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{{unreferenced|date=March 2011}}
'''Cross-border town naming''' occurs where [[town]]s or [[village]]s with the same or equivalent names are divided between two different countries. This does not necessarily imply that those towns or villages are located in geographic proximity or that they are located near a current border ([[divided cities]]). Reasons for this taking place may include the following:
* The town or village existed before the border or even before the modern concept of a border. The border was added later (sometimes by war), dividing a community.
* A community on one side of a border grows up to service the border and then takes the name of the adjacent community on the other side of the border.
* Communities grow up on both sides of the border to service the border, taking the name of the border crossing.

Most places are in [[Europe]], but there are also some examples in [[North America]] and [[Asia]]. In [[Europe]], until the first half of the 20th century and again since the [[Schengen Agreement]] in the late 20th century, such divisions could be mostly ignored by the inhabitants.

==Examples==

Note that this list includes only 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.

=== Africa ===
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Cross-border town
!  Countries
|-
|[[Moyale]] and [[Moyale]]
|{{flag|Ethiopia}} / {{flag|Kenya}}
|-
|[[Mobaye]] and [[Mobayi-Mbongo]]
|{{flag|Central African Republic}} / {{flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo}}
|-
|[[Cocobeach]] and [[Cogo, Equatorial Guinea|Cogo]]
|{{flag|Gabon}} / {{flag|Equatorial Guinea}}
|-
|[[Loukolela]] and [[Lukolela]]
|{{flag|Republic of the Congo}} / {{flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo}}
|-
|[[Mulanje]] and [[Milange]]
|{{flag|Malawi}} / {{flag|Mozambique}}
|-
|[[Chirundu, Zambia|Chirundu]] and [[Chirundu, Zimbabwe|Chirundu]]
|{{flag|Zambia}} / {{flag|Zimbabwe}}
|-
|[[Mukumbura]] and [[Mucumbara]]
|{{flag|Zimbabwe}} / {{flag|Mozambique}}
|-
|[[Tin Zaouatine]] and [[Tinzaouaten]]
|{{flag|Algeria}} / {{flag|Mali}}
|}

===Asia===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Cross-border town
!  Countries
|-
| [[Astara, Azerbaijan|Astara]] and [[Astara, Iran|Astara]]
| rowspan="3" |{{flag|Azerbaijan}} / {{flag|Iran}}
|-
|[[Julfa, Azerbaijan (city)|Julfa]] and [[Jolfa, Iran (city)|Julfa]]
|-
|[[Biləsuvar]] and [[Bileh Savar]]
|-
| [[Luohu|Luohu District]] and [[Lowu]]
| rowspan="2" |{{flag|China}} / {{flag|Hong Kong SAR}}
|-
|[[Shatoujiao|Shatoujiao Subdistrict]] and [[Sha Tau Kok]]
|-
| [[Khorgas]] and [[Khorgas]]
|{{flag|China}} / {{flag|Kazakhstan}}
|-
| [[Sarpi, Georgia|Sarpi]] and [[Sarp, Kemalpaşa|Sarp]]
|{{flag|Georgia}} / {{flag|Turkey}}
|-
| [[Padang Besar, Malaysia|Padang Besar]] and [[Padang Besar (federal constituency)|Padang Besar]] 
|{{flag| Malaysia}} / {{flag|Thailand }}
|-
| [[Dibba]] /[[Al Buraimi]]-[[Al Ain]]
|{{flag|Oman}} / {{flag|UAE}}
|-
|[[Al-Mazyunah]] and [[Shahan District]]
|{{flag|Oman}} / {{flag|Yemen}}
|-
| [[Ishkoshim, Tajikistan|Ishkoshim]] and [[Ishkashim, Afghanistan|Ishkashim]]
|{{flag|Tajikistan}} / {{flag|Afghanistan}}
|-
|[[Sarahs]] and [[Sarakhs]]
|{{flag| Turkmenistan}} / {{flag|Iran }}
|-
| [[Kara-Suu]] and [[Qorasuv]]
|{{flag| Uzbekistan}} / {{flag|Kyrgyzstan }}
|}

