List of twin towns and sister cities in Belgium

Map of Belgium.

This is a list of places in Belgium 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" or "sister cities" 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.

Twin towns and sister cities

Antwerp

• Akhisar, Turkey, 1988

• Barcelona, Spain, 1997

• Cape Town, South Africa, 1996

• Haifa, Israel, 1995

• Ludwigshafen, Germany, 1998

• Mulhouse, France, 1954

• Paramaribo, Surinam (2002)

• Rostock, Germany,1963

• Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 1940

• Saint Petersburg, Russia, 1958

• Shanghai, China, 1984

Arlon

• Tongeren, Belgium (Romanic sister)

• Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, France (1962)

• Diekirch, Luxembourg

• Bitburg, Germany (1965)

• Sulphur, United States

• Hayange, France

• Alba, Italy (2004)

• Market Drayton, England

Bastogne

• Dos Palos, California, United States (1973)

Braine-l'Alleud

• Basingstoke and Deane, England (1979)

Bruges

• Arcore, Italy (1936)

Brussels

• Akhisar, Turkey

• Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Beijing, China (1994)

• Berlin, Germany

• Breda, The Netherlands

• Kiev, Ukraine

• Ljubljana, Slovenia

• Macau, China

• Madrid, Spain

• Montreal, Canada

• Moscow, Russia

• Prague, Czech Republic

• Sofia, Bulgaria

• Tirana, Albania

• Washington, D.C., United States

Charleroi

• Himeji, Japan (1965)

Comines-Warneton

• Hedge End, England

Diest

• Breda, Netherlands (1963)

• Dillenburg, Germany (1963)

• Orange, France (1963)

Diksmuide

• Ellesmere, England

Eeklo

• Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France

• Braunfels, Germany

• Feltre, Italy

• Newbury, England

Eupen

• Temse, Belgium

Frameries

• Issy-les-Moulineaux, France

• La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland

Geel

• Tydavnet, Ireland (1992)

• Xanten, Germany (1990)

• Slatina-Timiş, Romania

Gembloux

• Loughborough, England

Genk

• Francistown, Botswana

• Cieszyn, Poland

• Isparta, Turkey

Ghent

• Kanazawa, Japan

• Melle, Germany

• Mohammédia, Morocco

• Nottingham, England (1985)

• Saint-Raphaël, France

• Tallinn, Estonia

• Wiesbaden, Germany (1969)

• Afyonkarahisar, Turkey (1960)

Halen

• Pasewalk, Germany

Halle

• Werl, Germany

• Mouvaux, France

• Kadaň, Czech Republic

Harelbeke

• Kinheim, Germany (1997)

• Eenhana, Namibia (2007)

Hasselt

• Detmold, Germany (1976)

• Itami, Japan (1985)

• Mountain View, California, United States (1987)

• Sittard, Netherlands (1980)

Houffalize

Houffalize 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.

• Altea, Spain

• Bad Kötzting, Germany

• Bellagio, Italy

• Bundoran, Republic of Ireland

• Chojna, Poland

• Granville, France

• Holstebro, Denmark

• 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

Kraainem

• Saint-Trojan-les-Bains, France

Kortenberg

• Parcé, France

• Blauwgrond, Suriname

Kortrijk

• Bad Godesberg, Germany (1964)

• Frascati, Italy (1967)

• Greenville, South Carolina, United States (1991)

• Lahore, Pakistan (1993)

• Saint-Cloud, France (1993)

• Windsor and Maidenhead, England (1981)

• Cebu City (Philippines), (2005)

• Wuxi, China (2007)

• Tashkent, Uzbekistan (1980)

Leuven

• Kraków, Poland

• Lüdenscheid, Germany

• Rennes, France

• 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

Leuze-en-Hainaut

• Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Liège

• Aachen, Germany (1955)

• Cologne, Germany (1958)

• Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (1958)

• Lille, France (1958)

• Kraków, Poland (1978)

• Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo (1961)

• Maastricht, Netherlands (1955)

• Nancy, France (1954)

• Pilsen, Czech Republic (1965)

• Porto, Portugal (1977)

• Rotterdam, Netherlands (1958)

• Saint-Louis, Senegal (1980)

• Turin, Italy (1958)

• Volgograd, Russia (1959)

Mechelen

• Arvada, Colorado, United States

• Sucre, Bolivia

• Chengdu, China (1993)

• Helmond, Netherlands

• Sibiu, Romania (1996)

Namur

• Belmont, California, United States

• Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Oudenaarde

• Arras, France

• Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands

• Buzău, Romania

• Castel Madama, Italy

• Coburg, Germany

• Hastings, England

Saint-Ghislain

• Christchurch, England

Sint-Niklaas

• Vale of White Horse, England

Sint-Truiden

• Duras, France

• Weert, Netherlands

• Nueva Guinea, Nicaragua

Tervuren

• Kloster Lehnin, Germany

• Dachau, Germany

• Renkum, Netherlands

Tienen

• Lunéville, France (1960)

• Soest, Germany (1971)

• Valkenswaard, Netherlands (1973)

• Hergiswil, Switzerland (1975)

• Bielsko-Biała, Poland (1987)

• Huy, Belgium (1993)

Tongeren

• Hsin Tien City, Taiwan

• Kalisz, Poland

Tongeren (Romanic Sister Cities)

• Arlon, Belgium

• Doornik, Belgium

• Heerlen, Netherlands

• Maastricht, Netherlands

• Nijmegen, Netherlands

• Cologne, Germany

• Trier, Germany

• Bavay, France

• Metz, France

• Rome, Italy

Verviers

• Bradford, England

Vilvoorde

• Maubeuge, France

• Ennepetal, Germany

• Middelburg, Netherlands

• Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo, Spain

• Komatsu, Japan

Waterloo

• Nagakute, Japan (1992)

• Rambouillet, France (1986)

Zoutleeuw

• Zundert, Netherlands