puławy Nieuwegein, Netherlands Ropczyce Stropkov, Slovakia Busk, Ukraine Lokeren, Belgium Ochsenfurt, Germany Rzeszów Bielefeld, Germany Buffalo, New York, United States Ivano-Frankovsk, Ukraine Klagenfurt, Austria Košice, Slovakia[36] Lutsk, Ukraine Lviv, Ukraine Nyíregyháza, Hungary Rybnik Rybnik is twinned with:[10] Bedburg-Hau in Germany[10] Dorsten in Germany (since 15 April 1994)[10][31] Eurasburg in Germany (since 05.07.2001)[10] Haderslev in Denmark[10] Ivano-Frankivs'k in Ukraine (since 12.10.2001)[10] Karviná in Czech Republic (since 30 April 2004)[10] Larissa in Greece (since 13 June 2003)[10] Lievin in France (since 04.12.2000)[10] Mazamet in France (since 04.06.1993)[10] Newtownabbey in Northern Ireland (since 18 October 2003)[10] Saint-Vallier in France (since 05.07.1961)[10] Szolnok in Hungary[10] Vilnius County in Lithuania (since 02.10.2000)[10] Serock Serock is twinned with:[37] Celleno, Italy (1998) Dzierżoniów, Poland Ignalina, Lithuania (1999) Lanškroun, Czech Republic (1999) Siemianowice Śląskie Wattrelos, France Köthen, Germany Mohács, Hungary Jablunkov, Czech Republic Câmpia Turzii, Romania Sieradz Saransk, Russia Sopot Southend-on-Sea, England Słupsk Carlisle, England Stronie Śląskie Szikszó, Hungary Strzelce Opolskie Soest, Germany Druskininkai, Lithuania Holice, Czech Republic Tysmenytsia, Ukraine Bandera, Texas, United States Świdnica Kazincbarcika, Hungary Świętochłowice Heiloo, Netherlands (1990) Szczecin St. Louis, Missouri, United States (1992) Rostock, Germany (1957) Esbjerg, Denmark (1990) Bremerhaven, Germany (1990) Kingston upon Hull, UK (1991) Murmansk, Russia (1993) Malmö, Sweden (1994) Dalian, People's Republic of China (1995) Klaipėda, Lithuania (2002) Greifswald, Germany (2010) Tarnów Bila Tserkva, Ukraine Blackburn, England Kiskőrös, Hungary Kotlas, Russia Nowy Sącz, Poland Schoten, Belgium Ternopil, Ukraine Trenčín, Slovakia Tczew Witten, Germany Kursk, Russia Werder, Germany Lev HaSharon, Israel Biržai, Lithuania Barking & Dagenham, England Dębno, Poland Beauvais, France Illichivsk, Ukraine Aizkraukle, Latvia Toruń Čadca, Slovakia Göttingen, Germany Hämeenlinna, Finland Kaliningrad, Russia Leiden, The Netherlands Novo Mesto, Slovenia Philadelphia, United States Swindon, United Kingdom Odense, Denmark Warsaw Astana, Kazakhstan (2002)[38] Berlin, Germany (1991)[33][38] Budapest, Hungary (2005)[17][38] Chicago, Illinois, United States (1960)[38] Coventry, England (1957) Düsseldorf, Germany (1989)[38] Grozny, Russia (1997)[38] Hamamatsu, Japan (1990)[38] Hanoi, Vietnam (2000)[38] Harbin, China (1993)[38] Istanbul, Turkey (1991)[38][39][40] Kiev, Ukraine (1994)[38] Moscow, Russia (1993)[38] Oslo, Norway (2005)[38] Riga, Latvia (2002)[38][41] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1997)[38] Saint Petersburg, Russia (1997)[38] Seoul, South Korea (1996)[38] Tel Aviv, Israel (1992)[38][42] The Hague, Netherlands (1991)[38] Toronto, Canada (1990)[38] Vienna, Austria (2001)[38] Vilnius, Lithuania (1998)[38] Wodzisław Śląski Alanya, Turkey (2002) Gladbeck, Germany (1990) Karviná, Czech Republic (1954) Sallaumines, France (1990) Wrocław Breda, Netherlands Charlotte, North Carolina, USA (1993) Dresden, Germany (1963) Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico Hradec Králové, Czech Republic Kaunas, Lithuania Ramat Gan, Israel (1997) Wiesbaden, Germany (1987) 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