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Americas, South Asia, and Australasia use the term "sister cities" or "twin cities". In China, the term is 友好城市 (yǒuhǎo chéngshì – friendly cities). Sometimes, other government bodies enter into a twinning relationship, such as the agreement between the provinces of
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in 1956. In 1957, Coventry was officially twinned with
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Adoption committee" in March 1945, when the Dutch city was still occupied by the German Army in the final months of the war, and children from each city took part in exchanges in 1945 and 1946. Similarly, in 1947,
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1687:"Town Twinning in Britain since 1945: A Summary of findings"
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after Prague's mayor signed a sister city relationship with
4623:
4619:
Town twinning in Europe's municipalities, towns and regions
3600:
Central Union of Municipalities & Communities of Greece
3258:
2690:"Genève ambitionne de devenir le hub des réseaux de villes"
1333:
council voted unanimously to suspend its relationship with
3833:
Lomová, Olga; Lulu, Jichang; Hála, Martin (28 July 2019).
3416:"Boring in Oregon votes to pair with Dull in Perthshire"
1592:
Council of Local Authorities for International Relations
1042:
Council of Local Authorities for International Relations
233:(twinned municipality). In the Netherlands, the term is
128:, culminating in his renowned telegram to the people of
4635:"Twinnings for Tomorrow's World – A Practical Handbook"
3309:"Murals for Sutton twin towns to get new lease of life"
3285:"Murals for Sutton twin towns to get new lease of life"
2249:
The Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency
530:
The earliest known town twinning in Europe was between
2507:
2505:
940:, Italy, is due to both cities' long association with
694:. Famous examples are the partnerships of Hanover and
143:, 830 women in Coventry – led by the subsequent Mayor
4248:
Sister Cities Ramp Up Russia Boycott Over Antigay Law
3475:. British Broadcasting Corporation. 6 December 2002.
1025:
China's sister city relationships are managed by the
992:
List of twin towns and sister cities in South America
786:
List of twin towns and sister cities in North America
3864:
3862:
3860:
3499:"How Bristol could become the New Orleans of the UK"
860:, was the second twinned city in the United States.
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3772:"Chicago has assembled a sorority of sister cities"
872:, the capital city of Uzbekistan, was twinned with
4360:
4215:
2488:Paradiplomacy: Cities and States as Global Players
554:in Nord, France, in 1920 following the end of the
4299:"Prague suspends partnership with Russian cities"
4257:, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (19 July 2013).
3123:(Press release). www.ukprwire.com. Archived from
2795:(in French). Le Mans: M. Balavoine. pp. 1–42
2478:
2476:
2474:
3915:"Osaka City Government Economic Strategy Bureau"
2239:
2237:
1367:(formerly Stalingrad) and explore twinning with
1363:voted to temporarily pause the city's link with
1122:, even though it was controlled at the time and
221:(jumelage, twinned town or city), and Italy has
4190:"Nanjing suspends official contact with Nagoya"
3021:
3019:
2517:"Cities Will Determine the Future of Diplomacy"
2084:L'Association des Communes Jumelées du Limousin
1074:List of twin towns and sister cities in Oceania
264:
258:
2906:
2904:
2902:
2549:"Lords Hansard text for 26 Mar 2014 (pt 0001)"
1694:School of Geography, University of Southampton
1617:List of twin towns and sister cities in Europe
1218:suspended their sister city relationship with
1170:manages sister city relationships through the
1062:List of twin towns and sister cities in Africa
610:Council of European Municipalities and Regions
525:List of twin towns and sister cities in Europe
5377:
4683:
3946:"Tokyo Governor Seeks Better Ties With Seoul"
3147:"Bath Alkmaar Twinning Association | ORIGINS"
2948:. Newsquest Media Group. 2002. Archived from
2212:Handley, Susan (2006). Barton, Judith (ed.).
1283:, ended the city's 60-year relationship with
962:Twin town cultural events include the annual
274:
228:
222:
8:
3747:. Portland Bologna Sister City Association.
1004:List of twin towns and sister cities in Asia
216:
204:
198:
2789:Lelièvre, Jean; Balavoine, Maurice (1994).
2575:"Five key lessons for city competitiveness"
2207:
2205:
2203:
2201:
1186:canceled its sister city relationship with
1088:), they may share names (as in the case of
1040:Town twinning is supported in Japan by the
608:was allocated to about 1,300 projects. The
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246:
240:
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1895:Message from Coventry to Stalingrad (1941)
1174:(CPAFFC). In April 2019, CPAFCC president
978:Ice Cream company opened a factory in the
3390:"A Tale of Dull and Boring Sister Cities"
3372:
1726:
1724:
1722:
1720:
1718:
1108:was twinned with the Azerbaijani city of
951:proposed a citizen diplomacy initiative.
367:talent" has also been highlighted by the
47:. For the album by the Wonder Years, see
3802:"Sister Cities International Fact Sheet"
3362:
3360:
2335:"Tbilisi, Vilnius become brother cities"
1680:
1678:
1676:
1674:
1672:
1670:
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1664:
1662:
1251:Russia's passage of anti-gay legislation
916:, Italy arose from shared industries in
627:and its four twin towns, along with the
269:(friend cities) are used. In the former
4556:"Eugene suspends sister city in Russia"
3229:"Les pactes d'amitié et de coopération"
2942:"Keighley celebrates twin town jubilee"
1893:from the original on 26 December 2004.
1658:
1437:Insignia of twin towns on town hall in
1412:
1386:due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
928:, Poland began with Chicago's historic
27:Agreement between geographical entities
3659:"Liberal wins 60th Int'l Pancake race"
3026:Furmankiewicz, Marek (21 March 2004).
2429:from the original on 22 September 2020
2169:
2167:
955:(SCI) was originally a program of the
417:has "sister province" agreements with
5569:Conseiller chargé des investissements
4459:
4457:
4086:from the original on 18 November 2020
3751:from the original on 20 December 2011
3479:from the original on 17 December 2007
3473:"Pratchett city twins with real town"
2974:. www.ghajnsielem.com. Archived from
2912:"Town twinning in the UK and Germany"
2615:from the original on 16 December 2019
2345:from the original on 14 November 2009
2245:"Action 1 – Measure 1: Town Twinning"
1846:from the original on 11 December 2023
1612:Lists of twin towns and sister cities
362:. A March 2014 debate in the British
180:A sample twinning agreement (between
7:
6088:
4596:from the original on 9 February 2023
4566:from the original on 30 October 2023
4340:from the original on 23 January 2018
4267:Bajko, Matthew S. (15 August 2013).
4228:from the original on 11 January 2022
4039:from the original on 12 January 2021
3669:from the original on 22 October 2012
3639:from the original on 27 January 2016
3183:from the original on 10 October 2019
3004:from the original on 17 October 2014
2922:from the original on 31 October 2010
2529:from the original on 8 November 2019
2459:from the original on 18 January 2018
2255:from the original on 19 October 2013
2176:"Twin towns: Do we still need them?"
2122:from the original on 7 February 2022
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1092:), or their names may have a common
538:, France, in 836. Starting in 1905,
4373:from the original on 8 January 2018
3782:from the original on 7 October 2013
3297:from the original on 26 August 2014
2854:. www.francemag.com. Archived from
2364:Self-Pierson, Rob (30 April 2012).
2305:"Mogilev: Twin Towns – Twin Cities"
2285:from the original on 9 January 2016
1978:from the original on 18 June 2018.
1872:from the original on 8 April 2011.
1318:, voted to end its friendship with
1072:For a more comprehensive list, see
1060:For a more comprehensive list, see
1002:For a more comprehensive list, see
990:For a more comprehensive list, see
784:For a more comprehensive list, see
523:For a more comprehensive list, see
356:C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group
352:United Cities and Local Governments
311:From left, mayors Kåre Nordgård of
85:a form of legal or social agreement
4536:from the original on 22 March 2022
4505:from the original on 24 March 2022
4328:Fortin, Jacey (25 November 2017).
4305:. 2 September 2014. Archived from
4151:from the original on 9 August 2024
4118:from the original on 20 March 2024
3982:from the original on 5 August 2013
3956:from the original on 13 March 2016
3944:Martin, Alexander (23 July 2014).
3869:Curtis, Simon; Klaus, Ian (2024).
3505:. 27 February 2014. Archived from
3447:"Dull and Boring? Sounds exciting"
2820:. BiblioBazaar, LLC. p. 200.
2186:from the original on 7 August 2013
1310:In July 2020, the town council of
116:on 14 November 1940, known as the
25:
6131:Municipal international relations
4524:Johnson, Morgan (22 March 2022).
4475:from the original on 1 March 2022
4442:from the original on 19 July 2020
4359:Taylor, Adam (25 November 2017).
4188:Wang, Chuhan (22 February 2012).
3573:from the original on 5 March 2020
2738:from the original on 6 April 2022
2708:from the original on 5 March 2020
2366:"Is there a point to twin towns?"
1918:from the original on 4 April 2023
1805:Danks, Catherine (18 June 2018).
1456:, Bulgaria, twin towns directions
1134:. An attempt was made in 2003 by
1017:(top) and Kuala Lumpur Avenue in
639:in the borough derives its name.
