Twin Towns and Villages Overview
Twin Towns & Friendship Agreements
The city of Bradford, and the various towns and villages that make up the Metropolitan District, have Twin Town and Sister City Friendship Agreements with a number of communities throughout the world.
These relationships are managed through a series of twinning associations
Bradford Twin Town Association
Galway, Ireland - twinned 1987
Mirpur District Council, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan – friendship agreement 1998
Mönchengladbach, Germany – twinned 1971
Roubaix, France – twinned 1969
Skopje, Republic of Macedonia – twinned 1963
Verviers, Belgium – twinned 1970
Keighley and District Twin Links Association
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA – sister city
Poix-du-Nord, France – twinned 1919
Shipley/Hamm Twinning Association
Hamm, Germany – twinned 1976
Ilkley/Coutances Twinning Committee
Coutances, Normandy, France – twinned 1969
Haworth
Haworth, New Jersey – sister city 2004
Machu Picchu – friendship link 2005
Wilsden / Eppeville 1982
Eppeville, France – twinned 1982
