This is a list of municipalities in Latvia which have standing links to local communities in other countries known as "town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world).
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A
edit- Karlskrona, Sweden
- Schwerzenbach, Switzerland
- Haanja (Võru Parish), Estonia
- Joniškis, Lithuania
- Misso (Võru Parish), Estonia
- Rõuge, Estonia
- Sundbyberg, Sweden
- Vastseliina (Võru Parish), Estonia
- Võru, Estonia
- Wettin-Löbejün, Germany
- Akmenė, Lithuania
- Joniškis, Lithuania
- Józefów nad Wisłą, Poland
- Ölfus, Iceland
- Skhidnytsia, Ukraine
- Ungheni, Moldavia
B
edit- Dokshytsy District, Belarus
- Kupiškis, Lithuania
- Põlva, Estonia
- Pytalovsky District, Russia
- Żukowo, Poland
C
edit- Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine
- Lagardelle-sur-Lèze, France
- Märjamaa, Estonia
- Volkhov, Russia
- Weyhe, Germany
D
edit- Dubrowna, Belarus
- Narewka, Poland
- Smarhon’, Belarus
- Verkhnyadzvinsk, Belarus
- Visaginas, Lithuania
- Alaverdi, Armenia
- Babruysk, Belarus
- Batumi, Georgia
- Central AO (Moscow), Russia
- Harbin, China
- Kharkiv, Ukraine
- Lida, Belarus
- Motala, Sweden
- Naro-Fominsk, Russia
- Panevėžys, Lithuania
- Pskov, Russia
- Radom, Poland
- Ramla, Israel
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Vagharshapat, Armenia
- Visaginas, Lithuania[11]
- Vitebsk, Belarus
- Bad Doberan (district), Germany
- Braslaw District, Belarus
- Edineț, Moldova
- Hlybokaye District, Belarus
- Ichnia Raion, Ukraine
- Łomża County, Poland
- Rokiškis, Lithuania
- Sharkawshchyna District, Belarus
- Vitebsk District, Belarus
- Zarasai, Lithuania
- Zaraysky District, Russia
G
edit- Balmazújváros, Hungary
- Bolnisi, Georgia
- Florești, Moldova
- Kętrzyn (rural gmina), Poland
- Kętrzyn County, Poland
- Räpina, Estonia
- Rietavas, Lithuania
- Them (Silkeborg), Denmark
- Xızı, Azerbaijan
I
edit- Billerbeck, Germany
- Pasvalys, Lithuania
- Töreboda, Sweden
J
edit- Averøy, Norway
- Białogard, Poland
- Czerwionka-Leszczyny, Poland
- Cumpăna, Romania
- Czeladź, Poland
- Kupiškis, Lithuania
- Maardu, Estonia
- Melle, Germany
- Myrhorod, Ukraine
- Qaraçuxur, Azerbaijan
- Parchim, Germany
- Rokiškis, Lithuania
- Sokołów Podlaski, Poland
- Vyzhnytsia, Ukraine
- Zarasai, Lithuania
- Zhydachiv, Ukraine
- Alcamo, Italy
- Białystok, Poland
- Carmel, United States
- Como, Italy
- Hällefors, Sweden
- Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
- Nova Odessa, Brazil
- Nacka, Sweden
- Pärnu, Estonia
- Rueil-Malmaison, France
- Šiauliai, Lithuania
- Vejle, Denmark
- Xinying (Tainan), Taiwan
- Alytus, Lithuania
- Argeș County, Romania
- Glodeni District, Moldova
- Joniškis, Lithuania
- Recklinghausen (district), Germany
- Trivero (Valdilana), Italy
- Anadia, Portugal
- Anaklia (Zugdidi), Georgia
- Cabourg, France
- Eskilstuna, Sweden
- Gävle, Sweden
- Jakobstad, Finland
- Palanga, Lithuania
- Samarkand, Uzbekistan
- Terracina, Italy
- Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan
K
edit- Aleksandrów Łódzki, Poland[22]
- Hajnówka, Poland[23]
- Volokolamsk, Russia[24]
- Frogn, Norway
- Geesthacht, Germany
- Mtskheta, Georgia
L
edit- Årstad (Bergen), Norway
- Bellevue, United States
- Darmstadt, Germany
- Elbląg, Poland
- Gdynia, Poland
- Guldborgsund, Denmark
- Helsingborg, Sweden
- Klaipėda, Lithuania
- Nynäshamn, Sweden
- Palanga, Lithuania
- Alver, Norway
- Anklam, Germany
- Klippan, Sweden
- Panevėžys District Municipality, Lithuania
- Sande, Norway
- Corjeuți, Moldova
- Gori, Georgia
- Häädemeeste, Estonia
