Twin Towns
WHS that consist of two separate towns, whose history is linked (sometimes leading to strong rivalry).
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Bauhaus Sites | Weimar & Dessau | |
| Budapest | Buda and Pest, separate cities until 1873 | |
| Caves of Maresha and Bet Guvrin | "the ancient twin towns of Maresha and Bet Guvrin" (AB ev) | |
| Cesky Krumlov | Krumlov and Latran - where the castle is located- used to constitute two distinct towns separated by the river. | |
| Cordoba | With Medina Azahara | |
| Dubrovnik | Dubrovnik and Ragusa were separate entities until the 12th Century. | |
| La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle | La Chaux-de-Fonds & Le Locle | |
| Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape | Lednice & Valtice | |
| Mantua and Sabbioneta | Mantua & Sabbioneta | |
| Medina Azahara | With Cordoba: "Substantial political effectiveness was achieved by establishing these new cities within a short distance of the old centers that preceded them, following a Near Eastern tradition which was largely pre-Islamic. The examples of such twinned cities are multiple, on scales that are very diverse: besides the conurbation of Medina Azahara and Cordoba..." (AB ev) | |
| Melaka and George Town | Melaka and George Town rivalled over trade hegemony in the 18th / 19th century | |
| Nan Madol | Nan Madol and Lelu (The similarity between the two sites is stressed in the Nom file as well as the future intention to extend the nomination to include Lelu.) | |
| Nice | Nice and Cimiez: Cemenelum (Cimiez) was an important rival of Nice, continuing to exist as a separate city till the time of the Lombard invasions. (Wiki) | |
| Qhapaq Ñan | Santa Ana and Vale Colorado - Almost an entire page is dedicated to the description of their shared culture in the nomination file | |
| Quebrada de Humahuaca | Tilcara and Maimara are in such strong rivalry that it sometimes comes to physical violence between their inhabitants | |
| Regensburg | Regensburg and Stadtamhof: the latter was a rival neighbouring city until its incorporation in the 20th century. | |
| Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans | Arc-et-Senans & Salins-les-Bains | |
| Stralsund and Wismar | ||
| Zagori Cultural Landscape | Ano Vitsa and Kato Vitsa as well as Macro Papingo and Micro Papingo | |
| Úbeda and Baeza | Ubeda & Baeza |
Suggestions?
Do you know of another WHS we could connect to Twin Towns?
A connection should:
- Not be "self evident"
- Link at least 3 different sites
- Not duplicate or merely subdivide the "Category" assignment already identified on this site.
- Add some knowledge or insight (whether significant or trivial!) about WHS for the users of this site
- Be explained, with reference to a source