List of sister cities in Pennsylvania

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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 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 Pennsylvania jurisdictions partner with foreign cities through Sister Cities International, an organization whose goal is to, "Promote peace through mutual respect, understanding, and cooperation."^[1] Sister cities interact with each other across a broad range of activities, from health care and education to business and the arts.^[2]

[edit] Sister states of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Jurisdiction	Sister State, Region, or City	Country	Flag	Since
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania	Matanzas Province	Cuba		2000[3]

[edit] Sister cities of Pennsylvania cities and counties

Cheltenham is twins with its namesake in England.

The Cathedral on the Plaza Mayor in Erie's sister city of Mérida is the oldest in North America.

Montreal is one of three sisters to Pennsylvania's state capital.

The Acropolis of Athens in one of Philadelphia's sisters.

Sheffield, like a number of Pittsburgh's sisters, is twinned due to its impact on the world's steel industry.

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	Flag	Since
Allentown	Ma'alot-Tarshiha, North District	Israel
Allentown	Vinci, Tuscany	Italy
Altoona	St. Pölten, Lower Austria	Austria		2000[4]
Bethlehem	Murska Sobota, Prekmurje	Slovenia
Bethlehem	Schwäbisch Gmünd, Baden-Württemberg	Germany		1991[5]
Bethlehem	Tondabayashi, Osaka	Japan		1972[6]
Boyertown	Bohodukhiv, Kharkiv Oblast	Ukraine		1993
Chambersburg	Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture	Japan		1960[7]
Cheltenham	Cheltenham, Gloucestershire	England
Ephrata	Eberbach, Baden-Württemberg	Germany		1976[8]
Erie	Dungarvan, County Waterford	Ireland		2007[9]
Erie	Lublin, Lublin Vovoideship	Poland
Erie	Mérida, Yucatán	Mexico
Erie	Zibo, Shandong Province	China
Fleetwood	Fleetwood, Lancashire	England
Greensburg	Belize
Greensburg	Cercemaggiore, Molise	Italy		2003[10]
Harrisburg	Ma'alot-Tarshiha, North District	Israel
Harrisburg	Montreal, Quebec	Canada
Harrisburg	Pachuca, Hidalgo	Mexico
Hazleton	Gorzów Wielkopolski, Lubusz Voivodeship	Poland
Hazleton	Mountain Communities of Lambro and Mingardo, Campania	Italy		2001[11]
Lancaster	Sano, Tochigi Prefecture	Japan
Limerick	Limerick, County Limerick	Ireland		1990[12]
Lititz	Kunvald, Ústí nad Orlicí	Czech Republic		2006[13]
Northampton	Stegersbach, Burgenland	Austria
Philadelphia	Abruzzo	Italy		1997[14]
Philadelphia	Aix-en-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	France		1998[15]
Philadelphia	Douala, Littoral Province	Cameroon		1986[16]
Philadelphia	Florence, Tuscany	Italy		1964[17]
Philadelphia	Incheon, Sudogwon	South Korea		1984[18]
Philadelphia	Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture	Japan		1986[19]
Philadelphia	Lyon, Rhône-Alpes	France		2004[15]
Philadelphia	Mosul, Ninawa Governorate	Iraq
Philadelphia	Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast	Russia		1992[20]
Philadelphia	Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv	Israel		1966[21]
Philadelphia	Tianjin	China		1980[22]
Philadelphia	Toruń, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship	Poland		1976[23]
Pittsburgh	Bilbao, Basque Country	Spain		1960s[24]
Pittsburgh	Cherry Hill, New Jersey	United States
Pittsburgh	Donetsk, Donetsk Oblast	Ukraine		1992[25]
Pittsburgh	Fernando de la Mora, Gran Asunción	Paraguay
Pittsburgh	Karmiel, North	Israel		1995[26]
Pittsburgh	Matanzas, Matanzas Province	Cuba		1998
Pittsburgh	Misgav	Israel		1995[26]
Pittsburgh	Ostrava, Moravian-Silesian Region	Czech Republic		2001[27]
Pittsburgh	Prešov, Prešov District	Slovakia		2002[28]
Pittsburgh	Saarbrücken, Saarland	Germany
Pittsburgh	Saitama, Saitama Prefecture (includes Ōmiya-ku, Saitama Prefecture)	Japan		1997[29]
Pittsburgh	San Isidro, Matagalpa	Nicaragua
Pittsburgh	Sheffield, South Yorkshire	England
Pittsburgh	Sofia	Bulgaria
Pittsburgh	Wuhan, Hubei Province	China		1982[30]
Pittsburgh	Zagreb	Croatia		1980
Scranton	Ballina, County Mayo	Ireland
Scranton	Trnava, Trnava District	Slovakia
York	Arles, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	France		1954[31][15]
York	Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Baden-Württemberg	Germany		1981[31]

[edit] See also

• List of twin towns and sister cities

[edit] References