This is a list of municipalities in Germany which have standing links to local communities in other countries, or in other parts of Germany (mostly across the former inner German border), known as "town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world).
A Aachen
Arlington County, United States Cape Town, South Africa Chernihiv, Ukraine Halifax, England, United Kingdom Montebourg, France Naumburg, Germany Ningbo, China Reims, France Sarıyer, Turkey Toledo, Spain
Aalen
Antakya, Turkey Cervia, Italy Christchurch, England, United Kingdom Saint-Lô, France Tatabánya, Hungary
Achim
Cēsis, Latvia Nowa Sól, Poland
Ahaus Argentré-du-Plessis, France
Ahlen
Differdange, Luxembourg Penzberg, Germany Teltow, Germany Tempelhof-Schöneberg (Berlin), Germany
Ahrensburg
Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain Feldkirchen in Kärnten, Austria Ludwigslust, Germany Viljandi, Estonia
Aichach
Brixlegg, Austria Gödöllő, Hungary Schifferstadt, Germany
Albstadt Chambéry, France
Alsdorf
Brunssum, Netherlands Hennigsdorf, Germany Saint-Brieuc, France
Altena
Blackburn, England, United Kingdom Péronne, France Pinsk, Belarus
Altenburg
Offenburg, Germany Olten, Switzerland Zlín, Czech Republic
Altötting
Loreto, Italy Mariazell, Austria Ourém, Portugal
Amberg
Bad Bergzabern, Germany Bystrzyca Kłodzka, Poland Desenzano del Garda, Italy Périgueux, France Trikala, Greece Ústí nad Orlicí, Czech Republic
Andernach
Dimona, Israel Ekeren (Antwerp), Belgium Farnham, England, United Kingdom Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, France Stockerau, Austria Zella-Mehlis, Germany
Annaberg-Buchholz
Chomutov, Czech Republic Paide, Estonia Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Germany
Ansbach
Anglet, France Bay City, United States Fermo, Italy Jingjiang, China
Apolda
Mark, Sweden Rapid City, United States San Miniato, Italy Seclin, France
Arnsberg
Alba Iulia, Romania Bexley, England, United Kingdom Caltagirone, Italy Deventer, Netherlands
Olesno, Poland
Arnstadt
Le Bouscat, France Dubí, Czech Republic Gurk, Austria Kassel, Germany
Aschaffenburg
Miskolc, Hungary Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
Aschersleben
Kerava, Finland Peine, Germany Trenčianske Teplice, Slovakia
Attendorn Rawicz, Poland
Aue-Bad Schlema
Guingamp, France Kadaň, Czech Republic Solingen, Germany
Augsburg
Amagasaki, Japan Bourges, France Dayton, United States Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom Jinan, China Liberec, Czech Republic Nagahama, Japan
Aurich Appingedam, Netherlands
B Ba Backnang
Annonay, France Bácsalmás, Hungary Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom
Bad Gandersheim
Rotselaar, Belgium Skegness, England, United Kingdom
Bad Hersfeld
Bad Salzungen, Germany L'Haÿ-les-Roses, France Šumperk, Czech Republic
Bad Homburg vor der Höhe
Cabourg, France Chur, Switzerland Dubrovnik, Croatia Exeter, England, United Kingdom Mariánské Lázně, Czech Republic Mayrhofen, Austria Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg Petergof, Russia Terracina, Italy
Bad Honnef
Berck, France Cadenabbia (Griante), Italy Ludvika, Sweden Wittichenau, Germany
Bad Kissingen
Eisenstadt, Austria Massa, Italy Vernon, France
Bad Kötzting is a member of the Douzelage, a town twinning association of towns across the European Union.