===Europe===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Cross-border town
!  Countries
|-
| [[Helsingør]] and [[Helsingborg]]
|{{flag|Denmark}} / {{flag|Sweden}}
|-
| [[Rhederbrug]], [[Rhederveld]] and [[Rhede, Lower Saxony|Rhede]]
| rowspan="6" |{{flag|Netherlands}} / {{flag|Germany}}
|-
| [[Barnflair]] (Ter Apel) and  [[Barnfleer]]
|-
| [[Veenebrugge]] and [[Vennebrügge]]
|-
| [[Zwillbroek]] and [[Zwillbrock]]
|-
| [[Ubach over Worms]] and [[Übach-Palenberg]]
|-
| [[Spijk (Rijnwaarden)|Spijk]] and [[Spyck]]
|-
| [[Baarle-Nassau]] and [[Baarle-Hertog]]
| rowspan="4" |{{flag|Netherlands}} / {{flag|Belgium}}
|-
| [[Clinge]] and [[De Klinge]]
|-
| [[Koewacht]] and [[Koewacht]]
|-
| [[Putte, Netherlands|Putte]] and [[Putte, Kapellen|Putte]]
|-
| [[Lichtenbusch]] and [[Aachen|Aachen-Lichtenbusch]]
| rowspan="2" |{{flag|Belgium}} / {{flag|Germany}}
|-
| [[Stubach]] and [[Stupbach]]
|-
| [[Obereisenbach]], [[Untereisenbach]] and [[Übereisenbach]]
| rowspan="5" |{{flag|Luxembourg}} / {{flag|Germany}}
|-
| [[Wallendorf-Pont]] and [[Wallendorf (Eifel)|Wallendorf]]
|-
| [[Bollendorf-Pont]] and [[Bollendorf]]
|-
| [[Echternach]] and [[Echternacherbrück]]
|-
| [[Wasserbillig]] and [[Wasserbilligerbrück]]
|-
| [[Comines-Warneton]] and [[Comines, Nord|Comines]]
| rowspan="5" |{{flag|Belgium}} / {{flag|France}}
|-
| [[Wervik]] and [[Wervicq-Sud]]
|-
| [[Quiévrain]] and [[Quiévrechain]]
|-
| [[Gœgnies-Chaussée]] and [[Gognies-Chaussée]]
|-
| [[Grand-Reng]] and [[Vieux-Reng]]
|-
| [[Mondorf-les-Bains]] and [[Mondorff]]
|{{flag|Luxembourg}} / {{flag|France}}
|-
| [[Heining-lès-Bouzonville|Leiding]] and [[Wallerfangen|Leidingen]]
| rowspan="8" |{{flag|France}} / {{flag|Germany}}
|-
| [[Petite-Rosselle]] and [[Großrosseln]]
|-
| [[Grosbliederstroff]] and [[Kleinblittersdorf]]
|-
| [[Obergailbach]] and [[Niedergailbach]]
|-
| [[Scheibenhard]] and [[Scheibenhardt]]
|-
| [[Lauterbourg]] and [[Neulauterburg]]
|-
| [[Neuf-Brisach]] and [[Breisach]]
|-
| [[Kembs]] and [[Klein Kembs]]
|-
| [[Huningue]] and [[Kleinhüningen]]
| rowspan="3" |{{flag|France}} / {{flag|Switzerland}}
|-
| [[Lucelle]] and [[Lucelle]], [[Kleinlützel]]
|-
| [[Saint-Gingolph]] and [[Saint-Gingolph]]
|-
| [[Pheasant Island|Île des Faisans]] and [[Pheasant Island|Isla de los Faisanes]] (Konpantzia /  Île de l’hôpital / Île de la Conférence)
|{{flag|France}} / {{flag|Spain}}
|-
| [[Rheinfelden, Germany|Rheinfelden-Baden (Badisch-Rhyfälde)]] and [[Rheinfelden (Aargau)|Rheinfelden (Rhyfälde)]]
| rowspan="3" |{{flag|Germany}} / {{flag|Switzerland}}
|-
| [[Laufenburg, Germany|Laufenburg]] and [[Laufenburg, Switzerland|Laufenburg]]
|-
| {{ill|Reckingen (Küssaberg)|de|Reckingen (Küssaberg)}} / [[Rekingen]]
|-
| [[Vorderriß]] and [[Hinterriß]]
| rowspan="2" |{{flag|Germany}} / {{flag|Austria}}
|-
| [[Bayerisch Gmain]] and [[Großgmain]]
|-
| [[Altwarp]] and [[Nowe Warpno]]
| rowspan="18" |{{flag|Germany}} / {{flag|Poland}}
|-
| [[Rosow]] and [[Rosówek]]
|-
| [[Hohenwutzen]] and [[Osinów Dolny]] (Niederwutzen)
|-
| [[Zäckericker Loose]] and [[Siekierki]] (Zäckerick)
|-
| [[Güstebieser Loose]] and [[Gozdowice]] (Güstebiese)
|-
| [[Altrüdnitzer Ausbau]] and [[Stara Rudnica]] (Altrüdnitz)
|-
