List of sister cities in Maryland

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This is a list of sister states, regions, and cities in the U.S. state of Maryland. Sister cities, known in Europe as town twins, are cities which partner with each other to promote human contact and cultural links, although this partnering is not limited to cities and often includes counties, regions, states and other sub-national entities.

Many Maryland jurisdictions partner with foreign cities through Sister Cities International, an organization whose goal is to, "Promote peace through mutual respect, understanding, and cooperation."[1] The first sister city relationship in Maryland, however, was between Salisbury, Maryland and Salisbury, England, and predated Sister Cities International. Sister cities interact with each other across a broad range of activities, from health care and education to business and the arts.[2] The partnerships in this list vary in how formalized their relationships are. Recently, a number of Maryland cities have partnered with cities in Estonia through a program developed by the Maryland National Guard after Estonia gained its independence from the Soviet Union.[3]


Sister states, regions and cities of Maryland[]

A major street in the city of Huainan, northern Anhui Province, one of Maryland's sister regions.
Maryland Jurisdiction Sister State, Region, or City Country Since
State of Maryland Anhui Province China China 1980[4]
Tartu Estonia Estonia 2003[3]
Gyeongsangnam-do Province South Korea South Korea 1991[4]
Jalisco State Mexico Mexico 1993[4]
Kanagawa Prefecture Japan Japan 1981[4]
Bong County Liberia Liberia 2007[4]
Maryland County Liberia Liberia 2007[4]
Łódź Voivodeship Poland Poland 1993[4]
Nord-Pas de Calais France France 1981[5]
State of Rio de Janeiro Brazil Brazil 1999[4]
Saint Petersburg
Leningrad Oblast 		Russia Russia 1993[4][6]
Wallonia Region Belgium Belgium 1989[4]
County Cork Republic of Ireland Ireland


Sister cities of Maryland cities and counties[]

Rio de Janeiro, the capital of Maryland's sister state of Rio de Janeiro.
Devorgilla Bridge in Dumfries, Scotland, one of Annapolis' sister cities.
Unique architecture in Rotterdam, Baltimore's sister city in the Netherlands.
Rishon Le Zion on Israel's central coastal strip, sister city to Prince George's County.
A church in Paide, Estonia, sister city to Westminster, Maryland.
Maryland Jurisdiction Sister State, Region, or City Country Since
Annapolis Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia Canada Canada 1980[7]
Changsha, China China China Unknown[8]
Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway Scotland Scotland, UK 1987[9][10]
Karlskrona, Blekinge County Sweden Sweden 1994[7]


Newport Wales Wales, UK 1982[7]
Niterói, Rio de Janeiro Brazil Brazil 1982[7]
Redwood City, California United States US 1976[7]
Tallinn, Harju County Estonia Estonia 1999[7]
Wexford, County Wexford Republic of Ireland Ireland 1993[7]
Baltimore Alexandria, Alexandria Governorate Egypt Egypt 1995[11]
Ashkelon, Southern District Israel Israel 2005[11]
Bremerhaven Germany Germany 2007[11]
Gbarnga, Bong County Liberia Liberia 1973[11]
Genoa, Liguria Italy Italy 1985[11]
Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture Japan Japan 1978[11]
Luxor, Luxor Governorate Egypt Egypt 1981[11]
Odessa, Odessa Oblast Ukraine Ukraine 1974[11]
Piraeus, Attica Greece Greece 1982[11]
Rotterdam, South Holland Netherlands Netherlands 1985[11]
Xiamen, Fujian China China 1985[11]
Charles County Jõgeva, Jõgeva County Estonia Estonia 2012[12]
Walldorf, Baden-Württemberg Germany Germany 2002
Columbia Cergy-Pontoise, Île-de-France France France 1977[13]
Tres Cantos, Community of Madrid Spain Spain 1990[13]
Cumberland Tapa, Lääne-Viru County Estonia Estonia 2000[14]
District Heights Mbuji-Mayi, Kasai-Oriental Province Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo 2008[15]
Thomonde, Centre Haiti Haiti
Frederick Aquiraz, Ceará Brazil Brazil 2006[16]
Mörzheim, Landau Germany Germany 1982[17]
Schifferstadt, Rhineland-Palatinate Germany Germany 1982[17]
Frostburg Viljandi, Viljandi County Estonia Estonia 2000[14]
Grantsville Tõrva, Valga County Estonia Estonia 2000[14]
Hagerstown Wesel, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany Germany 1952[18]
Havre de Grace Sillamäe, Ida-Viru County Estonia Estonia 2000[14]
McHenry Otepää, Valga County Estonia Estonia 2000[14]
Montgomery County Gondar, Amhara Ethiopia Ethiopia
Morazán Department El Salvador El Salvador 2011[19]
Oakland , Valga County Estonia Estonia
Valga, Valga County Estonia Estonia 2000[14]
Ocean City Finale Ligure, Liguria Italy Italy 1996[20]
Pärnu, Pärnu County Estonia Estonia 2003[21]
Prince George's County Rishon Le Zion, Central District Israel Israel 1990[22]
Royal Bafokeng Nation, North West Province South Africa South Africa 1998[23]
Ziguinchor, Casamance Senegal Senegal 1987[24]
Riverdale Park Ipala, Chiquimula Guatemala Guatemala 2008[25]
Rockville Jiaxing, Zhejiang ("friendly" relations) China China 2008[26]
Pinneberg, Schleswig-Holstein Germany Germany 1957[27]
Yilan City, Yilan County Taiwan Taiwan 2019[28]
Salisbury Salisbury, Wiltshire England England, UK 1932[29]
Tartu, Tartu County Estonia Estonia 1999[30]
Salinas, Santa Elena Ecuador Ecuador 2017[31]
Westminster Paide, Järva County Estonia Estonia 2002[32]

