Divided cities
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A divided city is one which, as a consequence of political changes or border shifts, presently constitutes (or once constituted) two separate entities. Listed are the localities and the state they belonged to at the time of division. (See also United cities)
- Bad Muskau, Germany
- Bad Radkersburg, Austria-Hungary
- Berlin (since reunited) in Germany
- Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
- Bratislava, Slovakia
- Engerau (Petržalka), Germany (reunited after World War II)
- Derby Line
- Frankfurt (Oder), Germany
- Frankfurt (Oder), East Germany, now Germany 69,700
- Słubice, Poland 17,600
- Forst, Germany
- Gmünd, Austria-Hungary
- Guben, Germany
- Guben, East Germany, now Germany 22,000
- Gubin, Poland 19,000
- Görlitz, Germany
- Görlitz, East Germany, now Germany 60,000
- Zgorzelec, Poland 38,000
- Gorizia, Italy
- Gorizia, Italy
- Nova Gorica, Yugoslavia, now Slovenia
- Jerusalem (defined as reunited by Israel since the Six-Day War)
- West Jerusalem, Israel 1948-1967
- East Jerusalem (al-Quds), Jordan 1948-1967
- Komárom, Austria-Hungary
- Komárom, Hungary
- Komárno, Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia
- Küstrin, Germany
- Laufenburg divided between Switzerland and Germany
- Lo Wu (the romanization used in Hong Kong) / Luohu (the romanization used in mainland China)
- 1898-1911: divided between the Qing Empire and British Hong Kong
- 1911-1939: divided between Guangdong Province, Republic of China and British Hong Kong
- 1939-1941: divided between Japanese occupation zone and British Hong Kong
- 1941-1945: both under Japanese occupation.
- 1945-1949: divided between Guangdong Province, Republic of China and British Hong Kong
- 1949-1997: divided between Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China and British Hong Kong
- 1997-present: the People's Republic of China possesses the sovereignty of the entire town since Hong Kong was handed over to the People's Republic of China by the United Kingdom in 1997; the part that was previously possessed by British Hong Kong is now administered by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and the rest of the town is still administered by Guangdong Province.
- Nicosia the capital of the Republic of Cyprus occupied and divided by Turkey since 1974
- Pello
- Ragar divided between Israel amd Lebanon
- Rheinfelden divided between Switzerland and Germany
- Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo
- ethnic-Albanian south (Republic of Kosovo-controlled)
- ethnic-Serb north (North Kosovo)
- Rijeka, Croatia
- Rafah divided between the Palestinian Authority and Egypt
- Rome, Papal States
- Sault Ste. Marie
- Sha Tau Kok (the romanization used in Hong Kong) / Shatoujiao (the romanization used in mainland China)
- 1898-1911: divided between the Qing Empire and British Hong Kong
- 1911-1939: divided between Guangdong Province, Republic of China and British Hong Kong
- 1939-1941: divided between Japanese occupation zone and British Hong Kong
- 1941-1945: both under Japanese occupation.
- 1914-1949: divided between Guangdong Province, Republic of China and British Hong Kong
- 1949-1997: divided between Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China and British Hong Kong
- 1997-present: the People's Republic of China possesses the sovereignty of the entire town since Hong Kong was handed over to the People's Republic of China by the United Kingdom in 1997; the part that was previously possessed by British Hong Kong is now administered by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and the rest of the town is still administered by Guangdong Province.
- Strasbourg, France
- Teschen, Austrian Silesia
- Texarkana, USA
- Torneå, Kingdom of Sweden
- Union City, USA
- Walk, Livonia
- Narva, Estonia
- Gaalkacyo, Somalia
