List of twin towns and sister cities in Latvia

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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).

Contents

A

Aizkraukle [1]

Aizpute [2]

Alūksne [3]

Auce [4]

B

Balvi [5]

Bauska [6]

C

Cēsis [7]

D

Dagda [8]

Daugavpils [9]

Daugavpils Municipality [11]

Dobele [12]

G

Gulbene [14]

Gulbene – Lizums [14]

I

Iecava [15]

J

Jēkabpils [16]

Jelgava [17]

Jelgava Municipality [18]

Jūrmala [19]

K

Ķekava [20]

Krāslava

Kuldīga [24]

L

Liepāja [25]

Limbaži [26]

Limbaži – Aloja [26]

Limbaži – Salacgrīva [26]

Līvāni

Ludza [29]

M

Madona [30]

O

Ogre [31]

Olaine [32]

P

Pārgauja [33]

Preiļi [34]

R

Rēzekne [35]

Rēzekne Municipality [36]

Riga [37]

Rūjiena [38]

Rundāle [39]

S

Salaspils [40]

Saldus [41]

Saulkrasti [42]

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

Other

Skrunda [45]

Smiltene [46]

Strenči [47]

T

Talsi [48]

Tukums [50]

Tukums – Kandava is a member of the Charter of European Rural Communities, a town twinning association across the European Union, along with: [51]

V

Valka [52]

Valmiera [53]

Valmiera – Naukšēni [54]

Vecpiebalga [55]

Ventspils [56]

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