Cross-border town naming

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Cross-border town naming is a concept where towns or villages are named in a similar fashion, although the two respective places are located in two different countries. Reasons for this taking place may include the follwing :

close geographic proximity
border changes due to war
differenciation of two places with the same or very similar name

Most of these places are located in Europe, while there are also some examples in North America and Asia.

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Examples

Note that this list only includes places with similar names that are in someway connected (by history, geography or otherwise) across modern-day international borders. Towns that have the same name but bear no relationship to each other are also very common, but not particularly notable.

Europe

Denmark/Germany

Pebermark / Neupepersmark
Rosenkrans / Rosenkranz

Netherlands/Germany

Rhederbrug, Rhederveld / Rhede
Barnflair (Ter Apel) / Barnfleer
Veenebrugge / Vennebrügge
Zwillbroek / Zwillbrock
Ubach over Worms / Übach-Palenberg

Netherlands/Belgium

Baarle-Hertog / Baarle-Nassau

Belgium/Germany

Lichtenbusch / Aachen-Lichtenbusch
Stubach / Stupbach

Luxembourg/Germany

Obereisenbach, Untereisenbach / Übereisenbach
Wallendorf-Pont / Wallendorf
Bollendorf-Pont / Bollendorf
Echternach / Echternacherbrück
Wasserbillig / Wasserbilligerbrück

Belgium/France

Luxembourg/France

Mondorf-les-Bains / Mondorff

France/Germany

France/Switzerland

Lucelle / Lucelle, Kleinlützel
Saint-Gingolph / Saint-Gingolph

Germany/Switzerland

Rheinfelden / Rheinfelden
Laufenburg / Laufenburg
Reckingen / Rekingen

Germany/Austria

Vorderriß / Hinterriß
Bayrisch Gmain / Großgmain

Germany/Poland

Altwarp / Nowe Warpno
Rosow / Rosówek
Hohenwutzen / Osinów Dolny (Niederwutzen)*
Zäckericker Loose / Siekierki (Zäckerick)*
Güstebieser Loose / Gozdowice (Güstebiese*
Altrüdnitzer Ausbau / Stara Rudnica (Altrüdnitz)*
Neulietzegöricke / Stare Lysogorski (Altlietzegöricke)*
Zelliner Loose / Czelin (Zellin)*
Küstrin-Kietz / Kostrzyn (Küstrin)*
Lebus / Nowy Lubusz (Neulebus)*
Kunitzer Loose / Kunice (Kunitz)*
Aurith / Urad (Aurith)*
Guben / Gubin
Zelz / Siedlec (Zelz)*
Klein Priebus / Przewóz (Priebus)*
Görlitz / Zgorzelec
Altlandsberg / Gorzów ((Neu))Landsberg)*
Altentreptow / Trzebiatów (Treptow)*

(*) In some cases I have added an exonym to show the relationship between the town more clearly for people not familiar with the respective languages.

Germany/Czech Republic

Seifhennersdorf / Horní Jindrichův (Oberhennersdorf)*
Zinnwald / Cinovec (Zinnwald)*
Deutschgeorgenthal / Český Jiřetín (Georgendorf)*
Deutscheinsiedel / Mníšek (Böhmisch Einsiedel)*
Deutschneudorf / Nová Ves v Horach (Gebirgsneudorf)*
Deutschkatharinenberg / Hora Svaté Kateřiny (Böhmisch Katherinenberg)*
Hammerunterwiesenthal / České Hamry (Böhmisch Hammer)*
Oberwiesenthal / Loučna (Böhmisch Wiesenthal)*
Neualbenreuth / Mýtina (Altalbenreuth)*
Bayerisch Eisenstein / Zelezna Ruda (Markt Eisenstein)*

(*) In some cases I have added an exonym to show the relationship between the town more clearly for people not familiar with the respective languages.

Czech Republic/Poland

Pelhřimovy / Pielgrzymów
Opavice / Opawica
Krásne Loučky / Krasne Pole
Chomýž / Chomiąż
Český Těšín / Cieszyn
Horní Lištna / Leszna Górna

Austria/Hungary

Bad Deutsch Altenburg / Magyarorvár (Ungarisch Altenburg)*
Deutsch Schützen (Németlövő) / Horvátlövő (Kroatisch Schützen)

Austria/Slovenia

Bad Radkersburg / Gornja Radgona
Deutschfeistritz / Slovenska Bistrica (Windischfeistritz)*
Graz / Slovenj Gradec
Deutschlandsberg Podcetrek (Windischlandsberg)*
Oberdrauburg / Dravograd (Unterdrauburg)*
Unterloibl / Podljubelj (Unterloibl)*

Italy/Slovenia

Gorizia / Nova Gorica

Sweden/Finland

Karesuando / Kaaresuvanto
Kuttainen / Kuttainen
Katkesuando / Kätkäsuvanto
Muonionalusta / Muonio
Kihlangi / Kihlanki
Pello / Pello
Alatornio, Övertorneå / Tornio
Karungi / Karunki

Estonia/Latvia

Valga / Valka

Slovakia/Hungary

Komárno / Komárom

Hungary/Romania

Kisvárda / Oradea (Nagyvarad)*
Nagylak / Nădlac

Croatia/Bosnia-Herzegovina

Hravatska Kostajnica / Srpska Kostajnica
Dubica / Bosanska Dubica
Nova Gradiška, Stara Gradiška / Bosanska Gradiška
Slavonski Brod / Bosanski Brod
Slavonski Šamac / Bosanski Šamac

Bosnia-Herzegovina/Serbia

Bosanska Rača / Sremska Rača
Zvornik / Mali Zvornik

North America

Canada/USA

USA/Mexico

Africa

Ethiopia/Kenya

Moyale / Moyale

Malawi/Mozambique

Mulanje / Milange

Zambia/Zimbabwe

Chirundu / Chirundu

Zimbabwe/Mozambique

Mukumbura / Mucumbara

Asia

Azerbaijan/Iran

Astara / Astara
Julfa / Julfa

Turkmenistan/Iran

Serakhs / Sarakhs

Tajikistan/Afghanistan

Ishkashim / Ishkashim

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