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Encyclopedia > List of twin towns and sister cities in Switzerland

This list includes twin towns/sister cites (Partnergemeinden, Partnerstädte, villes ou communes jumelles) in Switzerland linked by a sister city agreement (Städtepartnerschaft or Gemeindepartnerschaft; jumelage de villes) and towns linked by friendship agreements (Freundschaft or amitié).


A few municipalities participating in projects arranged by the Swiss organizations Patenschaft für Berggemeinden (Parrainage suisse pour communes de montagne) are included. The program arranges sponsorships of municipalities in the Swiss Alps by other Swiss municipalities. Municipalities are the smallest government division in Switzerland. ... An organization or organisation (read more about -ize vs -ise) is a formal group of people with one or more shared goals. ...


The twinning may be a private initiative (e.g. between Zurich and San Francisco) or an initiative of the cities' authorities. Location within Switzerland   Zürich[?] (German pronunciation IPA: ; usually spelled Zurich in English) is the largest city in Switzerland (population: 366,145 in 2004; population of urban area: 1,091,732) and capital of the canton of Zürich. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...


The list forms part of the larger list of twin towns and sister cities. // This is a list of twin towns or sister cities – that is, pairs of towns or cities in different countries which have town twinning arrangements. ...

Aarau
Neuchâtel (Switzerland), Delft (Netherlands), Reutlingen (Germany)
Altdorf, Switzerland
Altdorf b. Nürnberg (Germany)
Arbon
Langenargen (Germany)
Basel
Boston (USA)
Berikon
Würenlingen (Switzerland)
Berne
Salzburg (Austria)
Biel/Bienne
Iserlohn (Germany)
Binn
Urtenen-Schönbühl (Switzerland)
Bolligen
Hluboká nad Vltavou (Czech Republic)
Buchberg
Schnaittenbach (Germany)
Cham, Switzerland
Cham (Germany)
Chur
Bad Homburg (Germany), Cabourg (France), Mayrhofen (Austria), Mondorf-les-Bains (Luxembourg), Olathe (USA), Terracina (Italy)
Corminboeuf
Fussy (France)
Féchy
Oberdiessbach (Switzerland)
Flawil
Isny (Germany)
Grenchen
Neckarsulm (Germany), Sélestat (France)
Grossaffoltern
Horšovský Týn (Czech Republic)
Hinwil
Jablonné nad Orlicí (Czech Republic)
Kilchberg, Zurich
Kilchberg bei Tübingen (Germany)
Kreuzlingen
Wolfach (Germany), Cisternino (Italy)
La Chaux-de-Fonds
Winterthur (Switzerland), Frameries (Belgium)
Lachen
Schramberg (Germany)
Laufen, Basel-Country
Laufen (Germany)
Le Landeron
Solothurn (Switzerland)
Lengnau, Aargau
Lengnau, Berne (Switzerland)
Lengnau, Berne
Lengnau, Aargau (Switzerland), Monteroni (Italy), Strakonice (Czech Republic)
Liestal
Onex (Switzerland), Sacramento (USA), Waldkirch (Germany)
Lohn-Ammannsegg
Lohn, Schaffhausen (Switzerland)
Lohn, Schaffhausen
Lohn-Ammannsegg, Solothurn (Switzerland)
Lucerne
Bournemouth (United Kingdom), Chicago (United States), Cieszyn (Poland), Guebwiller (France), Olomouc (Czech Republic), Potsdam (Germany)
Massagno
Onex (Switzerland)
Meilen
Ebes (Hungary), Policka (Czech Republic)
Monthey
Diekirch (Luxembourg), Ivrea (Italy), Tübingen (Germany)
Montreux
Wiesbaden (Germany), Menton (France)
Münsingen
Münsingen (Germany), Humpolec (Czech Republic)
Neuchâtel
Aarau (Switzerland), Besançon (France), Sansepolcro (Italy)
Neuenhof, Aargau
Holzgerlingen (Germany)
Nyon
Nyons (France)
Oberdiessbach
Féchy (Switzerland), Kardasova Recice (Czech Republic)
Olten
Altenburg (Germany)
Onex
Liestal, Massagno (Switzerland), Bandol (France)
Payerne
Paray-le-Monial (France)
Pully
Obernai (France)
Saanen
Darmstadt (Germany), Cannes (France), Ordino/La Massana (Andorra)
Schaffhausen
Sindelfingen and Singen am Hohentwiel (Germany), Dobric (Bulgaria)
Schwerzenbach
Aizpute (Latvia)
Solothurn
Heilbronn (Germany), Cracow (Poland), Le Landeron (Switzerland)
Spreitenbach
Bra (Italy)
Thun
Gabrovo (Bulgaria)
Urtenen-Schönbühl
Binn (Switzerland), Dacice (Czech Republic)
Vevey
Müllheim (Germany), Carpentras (France)
Wetzikon
Melnik (Czech Republic)
Winterthur
Hall in Tirol (Austria), La Chaux-de-Fonds and Yverdon-les-Bains (Switzerland), Pilsen (Czech Republic)
Wittenbach
Wilburgstetten (Germany), Selma (Switzerland)
Worb
Edelény (Hungary)
Yverdon-les-Bains
Nogent-sur-Marne (France), Winterthur (Switzerland)
Zug
Fürstenfeld (Austria)
Zürich
Kunming (PRC), San Francisco (United States)

