List of twin towns and sister cities in Belarus

Map of Belarus.

This is a list of places in Belarus having standing links to local communities in other countries. In most cases, the association, especially when formalised by local government, is known as "town twinning" (though other terms, such as "partner towns" or "sister cities" are sometimes used instead), and while most of the places included are towns, the list also comprises villages, cities, districts, counties, etc. with similar links.

Twin towns and sister cities

Brest

Lida

Minsk

As of 2008 Minsk maintains cultural links to 18 twin towns in various countries:[3]

Partnerships

Furthermore, partnership agreements with 23 cities and regions from Russia are signed alongside of many Baltic and CIS cities.[6]

Polotsk

Slutsk

Vileyka

References

  1. ↑ "Twinning". Aberdeen City Council. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
  2. ↑ "Radom Official Website - Partner Cities". (in English and Polish) © 2007 Urząd Miasta Radom. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Twin towns of Minsk". © 2008 The department of protocol and international relations of Minsk City Executive Committee. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
  4. ↑ "Twin Cities". The City of Łódź Office. (in English and Polish) © 2007 UMŁ. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
  5. ↑ "Ankara Metropolitan Municipality: Sister Cities of Ankara". © 2007 Ankara Büyükşehir Belediyesi - Tüm Hakları Saklıdır. Kullanım Koşulları & Gizlilik. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
  6. ↑ "Отдел протокола и зарубежных связей Мингорисполкома - Минский городской исполнительный комитет". Minsk.gov.by. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
  7. ↑ "Twin cities of Riga". Riga City Council. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
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