European Capitals and

their "younger sisters" in the US

 

You have certainly heard of Rome or Paris in the United States. Is there only one such city - or are there more? Let's try to find out together! Some European capitals do not have a "younger sister" overseas, but most have one, sometimes even more. There are bigger towns and also small villages that bear the name of great European cities.

 

Mapquest is a perfect resource for the location of a city in the US and worldwide. City-Data offers interesting profiles of all bigger U.S. cities as well as valuable further links. More than 40000 cities and towns are listed on the website of the HomeTownLocator. Other good websites where you can find even small towns are ePodunk, eachTown and PlaceNames.

 

If you know of a city which is not listed here but is a "sister city" of a capital city of one of the EU member states or candidate countries, please send me an e-mail.

 

 

EU member states
candidate countries

EU member states

Vienna/Austria

Helsinki/Finland

Riga/Latvia

Lisbon/Portugal

Brussels/Belgium

Paris/France

Vilnius/Lithuania

Bucharest/Romania

Sofia/Bulgaria

Berlin/Germany

Luxembourg/Luxembourg

Bratislava/Slovakia

Nicosia/Cyprus

Athens/Greece

Amsterdam/Netherlands

Ljubljana/Slovenia

Prague/Czech Republic

Budapest/Hungary

Valletta/Malta

Madrid/Spain

Copenhagen/Denmark

Dublin/Ireland

Warsaw/Poland

Stockholm/Sweden

Tallinn/Estonia

Rome/Italy

 London/United Kingdom

Vienna

Vienna, Alabama

Vienna, New Jersey

Vienna, Georgia

Vienna, New York

Vienna, Illinois

Vienna, North Carolina

Vienna, Indiana

Vienna, Ohio

Vienna, Louisiana

Vienna, South Dakota

Vienna, Maine

Vienna, Texas

Vienna, Maryland

Vienna, Virginia

Vienna, Michigan

Vienna, West Virginia

Vienna, Missouri

 

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Brussels

Brussels, Illinoins

Brussels, Wisconsin

  
  
  
  

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Sofia

Sofia, New Mexcio

                           

  
  
  
  

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There is no town called Nicosia in the US, but there is a populated place called Cyprus Heights.

Cyprus Heights, Utah

                                       

  
  
  
  

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Prague

Prague, Arkansas

Prague, Oklahoma

Prague, Nebraska

 
  
  
  

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Copenhagen

Copenhagen, Louisiana

Copenhagen, New York

  
  
  
  

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Helsinki does not have a "sister city" in the US, but there are three populated places called Finland.

Finland, Minnesota

Finland, South Carolina

Finland, Pennsylvania

 
  
  
  

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Paris

Paris, Arkansas

Paris, New Hampshire

Paris, California

Paris, New York

Paris, Idaho

Paris, Ohio, Portage County

Paris, Illinois

Paris, Ohio, Stark County

Paris, Indiana

Paris, Oregon

Paris, Iowa, Davis County

Paris, Pennsylvania

Paris, Iowa, Linn County

Paris, Puerto Rico

Paris, Kentucky

Paris, South Carolina

Paris, Maine

Paris, Tennessee

Paris, Maryland

Paris, Texas

Paris, Michigan

Paris, Virginia

Paris, Mississippi

Paris, Wisconsin

Paris, Missouri

 

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Berlin

Berlin, Alabama, Cullman County

Berlin, New Jersey

Berlin, Alabama, Dallas County

Berlin, New York
Berlin, ArkansasBerlin, North Dakota

Berlin, Connecticut

Berlin, Ohio, Holmes County

Berlin, GeorgiaBerlin, Ohio, Williams County

Berlin, Illinois

Berlin, Oklahoma

Berlin, Iowa

Berlin, Oregon

Berlin, Kansas

Berlin, Pennsylvania

Berlin, Kentucky

Berlin, South Carolina

Berlin, Maryland

Berlin, Tennessee

Berlin, Massachusetts

Berlin, Texas

Berlin, Missouri, Gentry County

Berlin, Virginia

Berlin, Missouri, Lafayette County

Berlin, West Virginia

Berlin, NevadaBerlin, Wisconsin
Berlin, New Hampshire 

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Athens

Athens, Alabama

Athens, Missouri

Athens, Arkansas

Athens, New York

Athens, California

Athens, Ohio

Athens, Georgia

Athens, Pennsylvania

Athens, Illinois

Athens, Tennessee

Athens, Indiana

Athens, Texas

Athens, Kansas

Athens, Utah

Athens, Kentucky

Athens, Vermont

Athens, Louisiana

Athens, Virginia

Athens, Maine

Athens, West Virginia

Athens, Michigan

Athens, Wisconsin

Athens, Mississippi

 

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Budapest

Budapest, Georgia

Budapest, Missouri

  
  
  
  

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Dublin

Dublin, Alabama

Dublin, Missouri, Barton County

Dublin, Arizona

Dublin, Missouri, Greene County

Dublin, Arkansas

Dublin, New Hampshire

Dublin, California

Dublin, New York

Dublin, Florida

Dublin, North Carolina

Dublin, Georgia

Dublin, Ohio, Franklin County

Dublin, Indiana

Dublin, Ohio, Mahoning County

Dublin, Kentucky

Dublin, Pennsylvania

Dublin, Maryland

Dublin, Texas

Dublin, Michigan

Dublin, Virginia

Dublin, Mississippi

 

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Rome

Rome, Alabama

Rome, New York, Oneida County

Rome, Georgia

Rome, New York, Essex County

Rome, Illinois

Rome, Ohio, Ashtabula

Rome, Indiana

Rome, Ohio, Delaware County

Rome, Iowa

Rome, Ohio, Franklin County

Rome, Kansas

Rome, Ohio, Lawrence County

Rome, Kentucky

Rome, Ohio, Richland County

Rome, Louisiana

Rome, Oregon

Rome, Maine

Rome, Pennsylvania

Rome, Mississippi, Sonflower County

Rome, South Carolina

Rome, Mississippi, Winston County

Rome, Tennessee

Rome, Missouri

Rome, Wisconsin

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Riga

Riga, Kansas

Riga, New York

Riga, Michigan

Riga, North Dakota

  
  
  

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Vilnius/Wilna

Wilna, Maryland

Wilna, Ohio               

Wilna, New Mexico

 

  
  
  

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Luxembourg

Luxemburg, Iowa

Luxemburg, Wisconsin

Luxemburg, Minnesota

 

  
  
  

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Amsterdam

Amsterdam, California

Amsterdam, New York

Amsterdam, Georgia

Amsterdam, Ohio, Jefferson County

Amsterdam, Idaho

Amsterdam, Ohio, Licking County

Amsterdam, Missouri

Amsterdam, Pennsylvania

Amsterdam, Montana

Amsterdam, Texas

Amsterdam, New Jersey

Amsterdam, Virginia

 

 

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The Maltese capital Valletta does not have a "sister city" in the US, but there are numerous populated places called Malta.

Malta, AlabamaMalta, Montana
Malta, ColoradoMalta, New York
Malta, IdahoMalta, Ohio
Malta, IlinoisMalta, Pennsylvania
Malta, IowaMalta, South Carolina
Malta, MissouriMalta, Texas
  

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Warsaw

Warsaw, Alabama

Warsaw, Missouri

Warsaw, Arkansas

Warsaw, New York

Warsaw, Georgia, Fulton County

Warsaw, North Carolina

Warsaw, Georgia, McIntosh County

Warsaw, North Dakota

Warsaw, Illinois

Warsaw, Ohio

Warsaw, Indiana

Warsaw, Pennsylvania, Jefferson County

Warsaw, Kentucky

Warsaw, Pennsylvania, Lackawanna County

Warsaw, Minnesota

Warsaw, South Carolina

Warsaw, Mississippi, Marshall County

Warsaw,Texas

Warsaw, Mississippi, Washington County

Warsaw, Virginia

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Lisbon

Lisbon, Arkansas

Lisbon, New Hampshire

Lisbon, Florida

Lisbon, New Mexico

Lisbon, Georgia

Lisbon, New York

Lisbon, Illinois

Lisbon, North Carolina

Lisbon, Indiana

Lisbon, North Dakota

Lisbon, Iowa

Lisbon, Ohio, Clark County

Lisbon, Louisiana

Lisbon, Ohio, Columbiana County

Lisbon, Maine

Lisbon, Pennsylvania

Lisbon, Maryland

Lisbon, Tennessee

Lisbon, Missouri

 

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There is no town called Bucharest in the US, but there is city called Romania.

Romania, Pennsylvania

                           

  
  
  
  

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Madrid

Madrid, Alabama

Madrid, Nebraska

Madrid, Colorado

Madrid, New Mexico

Madrid, Iowa

Madrid, New York

Madrid, Kentucky

Madrid, Virginia

Madrid, Maine

Madrid, Puerto Rico

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Stockholm

Stockholm, Kentucky

Stockholm, South Dakota

Stockholm, Maine

Stockholm, Texas

Stockholm, Minnesota

Stockholm, Wisconsin

Stockholm, New Jersey

 
  

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London

London, Alabama, Conecuh County

London, Ohio, Madison County

London, Alabama, Montgomery County

London, Ohio, Richland County

London, Arkansas

London, Oregon

London, California

London, Pennsylvania

London, Indiana

London, Tennessee

London, Kentucky

London, Texas, Kimble County

London, Michigan

London, Texas, Rusk County

London, Minnesota, Freeborn County

London, West Virginia

London, Minnesota, Lake County

London, Wisconsin

 

London, Missouri

 

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EU candidate countries

Zagreb/Croatia

Skopje/Macedonia

Ankara/Turkey

Zagreb/Agram

Agram, Minnesota (township)

                                      

  
  
  
  

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There is no town called Skopje in the US,

but there are 50 populated places called Macedonia. Just go to Place Names and enter "Macedonia" as a search term.                          

 
 
 
 

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There is no town called Ankara but there some cities called Turkey.

Turkey, Arkansas Turkey, Ohio                 
Turkey, KentuckyTurkey, Texas
Turkey, North CarolinaTurkey, West Virginia
  
  

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© Susanne Pratscher

 

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