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:

• Częstochowa, Poland
• Dijon, France:

• Eindhoven, Netherlands

• Hrodna, Belarus
• Jelgava, Latvia
• Kaliningrad, Russia

• Kaunas, Lithuania
• Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
• Tallinn, Estonia

Bielany

• Ealing, England (2002)

Bielsko-Biała

Bielsko-Biała is twinned with:

• 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

Brzeg Dolny

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

Bydgoszcz

Cherkasy, Ukraine

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Kragujevac, Serbia

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.

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

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

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

Częstochowa

Altötting, Germany

Bethlehem, Palestine

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:

• 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:

• Astana, Kazakhstan
• Barcelona, Spain
• Bremen, Germany
• Cleveland, Ohio, United States
• Helsingør, Denmark
• Kaliningrad, Russia

• Kalmar, Sweden
• Marseille, France
• 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:

• 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

• Bordeaux, France (1993)
• Bratislava, Slovakia
• Budapest, Hungary (2005)
• Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States (1989)
• Curitiba, Brazil (1993)
• Cusco, Peru
• Edinburgh, Scotland. (1995)
• Fes, Morocco (2004)
• Florence, Italy (1992)
• Frankfurt, Germany (1991)
• Göteborg, Sweden (1990)

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

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

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)
• 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

• Sokola Góra, Poland

• Frýdek-Místek, Czech Republic

Nowe Warpno

• Ueckermünde, Germany

Olsztyn

• Calpe, Spain
• Chateauroux, France
• Gelsenkirchen, Germany

• Kaliningrad, Russia
• Lutsk, Ukraine
• Offenburg, Germany

• Richmond, United States
• Rovaniemi, Finland
• Bielsko-Biała, Poland

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:

• Assen, Netherlands
• Berlin, Germany
• Braşov, Romania
• Brno, Czech Republic
• Hanover, Germany

• 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
• Lutsk, Ukraine

• Lviv, Ukraine
• Nyíregyháza, Hungary

Rybnik

Rybnik is twinned with:

• Bedburg-Hau in Germany
• Dorsten in Germany (since 15 April 1994)
• Eurasburg in Germany (since 05.07.2001)
• Haderslev in Denmark
• Ivano-Frankivs'k in Ukraine (since 12.10.2001)

• Karviná in Czech Republic (since 30 April 2004)
• Larissa in Greece (since 13 June 2003)
• Lievin in France (since 04.12.2000)
• Mazamet in France (since 04.06.1993)

• Newtownabbey in Northern Ireland (since 18 October 2003)
• Saint-Vallier in France (since 05.07.1961)
• Szolnok in Hungary
• Vilnius County in Lithuania (since 02.10.2000)

Serock

Serock is twinned with:

• 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)
• Berlin, Germany (1991)
• Budapest, Hungary (2005)
• Chicago, Illinois, United States (1960)
• Coventry, England (1957)
• Düsseldorf, Germany (1989)
• Grozny, Russia (1997)
• Hamamatsu, Japan (1990)

• Hanoi, Vietnam (2000)
• Harbin, China (1993)
• Istanbul, Turkey (1991)
• Kiev, Ukraine (1994)
• Moscow, Russia (1993)
• Oslo, Norway (2005)
• Riga, Latvia (2002)
• Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1997)

• Saint Petersburg, Russia (1997)
• Seoul, South Korea (1996)
• Tel Aviv, Israel (1992)
• The Hague, Netherlands (1991)
• Toronto, Canada (1990)
• Vienna, Austria (2001)
• Vilnius, Lithuania (1998)

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)

Zamość

• Schwäbisch Hall, Germany (1989)

• Visaginas, Lithuania(1977)

Zielona Góra

• Aurora, Colorado, USA
• Bistriţa, Romania
• Cottbus, Germany (1975)

• Helmond Netherlands
• L'Aquila, Italy
• Nitra, Slovakia

• Troyes, France
• Verden, Germany (1993)

Żnin

• Albertirsa, Hungary (2005)
• Birštonas, Lithuania (1998)
• Malacky, Slovakia (2001)

• Mettmann, Germany (1997)
• Ommen, Netherlands (1991)

• Šalčininkai-Jašiūnai, Lithuania (2003)
• Veselí nad Moravou, Czech Republic (1997)

Żukowo

• Balvi Municipality, Latvia
• Saint-Junien, France
• Wendelstein, Bavaria, Germany

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