See also[]

  • List of twin towns and sister cities

Notes[]

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  2. ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". Sister Cities International. Archived from the original on 2007-06-15. Retrieved 2007-06-26.
  3. ^ a b Teel, Mark. "Maryland-Estonia State Partnership Program". Estonian Advantage. American Chamber of Commerce in Estonia. Archived from the original on December 7, 2006. Retrieved 2007-07-09.
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  5. ^ Verbrugghe, Ginette (2002-06-21). "RAPPORT SUR LA POLITIQUE DE COOPERATION AU DEVELOPPEMENT ET DE SOLIDARITE INTERNATIONALE" (PDF). Région Nord-Pas de Calais. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-10-20. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
  6. ^ "Maryland will not sever 'Sister City' status with St. Petersburg over anti-LGBT law". Metro Weekly. Washington, D.C. 9 August 2013. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g Kaley, Kevin (April 19, 1999). "Closer ties with sister cities?". Capital-Gazette Communications, Inc. The Capital (Annapolis, MD.).
  8. ^ "Maryland city gets 40,000 mask donations from Chinese city". Associated Press. August 12, 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  9. ^ "Annapolis Tartan Day". City of Annapolis, MD. April 3, 2007. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-27.
  10. ^ http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/dumfries-male-voice-choir-celebrates-2594631 Retrieved 29 Dec 2016
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Mayor's Office of International Affairs". City of Baltimore. Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
  12. ^ "Charles County Commissioners Meeting Agenda". Southern Maryland Online. January 2012. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  13. ^ a b "International Student Exchange - Sister Cities Program". The Columbia Association. Archived from the original on 2007-10-09. Retrieved 2007-07-07.
  14. ^ a b c d e f "Mayor and City Council Year 2000 Minutes". City of Cumberland, MD. July 11, 2000. Archived from the original on October 11, 2006. Retrieved 2007-07-07.
  15. ^ McGill, Natalie (24 April 2008). "District Heights, Congo city form relationship". The Gazette. Gaithersburg, Md. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  16. ^ Mullen, Katharine (November 16, 2006). "City of Frederick gains a new sister city at ceremony tonight". The Gazette. Retrieved 2007-06-26.
  17. ^ a b "August 3, 2003 City Council Minutes". City of Frederick, MD. August 3, 2003. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-07.
  18. ^ "Augustoberfest". City of Hagerstown, MD. Retrieved 2007-07-07.
  19. ^ "Montgomery County & El Salvador Sister City Agreement". Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  20. ^ "Council Meeting Minutes". Town of Ocean City, Maryland. October 4, 2004. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-07.
  21. ^ "Council Meeting Minutes". Town of Ocean City, Maryland. November 12, 2003. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-28.
  22. ^ "Rishon LeZion - One of a Large Family of "Twinned" Cities". Rishon LeZion. Archived from the original on 2007-06-24. Retrieved 2007-06-28.
  23. ^ Pierre, Robert (March 5, 1998). "Pr. George's Receives Royalty in Sisterly Relationship; County and Nation in South Africa Establish Ties". The Washington Post.
  24. ^ "County Executive Returns From Successful Business Development and Goodwill Mission in Senegal". Prince George's County. March 28, 2005. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-27.
  25. ^ McGill, Natalie (23 April 2009). "Riverdale Park and Ipala celebrate sister city partnership". The Gazette. Gaithersburg, Md. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  26. ^ "Rockville to welcome another Sister City: Jiaxing, China". gazette.net. Archived from the original on 2012-08-13. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  27. ^ "Welcome". Rockville Sister City Corporation. Retrieved 2007-07-07.
  28. ^ "Rockville, MD". Rockville, MD. Retrieved 2019-07-29.
  29. ^ "Delegation From Salisbury, England, Visits SU". Salisbury University. September 27, 2006. Archived from the original on 2012-08-05. Retrieved June 22, 2020.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  30. ^ "City Council Minutes". City of Salisbury, Maryland. May 24, 1999. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-07.
  31. ^ "City of Salisbury Announces Partnership with Salinas, Ecuador - City of Salisbury MD". City of Salisbury MD. 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2018-08-04.
  32. ^ "Westminster Maryland-Paide, Estonia Partner City Program". City of Westminster, Maryland. January 15, 2004. Archived from the original on July 2, 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-07.

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