473:Column dedicated to Paris in Rome
6087:
6076:
6075:
4058:Allen, Bethany (1 August 2023).
3770:Leroux, Charles (31 July 2001).
3663:United Press International (UPI)
3426:from the original on 4 June 2016
3265:from the original on 17 May 2009
3091:"Coventry—Twin towns and cities"
2605:"Smart City Expo World Congress"
2555:from the original on 9 June 2016
2425:. Douzelage. 21 September 2016.
2403:from the original on 16 May 2017
2309:Mogilev city executive committee
2152:from the original on 20 May 2021
2029:from the original on 20 May 2021
1817:from the original on 20 May 2021
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964:National Cherry Blossom Festival
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409:Twinning beyond cities and towns
6063:Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy
4422:Boffey, Daniel (16 July 2020).
4137:Magnier, Mark (9 August 2024).
4027:Gotev, Georgi (15 March 2016).
3845:from the original on 4 May 2020
3392:. The World.org. Archived from
3059:Griffin, Mary (2 August 2011).
1389:In February 2023, the mayor of
1249:, suspended their links due to
1233:In 2013, the Italian cities of
1197:In November 2020, U.S. senator
698:, both of which have important
4002:"Nablus twinning bid rejected"
3315:. 12 June 2011. Archived from
2852:"France Magazine – Twin Towns"
2758:"California-Alberta Relations"
1732:"The Origins of Town Twinning"
1348:cut ties with their twin-town
1226:statements by Nagoya's mayor,
381:Smart City Expo World Congress
360:USC Center on Public Diplomacy
120:. First conceived by the then
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3000:. www.amazingdusseldorf.com.
1522:, Israel, a twin towns garden
1270:Russian military intervention
99:Origins of the modern concept
6058:Twin towns and sister cities
5349:Partially recognised country
4702:twin towns and sister cities
4171:"Why are towns un-twinning?"
2972:"Ghajnsielem.com – Twinning"
2728:"International partnerships"
1937:Kulishenko, Natalia (2020).
1866:"www.historiccoventry.co.uk"
1337:as a result of the on-going
733:, England is partnered with
415:Canadian province of Alberta
327:City diplomacy is a form of
188:, Germany ('Partnerschaft'))
184:, Italy ('gemellaggio') and
5353:Sister Cities International
2174:Brown, Tom (31 July 2013).
1632:Sister Cities International
1373:Russian invasion of Ukraine
1354:Russian invasion of Ukraine
1339:Russian invasion of Ukraine
1322:in eastern Poland, citing "
1299:. Similarly, the cities of
1164:were terminated by Turkey.
1142:in the name of solidarity.
1046:Sister Cities International
953:Sister Cities International
358:, and is recognised by the
253:
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6051:Plenipotentiary Conference
2142:"Who are we twinned with?"
1943:. Glagoslav Publications.
1393:broke ties with twin city
1378:In July 2022, the city of
1268:and Moscow because of the
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1126:by the military forces of
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1972:www.coventrytelegraph.net
1287:due to the erection of a
957:National League of Cities
447:California, United States
275:
247:
6041:Parliamentary delegation
5920:Diplomatic accreditation
5686:African Diplomatic Corps
5427:Permanent representative
4144:South China Morning Post
3873:. New Haven and London:
3719:Town of Oakville Website
2817:War and World Government
2279:thes.bncf.firenze.sbn.it
2080:"What is town twinning?"
1887:"www.talkingbirds.co.uk"
1597:Cross-border town naming
1314:, a Dutch city south of
1245:, formerly twinned with
1180:Belt and Road Initiative
625:London Borough of Sutton
435:Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
279:(sworn brother cities).
155:as early as in 1947 and
6126:International relations
5489:Deputy chief of mission
5444:Resident representative
4629:UK Town Twinning Portal
3950:The Wall Street Journal
3633:www.vancouverhistory.ca
3061:"Coventry's twin towns"
2877:Handley, Susan (2006).
2492:Oxford University Press
2180:BBC East Midlands Today
876:, Washington, in 1973.
796:Dull, Perth and Kinross
750:Nottingham City Council
633:environmental awareness
502:Sutton twin towns mural
455:Missouri, United States
333:international relations
5935:Diplomatic credentials
5042:Bosnia and Herzegovina
4253:8 January 2018 at the
4192:. CNTV. Archived from
3449:. KVAL. Archived from
3121:"Disney seeks UK twin"
1647:Twinning (cooperation)
1484:Twin town monument in
1382:suspended its ties to
1297:downtown San Francisco
1275:In 2017, the mayor of
1100:Political significance
1090:Santiago de Compostela
1022:
834:
817:
803:
708:Worthington, Minnesota
516:The painting of Minden
474:
377:City Mayors Foundation
345:address climate change
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126:Alfred Robert Grindlay
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5526:Resident commissioner
5498:Bilateral-subnational
4273:The Bay Area Reporter
4062:. Harper. p. 59.