Aarau Location within Switzerland Aarau is the capital of the Swiss canton of Aargau. ... Location within Switzerland Neuchâtel 47. ... Delft is a city in South Holland (Zuid-Holland), the Netherlands, located halfway between Rotterdam and The Hague (Den Haag). ... Reutlingen is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Altdorf is the capital of the Swiss canton of Uri. ... Basel (British English traditionally: Basle and more recently Basel , German: Basel , French: Bâle , Italian: Basilea ) is Switzerlands third most populous city (166,563 inhabitants (2004); 690,000 inhabitants in the conurbation stretching across the immediate cantonal and national boundaries made Basel Switzerlands second-largest urban area as... Boston is a town and small port c. ... Berikon is a municipality in the district of Bremgarten in the Canton of Aargau in Switzerland. ... Location within Switzerland The city of Berne (German   , French Berne , Italian Berna , Romansh Berna , Bernese German Bärn ), is the Bundesstadt (administrative capital) of Switzerland and the fourth most populous Swiss city (after Zürich, Geneva and Basel). ... Flag of Salzburg Salzburg (population 145,000 in 2005) is a city in western Austria and the capital of the federal state of Salzburg (population 520,000 in 2003). ... Location within Switzerland Biel/Bienne is a city in the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. ... Map of Germany showing Iserlohn Iserlohn is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Binn is a small village in the Swiss canton of Valais. ... Bolligen is a municipality in the Bern administrative district of the canton of Bern, Switzerland. ... Hluboká nad Vltavou is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic, near ÄŒeské BudÄ›jovice. ... Cham is a municipality in the canton of Zug, Switzerland, with an area of 19. ... Cham ([ka:m]) is a city in the east of the federal state Bavaria, Germany. ... Chur is the capital of the Swiss canton of Graubünden and lies in the northern part of the canton. ... Bad Homburg is the capital city of the Hochtaunuskreis, Hessen, Germany, on the southern slope of the Taunus, bordering among others Frankfurt and Oberursel. ... Cabourg is a commune of the Calvados département, in the Basse_Normandie région in France. ... Mayrhofen from the Penkenbahn Mayrhofen is a town in the Zillertal (Ziller river valley) of Tyrol, Austria. ... District Grevenmacher Canton Remich Area 13. ... Olathe may refer to: Olathe, Kansas Olathe, Colorado This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Terracina is a comune and episcopal see of the province of Latina - (until 1934 of the province of Rome), Italy, 76 km SE of Rome by rail (56 km by the Via Appia). ... Corminboeuf is a French-speaking municipality in the district of Sarine, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. ... Féchy is a municipality of the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, located at 46°29′ N 06°22′ E in the district of Aubonne. ... Oberdiessbach is a municipality in the district of Konolfingen, in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. ... For nearly 1000 years, Isny was an important town within the Holy Roman Empire of the German nation. ... Grenchen (fr. ... Sign denoting twin towns of Neckarsulm Neckarsulm is a city in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, near Stuttgart, and part of the district Heilbronn. ... Sélestat (German: Schlettstadt) is a commune of northeastern France, in the Bas-Rhin département, of which it is a sous-préfecture. ... Grossaffoltern is a small municipality in the district of Aarberg in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland. ... Hinwil is a municipality in the district of Hinwil, in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland. ... Kilchberg is a municipality in the district of Horgen in the Canton of Zürich in Switzerland. ... Kreuzlingen is a city in Switzerland bordering with Constance in Germany. ... Wolfach is a city in the Black forest and part of the Ortenaukreis in Baden-Württemberg (Germany). ... Cisternino is a commune in the province of Brindisi in Puglia,on the south-east Italy coast. ... Location within Switzerland La Chaux-de-Fonds is a city located in the Jura mountains in Switzerland. ... Winterthur is a city in the Canton of Zurich in Switzerland. ... Frameries is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Schramberg is a town in the district of Rottweil, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Le Landeron is a municipality in the district of Neuchâtel, in the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland. ... The city of   (French: Soleure, Italian: Soletta) is the capital of the Canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. ... Monteroni di Lecce is an Italian town with ca. ... Image:Strakonice Castle. ... Liestal (in former times Liesthal) is a smal Swiss Town 17 km south of Basel, and 6km south of Augst, capital of the half canton Basel-Land. ... Onex is a commune of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. ... Sacramento is a Spanish- and Portuguese-language word meaning sacrament; it is a common toponym in parts of the world where those tongues were or are spoken. ... Waldkirch is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Location within Switzerland View of the city from Lake Lucerne Another view across Lake Lucerne The Lion Monument Lucerne (German: (help· info)) is a city in Central Switzerland with a population of 60,274 (December 31, 2003), capital of the Canton of Lucerne. ... Bournemouth is a large resort town on the south coast of England. ... Nickname: The Windy City, The Second City, Chi Town, The City of Big Shoulders Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in Chicagoland and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook Incorporated March 4, 1837 Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area    - City 606. ... Divided city. ... Guebwiller is a commune of the Haut-Rhin département, in eastern France. ... town hall with astronomical clock Olomouc (German Olmütz, Polish OÅ‚omuniec, Latin Eburum or Olomucium) is a city in Moravia, in the east of the Czech Republic. ... Potsdam is the capital city of the state of Brandenburg in Germany. ... Massagno is a municipality in the district of Lugano, in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. ... Meilen is a town near Zürich, Switzerland. ... Monthey is a small city in Switzerland, located in the canton of Valais. ... Diekirch is a town in Luxembourg, capital city of the canton Diekirch and the district of Diekirch. ... Ivrea is a small town, with a population of slightly over 20,000 people, located in the Piemonte region of northwestern Italy. ... Tübingen, Neckar front Tübingen, a traditional university town of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, is situated 20 miles southwest of Stuttgart, on a ridge between the River Neckar and the Ammer. ... Montreux is a resort town in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland, on Lake Geneva with a population of 22,897. ... Wiesbaden is a city in central Germany. ... Menton (Italian, Mentone) is a town and commune in the Alpes-Maritimes département of the Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur région of France. ... Münsingen is a municipality in the district of Konolfingen of the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. ... Münsingen is a municipality in the district of Konolfingen of the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. ... Humpolec ((in German Gumpolds or Humpoltz) is a town in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic, situated south-east of Prague and roughly halfway between the Czech capital and Brno, on the northwestern edge of the Bohemian-Moravian highlands (ÄŒeskomoravská Vrchovina). ... Location within Switzerland Neuchâtel 47. ... Aarau Location within Switzerland Aarau is the capital of the Swiss canton of Aargau. ... Besançon is a French city in the département of Doubs, of which it is the préfecture. ... San Sepolcro, or Borgo Santo Sepolcro, a town and episcopal see of Tuscany, Italy, in the province of Arezzo. ... Holzgerlingen is a city in the German Federal State of Baden-Württemberg. ... Nyons flag has a fish over red and blue stripes. ... Nyons is a commune in south-eastern France in the Drôme département. ... Oberdiessbach is a municipality in the district of Konolfingen, in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. ... Féchy is a municipality of the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, located at 46°29′ N 06°22′ E in the district of Aubonne. ... Location within Switzerland Olten is a town in the Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. ... Altenburg is a town in the German Bundesland of Thuringia. ... Onex is a commune of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. ... Liestal (in former times Liesthal) is a smal Swiss Town 17 km south of Basel, and 6km south of Augst, capital of the half canton Basel-Land. ... Massagno is a municipality in the district of Lugano, in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. ... Payerne is a town in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ... Paray-le-Monial is a town and commune of northeastern France, in the region of Burgundy, in the Saône-et-Loire département, at 245 m (804 ft) above sea-level. ... Pully is a commune in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, located in the district and a suburb of Lausanne. ... Obernai (German: Oberehnheim) is a city in the Alsace, France. ... Saanen is a municipality of the Canton of Berne, Switzerland. ... Darmstadt is a city in the Bundesland (federal state) of Hessen in Germany. ... Cannes (Canas in Provençal) (pronounced ) is a city and commune in southern France, located on the Riviera, in the Alpes-Maritimes département. ... Categories: Europe geography stubs ... The Parish of La Massana lies in the northwest of Andorra. ... Schaffhausen is a city in northern Switzerland; it has an estimated population of 33,527 as of March 31, 2005. ... Sindelfingen has about 60,000 residents and is about 15 km south west of Stuttgart, Germany. ... The Old Tower of Dobrich Dobrich (Bulgarian: Добрич, old names: HacıoÄŸlu Pazarcık, Bazargic, Tolbukhin) is a town in northeastern Bulgaria and the administrative centre of Dobrich Province. ... Aizpute is a town in western Latvia. ... The city of   (French: Soleure, Italian: Soletta) is the capital of the Canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. ... Heilbronn is a city in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, near Stuttgart. ... Motto: none Voivodship Lesser Poland Municipal government Rada miasta Kraków Mayor Jacek Majchrowski Area 326,8 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 757,500 (2004 est. ... Le Landeron is a municipality in the district of Neuchâtel, in the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland. ... Spreitenbach is a municipality in the district of Baden, in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland. ... Bra has several meanings: Short for brassiere, an undergarment. ... Location within Switzerland Thun (French Thoune) is a town in the canton of Bern in Switzerland with about 41,540 inhabitants (2003). ... Gabrovo municipality is located in Northern Bulgaria, in Gabrovo micro region. ... Binn is a small village in the Swiss canton of Valais. ... Location within Switzerland Vevey is a city in Switzerland in the canton Vaud, on the north shore of Lake Geneva, at , not far from Lausanne. ... Müllheim is a town in the south-western Bundesland Baden-Württemberg, Germany in the so called Drei-Länder-Eck of Germany, France and Switzerland. ... Carpentras is a city and commune in the département of Vaucluse in the Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur région of France. ... Location within Switzerland Wetzikon is a town in the of the Canton of Zürich, Switzerland. ... Melnik (bulgarian: Мелник) is the smallest Bulgarian town located in the Blagoevgrad district at the foot of the Pirin mountain. ... Winterthur is a city in the Canton of Zurich in Switzerland. ... Hall in Tirol is a town in Austria. ... Location within Switzerland La Chaux-de-Fonds is a city located in the Jura mountains in Switzerland. ... Location within Switzerland Yverdon-les-Bains (called Eburodunum during the Roman era) is a town in the Vaud canton of Switzerland, located on the shore of Lake Neuchâtel. ... Plzeň (Czech name) or Pilsen (German equivalent, sometimes used in English) is a city in western Bohemia in the Czech Republic. ... Wittenbach is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of St. ... Selma is a municipality of the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland, situated in the Kreis (subdistrict) of Calanca in the administrative district of Moesa. ... Worb is a municipality in the district of Konolfingen, in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. ... Edelény is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary. ... Location within Switzerland Yverdon-les-Bains (called Eburodunum during the Roman era) is a town in the Vaud canton of Switzerland, located on the shore of Lake Neuchâtel. ... Nogent-sur-Marne is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. ... Winterthur is a city in the Canton of Zurich in Switzerland. ...  , capital of the Swiss canton of that name, is a picturesque little town at the northeastern corner of the lake of Zug, and at the foot of the Zugerberg (992 m (3255 ft. ... This article is about the Austrian town Fürstenfeld within the district of Fürstenfeld. ... Zürich (German:   , Zürich German: Züri , in English generally Zurich) is the largest city in Switzerland (population: 366,145 in 2004; population of urban area: 1,091,732) and capital of the canton of Zürich. ... Lake Dianchi Kunming (Chinese: 昆明; Pinyin: KÅ«nmíng; Wade-Giles: Kun-ming) is the capital of Yunnan province, China with a population estimated on 7,055,000 in urban area in 2006 and 15,423,500 in Metropolitan area. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...

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