Agros, Cyprus Altea, Spain Asikkala, Finland Bellagio, Italy Bundoran, Ireland Chojna, Poland Granville, France Holstebro, Denmark Houffalize, Belgium Judenburg, Austria Kőszeg, Hungary Marsaskala, Malta Meerssen, Netherlands Niederanven, Luxembourg Oxelösund, Sweden Preveza, Greece Rokiškis, Lithuania Rovinj, Croatia Sesimbra, Portugal Sherborne, England, United Kingdom Sigulda, Latvia Siret, Romania Škofja Loka, Slovenia Sušice, Czech Republic Tryavna, Bulgaria Türi, Estonia Zvolen, Slovakia
Bad Kreuznach
Bourg-en-Bresse, France Neuruppin, Germany
Bad Langensalza
Oostkamp, Belgium Bad Nauheim, Germany
Bad Nauheim
Bad Langensalza, Germany Buxton, England, United Kingdom Chaumont, France Oostkamp, Belgium
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler Brasschaat, Belgium
Bad Oeynhausen
Fismes, France Inowrocław, Poland
Bad Oldesloe
Be'er Ya'akov, Israel Jifna, Palestine Kołobrzeg, Poland Olivet, France
Bad Rappenau
Contrexéville, France Llandrindod Wells, Wales, United Kingdom
Bad Salzuflen
Luckenwalde, Germany Millau, France
Bad Salzungen
Bad Hersfeld, Germany Ishøj, Denmark Mezőkövesd, Hungary Strakonice, Czech Republic
Bad Segeberg
Kiryat Motzkin, Israel Riihimäki, Finland Teterow, Germany Võru, Estonia Złocieniec, Poland
Bad Soden
Franklin, United States Františkovy Lázně, Czech Republic Kitzbühel, Austria Rueil-Malmaison, France Yōrō, Japan
Bad Vilbel
Brotterode-Trusetal, Germany Glossop, England, United Kingdom Moulins, France
Bad Wurzach
Luxeuil-les-Bains, France Popielów, Poland St Helier, Jersey Wallingford, England, United Kingdom
Bad Zwischenahn
Centerville, United States Gołuchów, Poland Izegem, Belgium
Baden-Baden
Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic Menton, France Moncalieri, Italy Sochi, Russia Yalta, Ukraine
Baesweiler Montesson, France
Balingen Royan, France
Bamberg
Bedford, England, United Kingdom Esztergom, Hungary Feldkirchen in Kärnten, Austria Prague 1 (Prague), Czech Republic Rodez, France Villach, Austria
Barsinghausen
Brzeg Dolny, Poland Kovel, Ukraine Mont-Saint-Aignan, France Wurzen, Germany
Baunatal
San Sebastián de los Reyes, Spain Sangerhausen, Germany Vire-Normandie, France Vrchlabí, Czech Republic
Bautzen
Dreux, France Heidelberg, Germany Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic Jelenia Góra, Poland Worms, Germany
Bayreuth
Annecy, France Prague 6 (Prague), Czech Republic Rudolstadt, Germany La Spezia, Italy Tekirdağ, Turkey
Be Beckum
La Celle-Saint-Cloud, France Grodków, Poland Heringsdorf, Germany
Bensheim
Amersham, England, United Kingdom Beaune, France Hostinné, Czech Republic Kłodzko, Poland Mohács, Hungary Riva del Garda, Italy
Bergheim
Andenne, Belgium Chauny, France
Bergisch Gladbach
Beit Jala, Palestine Bourgoin-Jallieu, France Bucha, Ukraine Ganei Tikva, Israel Joinville-le-Pont, France Limassol, Cyprus Luton, England, United Kingdom Marijampolė, Lithuania Pszczyna, Poland Runnymede, England, United Kingdom Velsen, Netherlands
Bergkamen
Gennevilliers, France Hettstedt, Germany Silifke, Turkey Wieliczka, Poland
Berlin
Beijing, China Brussels, Belgium Budapest, Hungary Buenos Aires, Argentina Istanbul, Turkey Jakarta, Indonesia Kyiv, Ukraine London, England, United Kingdom Los Angeles, United States Madrid, Spain Mexico City, Mexico
Prague, Czech Republic Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tel Aviv, Israel Tokyo, Japan Warsaw, Poland Windhoek, Namibia
Berlin – Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
Apeldoorn, Netherlands Bad Iburg, Germany Belváros-Lipótváros (Budapest), Hungary Forchheim (district), Germany Gagny, France Gladsaxe, Denmark Karmiel, Israel Kulmbach (district), Germany Lewisham, England, United Kingdom Linz, Austria Mannheim, Germany Marburg-Biedenkopf (district), Germany Międzyrzecz, Poland Minden, Germany Or Yehuda, Israel Pechersk (Kyiv), Ukraine Rheingau-Taunus (district), Germany Split, Croatia Sutton, England, United Kingdom Trento, Italy Waldeck-Frankenberg (district), Germany
Berlin – Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
Al-Malikiyah, Syria Bergstraße (district), Germany Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany Kadıköy, Turkey Kiryat Yam, Israel Limburg-Weilburg (district), Germany Porta Westfalica, Germany San Rafael del Sur, Nicaragua Szczecin, Poland Wiesbaden, Germany
