List of twin towns and sister cities in the Netherlands
Map of the Netherlands
This is a list of municipalities in the Netherlands which have standing links to local communities in other countries. In most cases, the association, especially when formalised by local government, is known as "town twinning " (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world).
A
Alkmaar [ 1]
Almelo [ 2]
Almere [ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Alphen aan den Rijn [ 6]
Ameland [ 7]
Amersfoort terminated all its twinnings.[ 8]
Amstelveen [ 9]
Apeldoorn [ 10]
Appingedam [ 11]
Arnhem [ 12]
Assen [ 13]
B
Baarn terminated all its twinnings.[ 8]
Barendrecht [ 14]
Beek [ 15]
Beemster [ 16]
Bergen op Zoom [ 17]
Beuningen [ 18]
Beverwijk [ 19]
Borne [ 20]
Breda [ 21] [ 22] [ 23]
Brielle [ 24]
Brunssum [ 25]
Buren [ 26]
C
Coevorden [ 27]
D
De Bilt [ 28]
De Fryske Marren [ 29]
Delft [ 30] [ 31] [ 32]
Delfzijl [ 33]
Den Helder [ 34]
Deventer [ 35] [ 36] [ 37]
Doetinchem [ 38]
Dordrecht [ 39]
Duiven [ 40]
E
Eindhoven
Emmen [ 47]
Enschede [ 48]
Etten-Leur [ 50]
G
Gennep [ 51]
Goirle [ 52]
Gooise Meren [ 53]
Gorinchem [ 54]
Gouda [ 55]
Groningen [ 56]
Graz , Austria
Kaliningrad , Russia
Katowice , Poland
Murmansk , Russia
Newcastle upon Tyne , England, United Kingdom
Odense , Denmark
Oldenburg , Germany
San Carlos , Nicaragua
Tallinn , Estonia
Tianjin , China
Xi'an , China
Zlín , Czech Republic
H
Haaksbergen [ 57]
Haaren [ 58]
Haaren – Esch is a member of the Charter of European Rural Communities , a town twinning association across the European Union , along with:[ 59]
Bienvenida , Spain
Bièvre , Belgium
Bucine , Italy
Cashel , Ireland
Cissé , France
Desborough , England, United Kingdom
Hepstedt , Germany
Ibănești , Romania
Kandava (Tukums) , Latvia
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
Haarlem [ 60]
Haarlemmermeer [ 61]
Hattem [ 62]
Heemstede [ 63]
Heerhugowaard [ 64] [ 65]
Hellendoorn [ 66]
Helmond [ 67] [ 68]
Hengelo [ 69]
's-Hertogenbosch [ 70]
Hof van Twente [ 71]
Hoogeveen [ 72]
Hoorn [ 73] [ 74]
Hulst [ 75]
I
IJsselstein [ 76]
K
Kampen [ 77]
Kapelle [ 78]
Katwijk [ 79]
Koggenland [ 80]
Krimpen aan den IJssel [ 81] [ 82]
L
Landgraaf [ 83]
Landsmeer [ 84]
Leiden [ 85]
Leidschendam-Voorburg [ 86]
Leusden terminated all its twinnings.[ 8]
Lisse [ 87]
Lopik [ 88]
M
Maassluis [ 89]
Maastricht [ 90]
Meerssen is a member of the Douzelage , a town twinning association of towns across the European Union , alongside with:[ 91]
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
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
Meppel [ 92]
Most , Czech Republic
Middelburg [ 93]
Mook en Middelaar [ 94]
N
Nieuwegein [ 8]
Nijkerk [ 95]
Nijmegen [ 96]
Nissewaard [ 99]
Noordenveld [ 100]
O
Oirschot [ 101]
Oldenzaal [ 102]
Opsterland [ 103]
R
Renkum [ 104]
Rijssen-Holten [ 105] [ 106]
Roermond [ 107] [ 108]
Rotterdam [ 109]
Baltimore , United States
Burgas , Bulgaria
Cologne , Germany
Constanța , Romania
Esch-sur-Alzette , Luxembourg
Gdańsk , Poland
Havana , Cuba
Lille , France
Liège , Belgium
Shanghai , China
Saint Petersburg , Russia
Turin , Italy
S
Schiedam [ 110]
Sliedrecht [ 111]
Sittard-Geleen [ 112]
Smallingerland [ 113]
Soest [ 8]
Stadskanaal [ 114]
T
Tholen [ 115]
Tilburg
U
Uden [ 121]
Utrecht terminated all its twinnings.[ 8]
V
Veenendaal [ 122]
Venlo [ 123]
Vijfheerenlanden [ 8]
Vlaardingen [ 124]
Vlissingen [ 125]
W
Waalwijk [ 126]
Wageningen [ 127]
Westerveld [ 128]
Westerwolde [ 129]
Wijchen [ 130]
Woerden [ 8]
Z
Zaanstad [ 131] [ 132] [ 133]
Zeist [ 134]
Zevenaar [ 135]
Zundert [ 136]
Zutphen terminated all its twinnings.[ 137]
Zwijndrecht [ 138]
Zwolle [ 139]
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