This is a list of places in Scotland 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 Aberdeen
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Clermont-Ferrand, France Regensburg, Germany Stavanger, Norway
Aberdour Corte Franca, Italy
Abernethy Grisy-Suisnes, France
Aboyne Martignas-sur-Jalle, France
Airdrie Stanley, Falkland Islands
Angus
Sigulda, Latvia Yantai, China
Annan Watermael-Boitsfort, Belgium
Anstruther Bapaume, France
Argyll and Bute Amberg-Sulzbach (district), Germany
Ayr Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
B Birnam Asheville, United States
Blairgowrie and Rattray
Fergus (Centre Wellington), Canada Pleasanton, United States
Bonnyrigg Saint-Cyr-l'École, France
Bothwell Jouy-en-Josas, France
Burntisland Flekkefjord, Norway
C Carnoustie Maule, France
Clackmannanshire
Espartinas, Spain Vendargues, France
Coatbridge Saint-Denis, France
Coldstream Bennecourt, France
Comrie Carleton Place, Canada
Crieff Wellington, United States
Cumbernauld Bron, France
D Dalgety Bay and Hillend Ócsa, Hungary
Dalkeith Jarnac, France
Danderhall Angres, France
Dull
Bland, Australia Boring, United States
Dumfries
Annapolis, United States Cantù, Italy Gifhorn, Germany
Dunbar
Lignières, France Martinez, United States
Dundee
Alexandria, United States Nablus, Palestine Orléans, France Würzburg, Germany Zadar, Croatia
Dunfermline
Albufeira, Portugal Logroño, Spain Sarasota, United States Trondheim, Norway Vichy, France Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Dunkeld Asheville, United States
Duns Żagań, Poland
E Earlston Cappella Maggiore, Italy
East Ayrshire Joué-lès-Tours, France
East Dunbartonshire
Corbeil-Essonnes, France Yoichi, Japan
East Kilbride Ballerup, Denmark
East Lothian
Barga, Italy Spree-Neiße (district), Germany
East Renfrewshire Albertslund, Denmark
Edinburgh
Aalborg, Denmark Dunedin, New Zealand Florence, Italy Kraków, Poland Kyiv, Ukraine Munich, Germany Nice, France San Diego, United States Shenzhen, China Vancouver, Canada Xi'an, China
Edzell Sauze d'Oulx, Italy
Elgin Landshut, Germany
Ellon Chièvres, Belgium
Embo Maui County, United States
Errol Mardié, France
Eyemouth Marle, France
F Falkirk
Chełmno, Poland Créteil, France Odenwald (district), Germany
San Rafael, United States
Fochabers Magnac-sur-Touvre, France
Fife Gansu, China
Forfar Chabanais, France
Forres
Goslar, Germany Mount Dora, United States
Fort William Dudley, England, United Kingdom
Fraserburgh Bressuire, France
G Girvan Torcy, France
Glasgow
Bethlehem, Palestine Dalian, China Havana, Cuba Lahore, Pakistan Marseille, France Mykolaiv, Ukraine Nuremberg, Germany Turin, Italy
Glenrothes Böblingen, Germany
Grangemouth La Porte, United States
H Haddington Aubigny-sur-Nère, France
Hamilton Châtellerault, France
Hawick Bailleul, France
Helensburgh Thouars, France
I Innerleithen Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache, France
Inverness
Augsburg, Germany La Baule-Escoublac, France Saint-Valery-en-Caux, France
Inverurie Bagneres-de-Bigorre, France
Irvine Voisins-le-Bretonneux, France
J Jedburgh Malestroit, France
K Kelso
Kelso, United States Orchies, France
Kilmacolm Mérignies, France
Kilmarnock
Alès, France Herstal, Belgium Kulmbach, Germany
Kilsyth Meulan-en-Yvelines, France
Kinross Gacé, France
Kirkcaldy Ingolstadt, Germany
Kirkwall Moena, Italy
Kirriemuir Volvic, France
L Lanark Yvetot, France
Largs Andernos-les-Bains, France
Larkhall Seclin, France
Lasswade Saint-Cyr-l'École, France
Lerwick Måløy (Kinn Municipality), Norway
Letham
Léguillac-de-l'Auche, France Monasterboice, Ireland
Leven
Bruges, France Holzminden, Germany
Linlithgow Guyancourt, France
Lossiemouth Hersbruck, Germany
Lower Largo Robinson Crusoe Island (Juan Fernández Islands), Chile
Lybster Mackinac Island, United States
M Maybole
Belœil, Belgium Crosne, France Schotten, Germany
Midlothian
Heinsberg (district), Germany Komárom-Esztergom, Hungary
Moffat Montreuil-sur-Ille, France
Monifieth Soyaux, France
Montrose Luzarches, France
Moray Kronach (district), Germany
Musselburgh
Champigny-sur-Marne, France Rosignano Marittimo, Italy
N Newport-on-Tay Zolotarovo, Ukraine
North Ayrshire Uddevalla, Sweden
North Berwick Kerteminde, Denmark
North Lanarkshire
Airdrie, Canada Campi Bisenzio, Italy Schweinfurt, Germany
O Oban
Gorey, Ireland Laurinburg, United States
Orkney Hordaland, Norway
P Paisley
Fürth, Germany Gladsaxe, Denmark
Peebles Hendaye, France
Penicuik L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, France
Perth
Aschaffenburg, Germany Bydgoszcz, Poland Cognac, France Haikou, China Nikopol, Ukraine Perth, Australia Perth, Canada
Peterhead Ålesund, Norway
Pitlochry Confolens, France
Prestwick
Ariccia, Italy Lichtenfels, Germany Vandalia, United States
R Renfrew Renfrew County, Canada
S Selkirk Plattling, Germany
South Ayrshire Newnan, United States
South Lanarkshire Hemmingen, Germany
St Andrews Loches, France
Stepps Les Marches, France
Stirling
Dunedin, United States Keçiören, Turkey Óbuda-Békásmegyer (Budapest), Hungary Summerside, Canada Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France
Stonehaven
Achères, France Athens, United States
Stornoway Pendleton, United States
T Thurso Brilon, Germany
Troon Villeneuve-sur-Lot, France
W West Dunbartonshire Argenteuil, France
West Lothian
Grapevine, United States Hochsauerland (district), Germany
Wick Klaksvík, Faroe Islands
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