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
Bath, England, United Kingdom Bergama, Turkey Darmstadt, Germany Tata, Hungary Troyes, France
Almelo
Denizli, Turkey Iserlohn, Germany Preston, England, United Kingdom
Almere
Aalborg, Denmark Rendsburg, Germany Shenzhen, China Växjö, Sweden
Alphen aan den Rijn Oudtshoorn, South Africa
Ameland Kleve, Germany
Amersfoort terminated all its twinnings.
Amstelveen
Tempelhof-Schöneberg (Berlin), Germany Villa El Salvador, Peru
Apeldoorn
Burlington, Canada Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf (Berlin), Germany Gagny, France
Appingedam Aurich, Germany
Arnhem
Coventry, England, United Kingdom Croydon, England, United Kingdom Gera, Germany Hradec Králové, Czech Republic Kimberley, South Africa Villa El Salvador, Peru
Assen Poznań, Poland
B Baarn terminated all its twinnings.
Barendrecht Louny, Czech Republic
Beek Gundelfingen an der Donau, Germany
Beemster Studená, Czech Republic
Bergen op Zoom
Oudenaarde, Belgium Szczecinek, Poland
Beuningen Mikołów, Poland
Beverwijk Wronki, Poland
Borne Rheine, Germany
Breda
Diest, Belgium Dillenburg, Germany Orange, France Wrocław, Poland Yangzhou, China
Brielle Havlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic
Brunssum Alsdorf, Germany
Buren Kinderhook, United States
C Coevorden
Brest, Belarus Nordhorn, Germany
D De Bilt
Coesfeld, Germany Mieścisko, Poland
De Fryske Marren
Drolshagen, Germany Mediaș, Romania
Delft
Estelí, Nicaragua Freiberg, Germany Kfar Saba, Israel
Delfzijl Shūnan, Japan
Den Helder Lüdenscheid, Germany
Deventer
Arnsberg, Germany Sibiu, Romania Tartu, Estonia
Doetinchem
La Libertad, Nicaragua Pardubice, Czech Republic Raesfeld, Germany
Dordrecht
Bamenda, Cameroon Dordrecht, South Africa Hastings, England, United Kingdom Recklinghausen, Germany Varna, Bulgaria
Duiven Gemünden am Main, Germany
E Eijsden-Margraten Clervaux, Luxembourg
Eindhoven
Bayeux, France Białystok, Poland Chinandega, Nicaragua Kadoma, Japan Minsk, Belarus Nanjing, China
Emmen
Georgsmarienhütte, Germany Shangluo, China
Enschede
Dalian, China Münster, Germany Palo Alto, United States
Etten-Leur Šiauliai, Lithuania
G Gennep San Pedro de Lóvago, Nicaragua
Goirle Krasnogorsk, Russia
Gooise Meren
Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic
Gorinchem
Gangjin, South Korea Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
Gouda
Kongsberg, Norway Solingen, Germany
Groningen
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 Nagykőrös, Hungary
Haaren Pobiedziska, Poland
Haaren – Esch is a member of the Charter of European Rural Communities, a town twinning association across the European Union, along with:
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 Næstved, Denmark Nagycenk, Hungary Nadur, Malta Ockelbo, Sweden Pano Lefkara, Cyprus Põlva, Estonia Samuel (Soure), Portugal Starý Poddvorov, Czech Republic Strzyżów, Poland Svoge, Bulgaria Tisno, Croatia Troisvierges, Luxembourg Žagarė (Joniškis), Lithuania
Haarlem
Angers, France Harlem (New York), United States Osnabrück, Germany
Haarlemmermeer Cebu City, Philippines
Hattem Püspökladány, Hungary
Heemstede Royal Leamington Spa, England, United Kingdom
Heerhugowaard
Goyang, South Korea Kalisz, Poland
Hellendoorn Ibbenbüren, Germany
Helmond
Mechelen, Belgium San Marcos, Nicaragua Zielona Góra, Poland
Hengelo Emsdetten, Germany
's-Hertogenbosch
Leuven, Belgium Trier, Germany
Hof van Twente Keszthely, Hungary
Hoogeveen Martin, Slovakia
Hoorn
Malacca City, Malaysia Příbram, Czech Republic
Hulst Michelstadt, Germany
I IJsselstein Herentals, Belgium
K Kampen
Eilat, Israel Meinerzhagen, Germany Pápa, Hungary Soest, Germany
Kapelle Orry-la-Ville, France
Katwijk Siegen, Germany
Koggenland Oberursel, Germany
Krimpen aan den IJssel
Kiskőrös, Hungary Kościan, Poland
L Landgraaf
Andrychów, Poland Übach-Palenberg, Germany
Landsmeer
Bergneustadt, Germany Châtenay-Malabry, France
Leiden
Buffalo City, South Africa Juigalpa, Nicaragua Krefeld, Germany Nagasaki, Japan Oxford, England, United Kingdom Toruń, Poland
Leidschendam-Voorburg Hranice, Czech Republic
Leusden terminated all its twinnings.
