List of twin towns and sister cities in the Netherlands

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Map of the Netherlands.

This list of twin towns and sister cities in the Netherlands[1] includes places in the Netherlands that have standing links to local communities in other countries. The places include towns, villages, cities, districts, counties with twin links.

Alkmaar[edit]

Almelo[edit]

Almere[edit]

Amersfoort[edit]

Amstelveen[edit]

Amsterdam[edit]

Arnhem[edit]

Assen[edit]

Bellingwedde[edit]

The municipality of Bellingwedde is twinned with:

Bergen op Zoom[edit]

  • Oudenaarde, Belgium and Szczecinek, Poland

Borne[edit]

Breda[edit]

Delft[edit]

Delft is twinned with:[9]

Deventer[edit]

Doetinchem[edit]

Dordrecht[edit]

Eindhoven[edit]

Enschede[edit]

Epe[edit]

Goirle[edit]

Gouda[edit]

Groningen[edit]

Haaren[edit]

The former municipality of Esch is, together with the French municipality of Cissé and the Luxembourgish municipality of Troisvierges, a founding member of the Charter of European Rural Communities. This network, which enlarges according to the enlargement of the European Union, was founded in 1989.

Haarlem[edit]

Harderwijk[edit]

Heerenveen[edit]

Heerhugowaard[edit]

Heiloo[edit]

Hellevoetsluis[edit]

Helmond[edit]

Hengelo[edit]

's-Hertogenbosch[edit]

Heusden[edit]

Hoofddorp[edit]

Hoogeveen[edit]

Kampen[edit]

Klundert[edit]

Leens (De Marne)[edit]

Leeuwarden[edit]

Leiden[edit]

Leidschendam-Voorburg[edit]

Maasdam[edit]

Meerssen[edit]

Meerssen is a founding 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.[13][14]

Nieuwegein[edit]

Nijkerk[edit]

Nijmegen[edit]

Nijverdal[edit]

Ommen[edit]

Opsterland[edit]

Purmerend[edit]

Roermond[edit]

Rotterdam[edit]

Partner Cities:

Schiedam[edit]

Sneek[edit]

Soest[edit]

Stampersgat[edit]

Stadskanaal[edit]

The Hague[edit]

Tholen[edit]

Tilburg[edit]

Utrecht[edit]

Veendam[edit]

Veenendaal[edit]

Veldhoven[edit]

Venlo[edit]

Vlaardingen[edit]

Vlissingen[edit]

Waalwijk[edit]

Zoetermeer[edit]

Zutphen[edit]

Zwolle[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Stedenbanden". www.stedenbanden.nl (in dutch). Retrieved 21 March 2011. [dead link]
  2. ^ "Sister Cities". Beijing Municipal Government. Retrieved 23 June 2009. 
  3. ^ a b "Sister Cities of Istanbul". Retrieved 1 July 2009. 
  4. ^ a b Erdem, Selim Efe (1 July 2009). "İstanbul'a 49 kardeş" (in Turkish). Radikal. Retrieved 22 July 2009. 49 sister cities in 2003 
  5. ^ "Poznań Official Website – Twin Towns". Flag of Poland.svg (in Polish) © 1998–2008 Urząd Miasta Poznania. Retrieved 29 November 2008. 
  6. ^ a b (Dutch) Partnerschappen, Gemeente Bellingwedde. Retrieved on 2013-06-13.
  7. ^ (German) Nachbarn und Freunde, SonntagsReport, 2009. Retrieved on 2013-06-13.
  8. ^ (Polish) Gminy partnerskie, Gmina Nowogród Bobrzański. Retrieved on 2013-06-13.
  9. ^ (source: Delft municipality guide 2005)
  10. ^ "List of Twin Towns in the Ruhr District". © 2009 Twins2010.com. Retrieved 28 October 2009. 
  11. ^ "Twin Towns – Graz Online – English Version". www.graz.at. Retrieved 5 January 2010. 
  12. ^ "Kaliningrad – Partner Cities". 2000–2006 Kaliningrad City Hall. Retrieved 8 December 2008. [dead link]
  13. ^ "Douzelage.org: Home". www.douzelage.org. Retrieved 21 October 2009. 
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Douzelage.org: Member Towns". www.douzelage.org. Retrieved 21 October 2009. 
  15. ^ "Stedenband Opsterland-Ra'anana" [City Connection Opsterland-Ra'anana]. Stedenbanden.nl. Vanaf 1960 onderhoudt de gemeente Opsterland contacten met de gemeente Ra'anana. Deze contacten zijn in 1963 officieel vastgelegd in een 'vriendschapsverdrag'. In maart 2000 is een delegatie naar Ra'anana gereisd om te praten over een meer themagerichte invulling van het verdrag. 
  16. ^ "Lile Facts & Figures". Mairie-Lille.fr. Retrieved 17 December 2007. [dead link]
  17. ^ Turin City Hall – International Affairs (English) Retrieved on 26 January 2008.
  18. ^ "Gdańsk Official Website: 'Miasta partnerskie'" (in Polish & English). © 2009 Urząd Miejski w Gdańsku. Retrieved 11 July 2009. 
  19. ^ Granma – En La Habana vicealcalde de la ciudad de Rotterdam -La delegación visitante hará la entrega oficial de una donación de implementos deportivos, en momentos en que se celebra el aniversario 25 de las relaciones entre ambas urbes
  20. ^ "Saint Petersburg in figures – International and Interregional Ties". Saint Petersburg City Government. Retrieved 23 March 2008. 
  21. ^ "Baltimore City Mayor's Office of International and Immigrant Affairs – Sister Cities Program". Retrieved 16 October 2008. [dead link]
  22. ^ "Dresden – Partner Cities". © 2008 Landeshauptstadt Dresden. Retrieved 29 December 2008. [dead link]
  23. ^ "Sister Cities of Istanbul". Retrieved 8 September 2007. 
  24. ^ Erdem, Selim Efe (3 November 2003). "İstanbul'a 49 kardeş" (in Turkish). Radikal. Retrieved 22 July 2009. 49 sister cities in 2003 
  25. ^ "Christmas around the world". Hull in print. Kingston upon Hull City Council. 2003. Retrieved 30 September 2007. 
  26. ^ Partners – Oslo kommune
  27. ^ "Sister cities of Budapest" (in Hungarian). Official Website of Budapest. Retrieved 1 July 2009. 
  28. ^ "Bratislava City – Twin Towns". © 2003–2008 Bratislava-City.sk. Retrieved 26 October 2008. 
  29. ^ "Durban Official Website: Sister Cities Home Page". © 2009 eThekwini Municipal Communications Department. Retrieved 19 February 2009. [dead link]
  30. ^ www.praha-mesto.cz. "Partner cities". Retrieved 9 October 2008. 
  31. ^ "::Bethlehem Municipality::". www.bethlehem-city.org. Retrieved 10 October 2009. 
  32. ^ "Brno – Partnerská města" (in Czech). © 2006–2009 City of Brno. Retrieved 17 July 2009. 
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