This is a list of municipalities of Denmark 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).
A
- Kaltenkirchen, Germany
- Almere, Netherlands
- Antibes, France
- Büdelsdorf, Germany
- Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Fredrikstad, Norway
- Fuglafjørður, Faroe Islands
- Galway, Ireland
- Gdynia, Poland
- Haifa, Israel
- Hefei, China
- Innsbruck, Austria
- Karlskoga, Sweden
- Lancaster, England
- Lerum, Sweden
- Liperi, Finland
- Norðurþing, Iceland
- Orsa, Sweden
- Orust, Sweden
- Ośno Lubuskie, Poland
- Pushkin, Russia
- Racine, United States
- Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland
- Rendalen, Norway
- Rendsburg, Germany
- Riga, Latvia
- Riihimäki, Finland
- Sermersooq, Greenland
- Solvang, United States
- Tulcea, Romania
- Varna, Bulgaria
- Vilnius, Lithuania
- Wismar, Germany
- Bergen, Norway
- Gothenburg, Sweden
- Harbin, China
- Kiel, Germany
- Kujalleq, Greenland
- Rostock, Germany
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Turku, Finland
- Borken, Germany
- Dainville, France
- East Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Grabow, Germany
- Mölndal, Sweden
- Říčany, Czech Republic
- Whitstable, England, United Kingdom
B
- Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany
- East Kilbride, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Hohenwestedt, Germany
- Botkyrka, Sweden
- Dorogomilovo (Moscow), Russia
- Stange, Norway
- Steglitz-Zehlendorf (Berlin), Germany
C
E
- Ely, England, United Kingdom
- Eskilstuna, Sweden
- Fjarðabyggð, Iceland
- Güstrow, Germany
- Jyväskylä, Finland
- Krems an der Donau, Austria
- Qeqqata, Greenland
- Ratzeburg, Germany
- Stavanger, Norway
- Suzhou, China
- Szczecin, Poland
- Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
F
- Bærum, Norway
- Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
- Hämeenlinna, Finland
- Qeqertarsuatsiaat, Greenland
- Tartu, Estonia
- Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
- Uppsala, Sweden
G
- Halmstad, Sweden
- Hanko, Finland
- Sermersooq, Greenland
- Stord, Norway
- Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf (Berlin), Germany
- Gagny, France
- Haabersti (Tallinn), Estonia
- Klagenfurt, Austria
- Koszalin, Poland
- Minden, Germany
- Narsaq, Greenland
- Neubrandenburg, Germany
- Paisley, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Pirkkala, Finland
- Ski, Norway
- Solna, Sweden
- Split, Croatia
- Sutton, England, United Kingdom
- Taitō (Tokyo), Japan
- Veszprém, Hungary
- Kotka, Finland
- Landskrona, Sweden
H
- Braine, France
- Sandefjord, Norway
- Uusikaupunki, Finland
- Varberg, Sweden
- Wittenberg, Germany
- Eberswalde, Germany
- Gniewkowo, Poland
- Höganäs, Sweden
- Lieto, Finland
- Nesodden, Norway
- Seltjarnarnes, Iceland
- Sermersooq, Greenland
- Arsuk, Greenland
- Countryside, Åland Islands, Finland
- Eiði, Faroe Islands
- Holmestrand, Norway
- Husby, Germany
- Kangasala, Finland
- Siglufjörður, Iceland
- Vänersborg, Sweden
- Kladovo, Serbia
Holstebro is a member of the Douzelage, a town twinning association of towns across the European Union.[32] Holstebro also has one other twin town.[33]
Douzelage
- Agros, Cyprus
- Altea, Spain
- Asikkala, Finland
- Bad Kötzting, Germany
- Bellagio, Italy
- Bundoran, Ireland
- Chojna, Poland
- Granville, France
- 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
Other
- Brașov, Romania
- Leksand, Sweden
- Lillehammer, Norway
- Oulainen, Finland
- Oppegård, Norway
- Rydułtowy, Poland
- Sollentuna, Sweden
- Tuusula, Finland
I
- Bad Salzungen, Germany
- Cihanbeyli, Turkey
- Haninge, Sweden
- Svedala, Sweden
- Trzebinia, Poland
- Waalre, Netherlands
J
- Lindesberg, Sweden
- Oppdal, Norway
- Strzelce Krajeńskie, Poland
- Tongzhou (Beijing), China
- Tornesch, Germany
K
- Anjō, Japan
- Delmenhorst, Germany
- Drammen, Norway
- Huéscar, Spain
- Kujalleq, Greenland
- Lappeenranta, Finland
- Örebro, Sweden
- Panevėžys, Lithuania
- Pisa, Italy
- Stykkishólmur, Iceland
- Szombathely, Hungary
- Wuqing (Tianjin), China
L
M
- Bábolna, Hungary
- Bolesławiec, Poland
- Kokemäki, Finland
- Lier, Norway
- Falköping, Sweden
- Barmstedt, Germany
- Korsholm, Finland
- Mandal, Norway
- Oskarshamn, Sweden
N
Næstved is a member of the Charter of European Rural Communities, a town twinning association across the European Union.[44] Næstved also has four other twin towns.[45]
Charter of European Rural Communities
- Bienvenida, Spain
- Bièvre, Belgium
- Bucine, Italy
- Cashel, Ireland
- Cissé, France
- Desborough, England, United Kingdom
- Esch (Haaren), Netherlands
- Hepstedt, Germany
- Ibănești, Romania
- Kandava, Latvia
- Kannus, Finland
- Kolindros, Greece
- Lassee, Austria
- Medzev, Slovakia
- Moravče, Slovenia
- 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
Other
O
- Katrineholm, Sweden
- Salo, Finland
- Vennesla, Norway
- Columbus, United States
- Funabashi, Japan
- Groningen, Netherlands
- Iksan, South Korea
- İzmir, Turkey
- Katowice, Poland
- Kaunas, Lithuania
- Kyiv, Ukraine
- Klaksvík, Faroe Islands
- Kópavogur, Iceland
- Norrköping, Sweden
- Östersund, Sweden
- Schwerin, Germany
- Shaoxing, China
- St Albans, England, United Kingdom
- Tampere, Finland
- Trondheim, Norway
- Upernavik, Greenland
R
- Akureyri, Iceland
- Ålesund, Norway
- Jelenia Góra, Poland
- Lahti, Finland
- Västerås, Sweden
Roskilde terminated all its twinnings.[52]
S
Silkeborg terminated all its twinnings.[54]
- Eisenach, Germany
- Arvika, Sweden
- Kongsvinger, Norway
- Qasigiannguit, Greenland
- Ylöjärvi, Finland
- Eidsvoll, Norway
- Fljótsdalshérað, Iceland
- Pruszcz, Poland
- Skara, Sweden
- Höör, Sweden
- Laukaa, Finland
- Modum, Norway
- Östra Göinge, Sweden
- Forssa, Finland
- Sarpsborg, Norway
- Södertälje, Sweden
T
- Alingsås, Sweden
- Lillestrøm, Norway
V
- Lapinlahti, Finland
- Rana, Norway
- Sigulda, Latvia
- Skellefteå, Sweden
- Dalvíkurbyggð, Iceland
- Hamar, Norway
- Lund, Sweden
- Lüneburg, Germany
- Marijampolė, Lithuania
- Porvoo, Finland
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