- Handewitt, Germany
- Nyköping, Sweden
- Qabala, Azerbaijan
- Ukmergė, Lithuania
- Aue (Samtgemeinde), Germany
- Maków, Poland
- Molėtai, Lithuania
- Rokiškis, Lithuania
- Svishtov, Bulgaria
M
editO
edit- Karlskoga, Sweden
- Nowa Sarzyna, Poland
- Ödeshög, Sweden
- Riihimäki, Finland
P
edit- Motta Santa Lucia, Italy
- Oarja, Romania
- Rîșcani, Moldova
- Spydeberg, Norway
R
edit- Aalborg, Denmark
- Almaty, Kazakhstan
- Astana, Kazakhstan
- Beijing, China
- Bordeaux, France
- Bremen, Germany
- Cairns, Australia
- Dallas, United States
- Florence, Italy
- Kyiv, Ukraine
- Kobe, Japan
- Norrköping, Sweden
- Pori, Finland
- Rostock, Germany
- Santiago, Chile
- Suzhou, China
- Taipei, Taiwan
- Tallinn, Estonia
- Tartu, Estonia
- Tashkent, Uzbekistan
- Vilnius, Lithuania
- Warsaw, Poland
- Yerevan, Armenia
- Higashikawa, Japan
- Karksi-Nuia (Mulgi), Estonia
- Mõisaküla (Mulgi), Estonia
- Montoro, Italy
- Norrtälje, Sweden
- Hajnówka County, Poland
- Põhja-Pärnumaa, Estonia
- Pakruojis, Lithuania
- Ropsha, Russia
- Svislach, Belarus
- Uggiate-Trevano, Italy
- Wiązowna, Poland
S
edit- Finspång, Sweden
- Finsterwalde, Germany
- Wieliszew, Poland
- Florești, Moldova
- Lidingö, Sweden
- Liederbach am Taunus, Germany
- Mažeikiai, Lithuania
- Nevarėnai, Lithuania
- Paide, Estonia
- Sankt Andrä, Austria
- Sergiyev Posad, Russia
- Šilutė, Lithuania
- Stargard, Poland
- Tsqaltubo, Georgia
- Villebon-sur-Yvette, France
- Volda, Norway
Sigulda is a member of the Douzelage, a town twinning association of towns across the European Union.[43] Sigulda also has several other twin towns.[44]
Douzelage
- Agros, Cyprus
- Altea, Spain
- Asikkala, Finland
- Bad Kötzting, Germany
- 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
- Siret, Romania
- Škofja Loka, Slovenia
- Sušice, Czech Republic
- Tryavna, Bulgaria
- Türi, Estonia
- Zvolen, Slovakia
Other
- Donnery, France
- Drohobych, Ukraine
- Novopolotsk, Belarus
- Pāvilosta, Latvia
- Pincara, Italy
- Písek, Czech Republic
- Porkhov, Russia
- Pustomyty, Ukraine
- Rovigo Province, Italy
- Steinkjer, Norway
- Wiesenbach, Germany
- Willich, Germany
T
edit- Alanya, Turkey
- Chortkiv, Ukraine[49]
- Lejre, Denmark
- Orhei, Moldova
- Prienai, Lithuania
- Saaremaa, Estonia
- Shchyolkovo, Russia
- Söderköping, Sweden
- Telavi, Georgia
Tukums – Kandava is a member of the Charter of European Rural Communities, a town twinning association across the European Union, along with:[51]
- Bienvenida, Spain
- Bièvre, Belgium
- Bucine, Italy
- Cashel, Ireland
- Cissé, France
- Desborough, England, United Kingdom
- Esch (Haaren), Netherlands
- Hepstedt, Germany
- Ibănești, Romania
- Kannus, Finland
- Kolindros, Greece
- Lassee, Austria
- Medzev, Slovakia
- Moravče, Slovenia
- Næstved, Denmark
- Nagycenk, Hungary
- Nadur, Malta
- Ockelbo, Sweden
- Pano Lefkara, Cyprus
- Põlva, Estonia
- Samuel (Soure), Portugal
- Slivo Pole, Bulgaria
- Starý Poddvorov, Czech Republic
- Strzyżów, Poland
- Tisno, Croatia
- Troisvierges, Luxembourg
- Žagarė (Joniškis), Lithuania
V
edit- Braslaw, Belarus
- Çamlıyayla, Turkey
- Durbuy, Belgium
- I'billin, Israel
- Kościelisko, Poland
- Kobylnica, Poland
- Kutaisi, Georgia
- Marijampolė, Lithuania
- Novoye Devyatkino, Russia
- Orimattila, Finland
- Östhammar, Sweden
- Tvrdošín, Slovakia
- Valga, Estonia
- Valga, Spain
- Cherkasy, Ukraine
- Halle, Germany
- Høje-Taastrup, Denmark
- Solna, Sweden
- Vallefoglia, Italy
- Viljandi, Estonia
- Zduńska Wola, Poland
- Borgholzhausen, Germany
- Helme (Tõrva), Estonia
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