3875:Yale University Press
3095:Coventry City Council
2946:Telegraph & Argus
2814:Crane, Frank (2008).
2639:Strong Cities Network
2609:www.smartcityexpo.com
2115:Coventry City Council
1214:In 2012, the city of
1130:and the unrecognised
1012:
866:Olney, United Kingdom
854:Denver, United States
838:Toledo, United States
823:
811:Los Angeles City Hall
809:
794:
488:The painting of Gagny
472:
451:Nevada, United States
389:100 Resilient Cities.
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179:
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49:Sister Cities (album)
5658:Apostolic nunciature
5558:Agricultural attaché
4499:Doncaster Free Press
4471:. 28 February 2022.
4309:on 12 September 2014
4224:. 29 November 2012.
4082:. 18 November 2020.
3319:on 11 September 2014
3203:"Twinning with Rome"
2770:on 29 September 2018
2664:100 Resilient Cities
2579:World Economic Forum
1301:Glendale, California
1182:.” In January 2020,
1152:. As a result, when
949:Dwight D. Eisenhower
878:Rochester, Minnesota
459:Texas, United States
419:Gangwon, South Korea
369:World Economic Forum
291:in South Korea. The
141:Battle of Stalingrad
5950:Diplomatic immunity
5910:Consular assistance
5439:Ambassador-at-large
4592:. 9 February 2023.
4367:The Washington Post
4279:on 11 December 2013
3883:10.2307/jj.11589102
3689:"Pancake Race 2007"
3209:on 5 September 2012
3151:www.bath-alkmaar.eu
2670:on 14 December 2019
2090:on 5 September 2013
2060:on 28 December 2021
2054:www.coventry.gov.uk
2050:"Volgograd, Russia"
1748:on 31 December 2010
1580:, Hungary twinnings
1468:Twin town signs of
1439:Kralupy nad Vltavou
1371:instead due to the
1329:In March 2022, the
1132:Republic of Artsakh
980:Republic of Karelia
886:Ontario, California
722:and the US town of
427:Heilongjiang, China
397:Department of State
385:Strong City Network
373:World Cities Summit
263:(friend towns) and
195:European Commission
6008:Letter of credence
5970:Diplomatic uniform
5965:Diplomatic service
5945:Diplomatic illness
5940:Diplomatic history
5693:Diplomatic mission
5610:Diplomatic courier
5590:Trade commissioner
5453:Bilateral-national
4624:Twinning in Europe
4590:The Jerusalem Post
4334:The New York Times
3695:on 6 February 2010
3453:on 22 October 2013
3239:on 11 October 2007
3157:on 26 October 2017
3065:Coventry Telegraph
2978:on 24 January 2013
2918:. 6 October 2010.
2585:on 19 October 2014
2494:. pp. 10–15,
2315:on 19 October 2013
2110:"Belgrade, Serbia"
1627:Partnership2Gether
1565:twinning agreement
1538:, UK – Twin towns
1359:On 22 March 2022,
1281:Hirofumi Yoshimura
1080:Linguistic reasons
1023:
1013:Esfahan Street in
932:. The twinning of
835:
818:
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700:trade fair grounds
637:Carshalton Beeches
475:
325:
317:George M. Sullivan
206:miasto partnerskie
190:
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6121:Cultural exchange
6103:
6102:
6013:Letter of protest
5981:Persona non grata
5915:Consular immunity
5713:Exclusive mandate
5646:
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5563:Chargé de mission
5514:Bilateral-insular
5478:Chargé d'affaires
5465:High commissioner
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4177:. 5 January 2012.
4114:. 18 March 2024.
4008:. 30 October 2003
3593:"Greek twinnings"
3509:on 19 August 2014
3445:Gambino, Lauren.
3388:LeVeille, David.
3345:on 25 August 2014
2827:978-0-559-44381-7
2694:Tribune de Genève
2515:(16 April 2019).
2339:Trend News Agency
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1488:, Sabah, Malaysia
1399:Israeli apartheid
1331:City of Melbourne
1150:Armenian genocide
976:Ben & Jerry's
890:Oakville, Ontario
864:was twinned with
846:Vancouver, Canada
830:, in sister city
321:Anchorage, Alaska
122:Mayor of Coventry
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743:Discworld books
739:Terry Pratchett
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534:, Germany, and
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