List of sister cities in Pennsylvania
This is a list of sister states, regions, and cities in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Sister cities, known in Europe as town twins, are municipalities (sometimes counties, regions, states and other sub-national entities) that cooperate to foster cultural links. They interact with each other across a broad range of activities, often including education, business, the arts, or health care.[1]
Many Pennsylvania jurisdictions work with foreign cities through Sister Cities International, an organization whose goal is to "Promote peace through mutual respect, understanding, and cooperation."[2]
Sister states of Pennsylvania[]
Pennsylvania Jurisdiction | Sister State, Region, or City | Country | Since |
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania | Matanzas Province | ![]() |
2000[3] |
Rhône-Alpes | ![]() |
2006[4] |
Sister cities of Pennsylvania cities and counties[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Cheltenham.view.arp.jpg/150px-Cheltenham.view.arp.jpg)
Cheltenham is twins with its namesake in England.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Merida-cathedral.jpg/150px-Merida-cathedral.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Acropolis_from_south-west.jpg/150px-Acropolis_from_south-west.jpg)
The Acropolis of Athens in one of Philadelphia's sisters.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/High_Street%2C_Sheffield.jpg/150px-High_Street%2C_Sheffield.jpg)
Sheffield, like a number of Pittsburgh's sisters, is twinned due to its impact on the world's steel industry.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/YorkPaTwinsSign.jpg/150px-YorkPaTwinsSign.jpg)
A sign welcoming travelers to York proudly boasts both of that city's twins: Arles, France and Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany. The York-Arles partnership, established in 1954, was the first of its kind between American and French municipalities.
Pennsylvania Jurisdiction | Sister State, Region, or City | Country | Since |
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Allentown | Lelów, Silesian Voivodeship | ![]() |
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Tiberias, Lower Galilee | ![]() |
1998[5] | |
Vinci, Tuscany | ![]() |
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Altoona | St. Pölten, Lower Austria | ![]() |
2000[6] |
Ambler | Maida, Calabria | ![]() |
2010[7] |
Bethlehem[8] | Corfu | ![]() |
2013[9] |
Murska Sobota, Prekmurje | ![]() |
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Schwäbisch Gmünd, Baden-Württemberg | ![]() |
1991[10] | |
Tondabayashi, Osaka | ![]() |
1972[11] | |
Foiano di Val Fortore, Benevento | ![]() |
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Boyertown | Bohodukhiv, Kharkiv Oblast | ![]() |
1993 |
Caln Township | Calne, Wiltshire | ![]() |
1982[12] |
Chambersburg | Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture | ![]() |
1960[13] |
Cheltenham | Cheltenham, Gloucestershire | ![]() |
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Clarks Summit | Ystradgynlais, Powys | ![]() |
1991[14] |
Coatesville | Greenock, Inverclyde | ![]() |
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Curwensville | Workington, Cumbria | ![]() |
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Dalton | Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria | ![]() |
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Drumore Township and Lancaster County |
Dromore, County Down | ![]() |
1996[15] |
Elizabethtown | Letterkenny, County Donegal | ![]() |
2002[16] |
Ephrata | Eberbach, Baden-Württemberg | ![]() |
1976[17] |
Erie | Dungarvan, County Waterford | ![]() |
2007[18] |
Lublin, Lublin Vovoideship | ![]() |
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Mérida, Yucatán | ![]() |
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Zibo, Shandong Province | ![]() |
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Fleetwood | Fleetwood, Lancashire | ![]() |
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Gettysburg | León, León Department | ![]() |
1987[19] |
Greensburg | Belize | ![]() |
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Cercemaggiore, Molise | ![]() |
2003[20] | |
Harrisburg | Ma'alot-Tarshiha, North | ![]() |
1998[5] |
Hazleton | Gorzów Wielkopolski, Lubusz Voivodeship | ![]() |
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Mountain Communities of Lambro and Mingardo, Campania | ![]() |
2001[21] | |
Kutztown | Altrip, Rhineland-Palatine | ![]() |
2021[22] |
Lancaster | Beit Shemesh, Jerusalem | ![]() |
1998[5] |
Sano, Tochigi Prefecture | ![]() |
1994 | |
Limerick | Limerick, County Limerick | ![]() |
1990[23] |
Lititz | Kunvald, Ústí nad Orlicí | ![]() |
2006[24] |
Montgomery County | Gwanak-gu, Seoul | ![]() |
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Nanty Glo | Nantyglo, Monmouthshire | ![]() |
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New Castle | Shinshiro, Aichi | ![]() |
1998[25] |
New Holland | Longvic, Bourgogne | ![]() |
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Northampton | Stegersbach, Burgenland | ![]() |
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Philadelphia | Abruzzo | ![]() |
1997[26] |
Aix-en-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | ![]() |
1999[27] | |
Douala, Littoral Province | ![]() |
1986[28] | |
Florence, Tuscany | ![]() |
1964[29] | |
Frankfurt am Main | ![]() |
2015[30] | |
Incheon, Sudogwon | ![]() |
1984[31] | |
Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture | ![]() |
1986[32] | |
Nizhny Novgorod | ![]() |
1992[33] | |
Tel Aviv | ![]() |
1966[34] | |
Tianjin | ![]() |
1980[35] | |
Toruń, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship | ![]() |
1976[36] | |
Pittsburgh | Bilbao, Basque Country | ![]() |
1960s[37] |
Donetsk, Donetsk Oblast | ![]() |
1992[38] | |
Fernando de la Mora, Gran Asunción | ![]() |
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Karmiel, North | ![]() |
1995[39] | |
Kolkata | ![]() |
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Matanzas, Matanzas Province | ![]() |
1998 | |
Misgav, Galilee | ![]() |
1995[39] | |
Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo Region | ![]() |
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Ostrava, Moravian-Silesian Region | ![]() |
2001[40] | |
Prešov, Prešov District | ![]() |
2002[41] | |
Saitama, Saitama Prefecture (includes Ōmiya-ku, Saitama Prefecture) |
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1997[42] | |
San Isidro, Matagalpa | ![]() |
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Sheffield, South Yorkshire | ![]() |
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Sofia | ![]() |
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Skopje | ![]() |
2002[43] | |
Wuhan, Hubei Province | ![]() |
1982[44] | |
Zagreb | ![]() |
1980 | |
Reading | Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg | ![]() |
1998 |
Saxonburg | Mühlhausen, Thuringia | ![]() |
2008 |
Scranton | Ballina, County Mayo | ![]() |
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San Marino, San Marino | ![]() |
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Trnava, Trnava District | ![]() |
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Upper Darby | Motoyama, Kōchi | ![]() |
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Wilkinsburg | Makeni, Northern Province | ![]() |
2004[45] |
Williamsport | Ma'ale Adumim | ![]() |
2010[46][47] |
York | Arles, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | ![]() |
1954[48][49] |
Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Baden-Württemberg | ![]() |
1981[49] |
See also[]
- List of twin towns and sister cities
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