Lisse Tonami, Japan
Lopik
Grebenstein, Germany Lezoux, France Sarsina, Italy
M Maassluis
Berehove, Ukraine Hatvan, Hungary Târgu Secuiesc, Romania
Maastricht
Chengdu, China El Rama, Nicaragua
Meerssen is a member of the Douzelage, a town twinning association of towns across the European Union, alongside with:
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 Most, Czech Republic
Middelburg Vilvoorde, Belgium
Mook en Middelaar Přibyslav, Czech Republic
N Nieuwegein Rundu, Namibia
Nijkerk Schenectady, United States
Nijmegen
Albany, United States Masaya, Nicaragua Pskov, Russia Suzhou, China
Nissewaard
Hürth, Germany Thetford, England, United Kingdom
Noordenveld
Litomyšl, Czech Republic Sögel, Germany Tarnowo Podgórne, Poland
O Oirschot
Damasławek, Poland Westerlo, Belgium
Oldenzaal Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany
Opsterland
Beit Sahour, Palestine Ra'anana, Israel
R Renkum Dębno, Poland
Rijssen-Holten
Steinfurt, Germany Winterberg, Germany
Roermond
Mönchengladbach, Germany Nepomuk, Czech Republic
Rotterdam
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
Esslingen am Neckar, Germany Neath Port Talbot, Wales, United Kingdom Udine, Italy Velenje, Slovenia Vienne, France
Sliedrecht Orăștie, Romania
Sittard-Geleen
Böblingen, Germany Nauheim, Germany Pontoise, France
Smallingerland Gobabis, Namibia
Soest Soest, Germany
Stadskanaal Lilienthal, Germany
T Tholen Iława, Poland
Tilburg
Changzhou, China Lublin, Poland Matagalpa, Nicaragua Minamiashigara, Japan Same, Tanzania
U Uden Lippstadt, Germany
Utrecht terminated all its twinnings.
V Veenendaal Olomouc, Czech Republic
Venlo Krefeld, Germany
Vijfheerenlanden Pfinztal, Germany
Vlaardingen Moravská Třebová, Czech Republic
Vlissingen Ambon, Indonesia
W Waalwijk Unna, Germany
Wageningen
Gödöllő, Hungary Mörfelden-Walldorf, Germany Ndiza, Rwanda Zhangzhou, China
Westerveld Polička, Czech Republic
Westerwolde
Andrésy, France Haren, Germany Międzyrzecz, Poland Nowogród Bobrzański, Poland Rhede, Germany
Wijchen Stargard, Poland
Woerden Steinhagen, Germany
Z Zaanstad
Anderlecht, Belgium Boulogne-Billancourt, France Hammersmith and Fulham, England, United Kingdom Neukölln (Berlin), Germany Zwickau, Germany
Zeist
Berkane, Morocco Slavkov u Brna, Czech Republic Yamada, Japan
Zevenaar
Mátészalka, Hungary Weilburg, Germany
Zundert Auvers-sur-Oise, France
Zutphen terminated all its twinnings.
Zwijndrecht Norderstedt, Germany
Zwolle Lünen, Germany
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