List of sister cities in Pennsylvania facts for kids

A sign showing the sister cities of York, Pennsylvania.

Have you ever heard of a "sister city"? It's like having a special friend in another country! Sister cities, sometimes called "twin towns" in Europe, are places that team up with each other. They do this to help people from different cultures connect and understand each other better. This partnership isn't just for cities; it can also include counties, regions, or even states.

Many places in Pennsylvania work with cities around the world through an organization called Sister Cities International. Their main goal is to help promote peace and understanding between different cultures. They believe that by working together, people can learn to respect and cooperate with one another.

Pennsylvania's Sister Cities: A-Z List

Allentown

• Allentown has sister city connections with:
  • Lelów, Poland
  • Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic
  • Tiberias, Israel
  • Vinci, Italy

Altoona

• Altoona is connected with:
  • Sankt Pölten, Austria

Ambler

• Ambler has a sister city in Italy:
  • Maida, Italy

Bethlehem

• Bethlehem shares bonds with:
  • Corfu, Greece
  • Foiano di Val Fortore, Italy
  • Murska Sobota, Slovenia
  • Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany
  • Tondabayashi, Japan

Boyertown

• Boyertown is a sister city with:
  • Bohodukhiv, Ukraine

Caln Township

• Caln Township is connected to a town with a similar name:
  • Calne, England, United Kingdom

Chambersburg

• Chambersburg has a sister city in Japan:
  • Gotemba, Japan

Cheltenham Township

• Cheltenham Township shares a name with its sister city:
  • Cheltenham, England, United Kingdom

Clarks Summit

• Clarks Summit is linked with:
  • Ystradgynlais, Wales, United Kingdom

Cranberry Township

• Cranberry Township has a sister city in China:
  • Haiyang, China

Dalton

• Dalton is connected to:
  • Dalton-in-Furness, England, United Kingdom

Drumore Township

• Drumore Township has a sister city in Northern Ireland:
  • Dromore, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

East Norriton Township

• East Norriton Township is linked with a part of Berlin:
  • Treptow-Köpenick (Berlin), Germany

Elizabethtown

• Elizabethtown has a sister city in Ireland:
  • Letterkenny, Ireland

Ephrata

• Ephrata is connected to:
  • Eberbach, Germany

Erie

• Erie has several international friends:
  • Dungarvan, Ireland
  • Lublin, Poland
  • Mérida, Mexico
  • Zibo, China

Fleetwood

• Fleetwood is a sister city with:
  • Fleetwood, England, United Kingdom

Gettysburg

• Gettysburg has many sister cities, including one in the U.S.:
  • Gettysburg, South Dakota, United States
  • León, Nicaragua
  • Morelia, Mexico
  • Sainte-Mère-Église, France
  • Sekigahara, Japan

Greensburg

• Greensburg is connected to:
  • Cercemaggiore, Italy

Harrisburg

• Harrisburg has a sister city in Israel:
  • Ma'alot-Tarshiha, Israel

Hazleton

• Hazleton is linked with a region in Italy:
  • Bussento - Lambro e Mingardo, Italy

Kennett Square

• Kennett Square has a sister city in Mexico:
  • Moroleón, Mexico

Kutztown

• Kutztown is connected to:
  • Altrip, Germany

Lancaster

• Lancaster has sister cities in different parts of the world:
  • Beit Shemesh, Israel
  • Sano, Japan

Limerick Township

• Limerick Township is linked with a city in Ireland:
  • Limerick, Ireland

Lititz

• Lititz has a sister city in the Czech Republic:
  • Kunvald, Czech Republic

Monongahela

• Monongahela is connected to:
  • Ono San Pietro, Italy

New Holland

• New Holland has a sister city in France:
  • Longvic, France

Norristown

• Norristown is linked with:
  • Montella, Italy

Northampton

• Northampton has a sister city in Austria:
  • Stegersbach, Austria

Philadelphia

• Philadelphia has many sister cities around the globe:
  • Abruzzo, Italy
  • Aix-en-Provence, France
  • Douala, Cameroon
  • Florence, Italy
  • Frankfurt am Main, Germany
  • Incheon, South Korea
  • Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
  • Tel Aviv, Israel
  • Tianjin, China
  • Toruń, Poland

Pittsburgh

• Pittsburgh also has many international sister cities:
  • Bilbao, Spain
  • Da Nang, Vietnam
  • Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay
  • Gaziantep, Turkey
  • Karmiel, Israel
  • Matanzas, Cuba
  • Misgav, Israel
  • Naucalpan, Mexico
  • Ostrava, Czech Republic
  • Prešov, Slovakia
  • Saitama, Japan
  • San Isidro, Nicaragua
  • Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
  • Skopje, North Macedonia
  • Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Wuhan, China
  • Zagreb, Croatia

Reading

• Reading is connected to:
  • Reutlingen, Germany

Roseto

• Roseto has a sister city with a similar name:
  • Roseto Valfortore, Italy

Saxonburg

• Saxonburg is linked with:
  • Mühlhausen, Germany

Scranton

• Scranton has sister cities in Europe:
  • Ballina, Ireland
  • Guardia Lombardi, Italy

Warminster Township

• Warminster Township is connected to a town in England:
  • Warminster, England, United Kingdom

Williamsport

• Williamsport has a sister city in the West Bank:
  • Ma'ale Adumim, West Bank

York

• York has sister cities in Europe:
  • Arles, France
  • Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany