List of sister cities in Maryland explained

This is a list of sister states, regions, and cities in the U.S. state of Maryland. 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 Maryland jurisdictions partner with foreign cities through Sister Cities International, an organization whose goal is to, "Promote peace through mutual respect, understanding, and cooperation."[1] The first sister city relationship in Maryland, however, was between Salisbury, Maryland and Salisbury, England, and predated Sister Cities International. Sister cities interact with each other across a broad range of activities, from health care and education to business and the arts.[2] The partnerships in this list vary in how formalized their relationships are. Recently, a number of Maryland cities have partnered with cities in Estonia through a program developed by the Maryland National Guard after Estonia gained its independence from the Soviet Union.[3]

Sister states, regions and cities of Maryland

Maryland JurisdictionSister State, Region, or CityCountrySince
State of MarylandAnhui Province China1980[4]
Tartu Estonia2003
Gyeongsangnam-do Province South Korea1991
|-|Jalisco State|| Mexico|1993[4] |-|Kanagawa Prefecture|| Japan|1981[4] |-|Bong County|| Liberia|2007[4] |-|Maryland County|| Liberia|2007[4] |-|Łódź Voivodeship|| Poland|1993[4] |-|Nord-Pas de Calais|| France|1981[5] |-|State of Rio de Janeiro|| Brazil|1999[4] |-|Saint Petersburg
Leningrad Oblast|| Russia|1993[4] [6] |-|Wallonia Region|| Belgium|1989[4] |-|County Cork|| Ireland||}

Sister cities of Maryland cities and counties

Maryland JurisdictionSister State, Region, or CityCountrySince
AnnapolisAnnapolis Royal, Nova Scotia Canada1980[7]
Changsha, China ChinaUnknown[8]
Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway Scotland, UK1987[9] [10]
Newport Wales, UK1982
Niterói, Rio de Janeiro Brazil1982
Tallinn, Harju County Estonia1999
Wexford, County Wexford Ireland1993
BaltimoreAlexandria, Alexandria Governorate Egypt1995[11] [12]
Ashkelon, Southern District Israel2005
Changwon South Korea2018
Gbarnga, Bong County Liberia1973
Genoa, Liguria Italy1985
Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture Japan1978
Luxor, Luxor Governorate Egypt1981
Odesa, Odesa Oblast Ukraine1974
Piraeus, Attica Greece1982
Rotterdam, South Holland Netherlands1985
Xiamen, Fujian China1985
Charles CountyJõgeva, Jõgeva County Estonia2012[13]
Walldorf, Baden-Württemberg Germany2002
ColumbiaCergy-Pontoise, Île-de-France France1977[14]
Tres Cantos, Community of Madrid Spain1990
CumberlandTapa, Lääne-Viru County Estonia2000[15]
District HeightsMbuji-Mayi, Kasai-Oriental Province DR Congo2008[16]
Thomonde, Centre Haiti
FrederickAquiraz, Ceará Brazil2006[17]
Mörzheim, Landau Germany1982[18]
Schifferstadt, Rhineland-Palatinate Germany1982
FrostburgViljandi, Viljandi County Estonia2000
GrantsvilleTõrva, Valga County Estonia2000
HagerstownWesel, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany1952[19]
Havre de GraceSillamäe, Ida-Viru County Estonia2000
McHenryOtepää, Valga County Estonia2000
Montgomery CountyGondar, Amhara Ethiopia
Morazán Department El Salvador2011[20]
OaklandTőrca, Valga County Estonia
Valga, Valga County Estonia2000
Ocean CityFinale Ligure, Liguria Italy1996[21]
Pärnu, Pärnu County Estonia2003[22]
Prince George's CountyRishon Le Zion, Central District Israel1990[23]
Royal Bafokeng Nation, North West Province South Africa1998[24]
Ziguinchor, Casamance Senegal1987[25]
Riverdale ParkIpala, Chiquimula Guatemala2008[26]
RockvilleJiaxing, Zhejiang ("friendly" relations) China2008[27]
Pinneberg, Schleswig-Holstein Germany1957[28]
Yilan City, Yilan County Taiwan2019[29]
SalisburySalisbury, Wiltshire England, UK1932[30]
Tartu, Tartu County Estonia1999[31]
Salinas, Santa Elena Ecuador2017[32]
WestminsterPaide, Järva County Estonia2002[33]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mission and Goals . Sister Cities International . 2007-06-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070427153117/http://www.sister-cities.org/sci/aboutsci/mission . 2007-04-27 .
  2. Web site: Frequently Asked Questions . Sister Cities International . 2007-06-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070615031637/http://www.sister-cities.org/sci/aboutsci/faqs . 2007-06-15 .
  3. Web site: Teel . Mark . Maryland-Estonia State Partnership Program . Estonian Advantage . American Chamber of Commerce in Estonia . 2007-07-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061207060430/http://estonia.usembassy.gov/maryest.php . December 7, 2006 .
  4. Web site: Maryland Sister State Program . Office of the Secretary of State of Maryland . 2008-12-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080730185107/http://www.sos.state.md.us/International/MSSP.htm . 2008-07-30 . dead .
  5. Web site: RAPPORT SUR LA POLITIQUE DE COOPERATION AU DEVELOPPEMENT ET DE SOLIDARITE INTERNATIONALE . Verbrugghe . Ginette . Région Nord-Pas de Calais . 2002-06-21 . 2007-09-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071020100503/http://www.nordpasdecalais.fr/international/telechargement/rapport.pdf . 2007-10-20 . dead .
  6. News: Maryland will not sever 'Sister City' status with St. Petersburg over anti-LGBT law . Metro Weekly . 9 August 2013 . 25 September 2013 . Washington, D.C. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130927105835/http://www.metroweekly.com/poliglot/2013/08/maryland-will-not-sever-sister-city-status-with-st.html . 27 September 2013 .
  7. News: Kaley . Kevin . Closer ties with sister cities? . Capital-Gazette Communications, Inc. The Capital (Annapolis, MD.) . April 19, 1999 .
  8. News: August 12, 2020. Maryland city gets 40,000 mask donations from Chinese city. Associated Press. August 13, 2020.
  9. Web site: Annapolis Tartan Day . City of Annapolis, MD . April 3, 2007 . 2007-06-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070928014357/http://ci.annapolis.md.us/headlines.asp?ID=10708 . September 28, 2007 .
  10. Web site: Dumfries Male Voice choir celebrates 60 years . www.dailyrecord.co.uk . 12 March 2010. 29 Dec 2016.
  11. Web site: Mayor's Office of International Affairs . City of Baltimore . 2008-10-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081007073331/http://www.baltimorecity.gov/sistercities/ . October 7, 2008 .
  12. Web site: BALTIMORE SISTER CITIES . Baltimore Sister Cities . 13 June 2022.
  13. Web site: Charles County Commissioners Meeting Agenda . Southern Maryland Online . January 2012 . 25 September 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130927192644/http://forums.somd.com/life-southern-maryland/239761-charles-county-commissioners-meeting-agenda.html . 27 September 2013 .
  14. Web site: International Student Exchange - Sister Cities Program . The Columbia Association . 2007-07-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071009153015/http://www.columbiaassociation.com/living_playing/teens_tots/international_exchange.htm . 2007-10-09 . dead .
  15. Web site: Mayor and City Council Year 2000 Minutes . City of Cumberland, MD . July 11, 2000 . 2007-07-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061011031005/http://www.ci.cumberland.md.us/citygovt/minutes/min2000-list/2000minutes/2000minutes_27.html . October 11, 2006 .
  16. News: District Heights, Congo city form relationship . The Gazette . 24 April 2008 . 25 September 2013 . McGill, Natalie . Gaithersburg, Md. . https://web.archive.org/web/20130928123031/http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/042408/landnew172646_32360.shtml . 28 September 2013 . dead .
  17. News: Mullen . Katharine . City of Frederick gains a new sister city at ceremony tonight . The Gazette . November 16, 2006 . 2007-06-26.
  18. Web site: August 3, 2003 City Council Minutes . City of Frederick, MD . August 3, 2003 . 2007-07-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070928212513/http://www.cityoffrederick.com/Commissions/Archives/MayorBoardRegular/august%203%202006.htm . September 28, 2007 . dead .
  19. Web site: Augustoberfest. City of Hagerstown, MD . 2007-07-07.
  20. Web site: Montgomery County & El Salvador Sister City Agreement . . 2012-02-14.
  21. Web site: Council Meeting Minutes . Town of Ocean City, Maryland . October 4, 2004 . 2007-07-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070928093937/http://www.town.ocean-city.md.us/clerk/minutes/wk111203.html . September 28, 2007 .
  22. Web site: Council Meeting Minutes . Town of Ocean City, Maryland . November 12, 2003 . 2007-06-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070928093929/http://www.town.ocean-city.md.us/clerk/minutes/rs100404.htm . September 28, 2007 .
  23. Web site: Rishon LeZion - One of a Large Family of "Twinned" Cities . Rishon LeZion . 2007-06-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070624053357/http://www.rishonlezion.muni.il/htmls/english/foreign_relations.html . 2007-06-24 . dead .
  24. News: Pierre . Robert . Pr. George's Receives Royalty in Sisterly Relationship; County and Nation in South Africa Establish Ties . The Washington Post . March 5, 1998 .
  25. Web site: County Executive Returns From Successful Business Development and Goodwill Mission in Senegal . Prince George's County . March 28, 2005 . 2007-06-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070928162819/http://www.co.pg.md.us/PGCounty/NewsRoom/PressReleases/PressReleases/news_article7175.asp?print=yes&h=80&n=0 . September 28, 2007 .
  26. News: Riverdale Park and Ipala celebrate sister city partnership . The Gazette . 23 April 2009 . 25 September 2013 . McGill, Natalie . Gaithersburg, Md. . https://web.archive.org/web/20140522024627/http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/04232009/hyatnew184011_32527.shtml . 22 May 2014 . dead .
  27. Web site: Rockville to welcome another Sister City: Jiaxing, China . gazette.net . 2012-02-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120813204241/http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/12242008/rocknew215211_32478.shtml . 2012-08-13 . dead .
  28. Web site: Welcome . Rockville Sister City Corporation . 2007-07-07.
  29. Web site: Rockville, MD. Rockville, MD. en. 2019-07-29.
  30. Web site: Delegation From Salisbury, England, Visits SU . . June 22, 2020 . https://archive.today/20120805201904/http://www.salisbury.edu/newsevents/fullstoryview.asp?id=3030 . 2012-08-05 . September 27, 2006 . unfit.
  31. Web site: City Council Minutes . City of Salisbury, Maryland . May 24, 1999 . 2007-07-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070929080606/http://www.ci.salisbury.md.us/CityGovernment/CityCouncilofSalisburyMD/CityCouncilMinutes/CouncilMinutes1999/May241999regularandclosedsessions/tabid/336/Default.aspx . September 29, 2007 .
  32. News: City of Salisbury Announces Partnership with Salinas, Ecuador - City of Salisbury MD. 2018-03-14. City of Salisbury MD. 2018-08-04. en-US.
  33. Web site: Westminster Maryland-Paide, Estonia Partner City Program . City of Westminster, Maryland . January 15, 2004 . 2007-07-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070702034832/http://www.westgov.com/general/partner_city.asp . July 2, 2007 . dead .

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