Berlin – Lichtenberg
Białołęka (Warsaw), Poland Hajnówka County, Poland Hoàn Kiếm (Hanoi), Vietnam Jurbarkas, Lithuania Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia KaMubukwana (Maputo), Mozambique Margareten (Vienna), Austria
Berlin – Marzahn-Hellersdorf
Budapest XV (Budapest), Hungary Halton, England, United Kingdom Hoàng Mai (Hanoi), Vietnam Kastrychnitski (Minsk), Belarus Lauingen, Germany Tychy, Poland
Berlin – Mitte
Beyoğlu, Turkey Bottrop, Germany Central AO (Moscow), Russia Chaoyang (Beijing), China Frogn, Norway Higashiōsaka, Japan Holon, Israel Kassel, Germany Petrogradsky (Saint Petersburg), Russia Schwalm-Eder (district), Germany Shinjuku (Tokyo), Japan Tourcoing, France Tsuwano, Japan
Berlin – Neukölln
Anderlecht, Belgium Bat Yam, Israel Boulogne-Billancourt, France Çiğli, Turkey Cologne, Germany Hammersmith and Fulham, England, United Kingdom Leonberg, Germany Marino, Italy Pavlovsk, Russia Prague 5 (Prague), Czech Republic Pushkin, Russia Ústí nad Orlicí, Czech Republic Wetzlar, Germany Zaanstad, Netherlands
Berlin – Pankow
Ashkelon, Israel Kołobrzeg, Poland Rivne, Ukraine
Berlin – Reinickendorf
Antony, France Bad Steben, Germany Blomberg, Germany Greenwich, England, United Kingdom Kiryat Ata, Israel Melle, Germany Vogelsberg (district), Germany
Berlin – Spandau
Ashdod, Israel Asnières-sur-Seine, France İznik, Turkey Luton, England, United Kingdom Nauen, Germany Siegen, Germany Siegen-Wittgenstein (district), Germany
Berlin – Steglitz-Zehlendorf
Brøndby, Denmark Cassino, Italy Hagen, Germany Industrialnyi (Kharkiv), Ukraine Kazimierz Dolny, Poland Kiryat Bialik, Israel Königs Wusterhausen, Germany Lüchow-Dannenberg (district), Germany Nałęczów, Poland Nentershausen, Germany Poniatowa, Poland Rendsburg-Eckernförde (district), Germany Ronneby, Sweden Sderot, Israel Sochos, Greece Songpa (Seoul), South Korea Szilvásvárad, Hungary Westerwald (district), Germany Zugló (Budapest), Hungary
Berlin – Tempelhof-Schöneberg
Ahlen, Germany Amstelveen, Netherlands Bad Kreuznach (district), Germany Barnet, England, United Kingdom Charenton-le-Pont, France Koszalin, Poland Levallois-Perret, France Mezitli, Turkey Nahariya, Israel Paderborn (district), Germany Penzberg, Germany Teltow-Fläming (district), Germany Werra-Meißner (district), Germany Wuppertal, Germany
Berlin – Treptow-Köpenick
Albinea, Italy Cajamarca, Peru Cologne, Germany East Norriton Township, United States Izola, Slovenia Mokotów (Warsaw), Poland Mürzzuschlag, Austria Odernheim, Germany Olomouc, Czech Republic Subotica, Serbia
Tepebaşı, Turkey Veszprém County, Hungary
Bernau bei Berlin
Champigny-sur-Marne, France Meckenheim, Germany Skwierzyna, Poland
Bernburg
Anderson, United States Chomutov, Czech Republic Fourmies, France Rheine, Germany Tarnowskie Góry, Poland
Bi–Bo Biberach an der Riss
Asti, Italy Świdnica, Poland Telavi, Georgia Tendring, England, United Kingdom Valence, France
Bielefeld
Concarneau, France
Estelí, Nicaragua Nahariya, Israel Rochdale, England, United Kingdom Rzeszów, Poland Veliky Novgorod, Russia
Bietigheim-Bissingen
Kusatsu, Japan Overland Park, United States Sucy-en-Brie, France Surrey Heath, England, United Kingdom Szekszárd, Hungary
Bingen am Rhein
Anamur, Turkey Hitchin, England, United Kingdom Kutná Hora, Czech Republic Nuits-Saint-Georges, France Prizren, Kosovo Venarey-les-Laumes, France
Bitterfeld-Wolfen
Dzerzhinsk, Russia Kamienna Góra, Poland Marl, Germany Vierzon, France Villefontaine, France Witten, Germany
Blankenfelde-Mahlow
Bad Ems, Germany Kretinga, Lithuania Tószeg, Hungary
Blieskastel
Castellabate, Italy Le Creusot, France
Böblingen
Alba, Italy Bergama, Turkey Glenrothes, Scotland, United Kingdom Krems an der Donau, Austria Pontoise, France Sittard-Geleen, Netherlands Sömmerda, Germany
Bocholt
Aurillac, France Bocholt, Belgium Rossendale, England, United Kingdom
Bochum
Białystok, Poland Donetsk, Ukraine Nordhausen, Germany Oviedo, Spain Sheffield, England, United Kingdom Tsukuba, Japan
Bonn
Bukhara, Uzbekistan Cape Coast, Ghana Chengdu, China Minsk, Belarus La Paz, Bolivia Potsdam, Germany Tel Aviv, Israel