| [[Neulietzegöricke]] and [[Stare Łysogórki]] (Altlietzegöricke)
|-
| [[Zelliner Loose]] and [[Czelin]] (Zellin)
|-
| [[Küstrin-Kietz]] and [[Kostrzyn nad Odrą]] (Küstrin)
|-
| [[Lebus]] and [[Nowy Lubusz]] (Neulebus)
|-
| [[Kunitzer Loose]] / Kunice (Kunitz)
|-
| [[Aurith]] and [[Urad, Poland|Urad]] (Aurith)
|-
| [[Guben]] and [[Gubin, Poland|Gubin]]
|-
| [[Zelz]] and [[Siedlec, Żary County|Siedlec]] (Zelz)
|-
| [[Klein Priebus]] and [[Przewóz, Żary County|Przewóz]] (Priebus)
|-
| [[Görlitz]] and [[Zgorzelec]]
|-
| [[Altlandsberg]] and [[Gorzów Wielkopolski|Gorzów]] ((Neu))Landsberg)
|-
| [[Altentreptow]] and [[Trzebiatów]] (Treptow) 
|-
| [[Seifhennersdorf]] and [[Horní Jindřichův]] (Oberhennersdorf)
| rowspan="10" |{{flag|Germany}} / {{flag|Czech Republic}}
|-
| [[Zinnwald]] and [[Cínovec]] (Zinnwald)
|-
| [[Deutschgeorgenthal]] and [[Český Jiřetín]] (Georgendorf)
|-
| [[Deutscheinsiedel]] and [[Mníšek]] (Böhmisch Einsiedel)
|-
| [[Deutschneudorf]] and [[Nová Ves v Horách]] (Gebirgsneudorf)
|-
| [[Deutschkatharinenberg]] and [[Hora Svaté Kateřiny]] (Böhmisch Katherinenberg)
|-
| [[Hammerunterwiesenthal]] and [[České Hamry]] (Böhmisch Hammer)
|-
| [[Oberwiesenthal]] and [[Loučna]] (Böhmisch Wiesenthal)
|-
| [[Neualbenreuth]] and [[Mýtina]] (Altalbenreuth)
|-
| [[Bayerisch Eisenstein]] and [[Železná Ruda]] (Markt Eisenstein)
|-
| [[Pelhřimovy]] and [[Pielgrzymów]]
| rowspan="6" |{{flag|Czech Republic}} / {{flag|Poland}}
|-
| [[Město Albrechtice|Opavice]] and [[Opawica, Poland|Opawica]]
|-
| [[Krasne Pole, Głubczyce County|Krásné Loučky / Krasne Pole]]
|-
| [[Krnov|Chomýž]] and [[Chomiąża, Opole Voivodeship|Chomiąża]]
|-
| [[Český Těšín]] (Czeski Cieszyn) / [[Cieszyn]]
|-
| [[Horní Líštná]] and [[Leszna Górna]]
|-
| [[Dziewięcierz]] and [[Devyatyr]] (Дев'ятир)
| rowspan="2" |{{flag|Poland}} / {{flag|Ukraine}}
|-
| [[Uhrusk]] and [[Novouhruzke]] (Новоугрузьке)
|-
| [[Tokary, Podlaskie Voivodeship|Tokary]] and [[Tokary (Belarus)|Tokary]] (Токари, Такары)
| rowspan="4" |{{flag|Poland}} / {{flag|Belarus}}
|-
| [[Usnarz Górny]] and [[Usnar-Dolnyy]] (Уснар-Дольный)
|-
| [[Minkowce]] and [[Minkovcy]]
|-
| [[Nowodziel]] and [[Novodel]]
|-
| [[Český Heršlák]] and [[Deutsch Hörschlag]]
| rowspan="2" |{{flag|Czech Republic}} / {{flag|Austria}}
|-
| [[České Velenice]] and [[Gmünd, Lower Austria|Gmünd]]
|-
| [[Bad Radkersburg]] and [[Gornja Radgona]]
| rowspan="6" |{{flag|Austria}} / {{flag|Slovenia}}
|-
| [[Deutschfeistritz]] and [[Slovenska Bistrica]] (Windischfeistritz)
|-
| [[Graz]] and [[Slovenj Gradec]]
|-
| [[Deutschlandsberg]] and [[Podčetrtek]] (Windischlandsberg)
|-
| [[Oberdrauburg]] and [[Dravograd]] (Unterdrauburg)
|-
| [[Unterloibl]] and [[Podljubelj]] (Unterloibl)
|-
| [[Moncenisio]] and [[Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis]]
| rowspan="2" |{{flag|Italy}} / {{flag|France}}
|-
| [[Briga Alta]] and [[La Brigue]]
|-
| [[Gorizia]] and [[Nova Gorica]]
|{{flag|Italy}} / {{flag|Slovenia}}
|-
| [[Lavena Ponte Tresa]] and [[Ponte Tresa]]
| rowspan="3" |{{flag|Italy}} / {{flag|Switzerland}}
|-
| [[Cremenaga]] and [[Ponte Cremenaga]]
|-
| [[Ponte Chiasso]] and [[Chiasso]]
|-
| [[Komárom]] and [[Komárno]]
| rowspan="4" |{{flag|Hungary}} / {{flag|Slovakia}}
|-
| [[Sátoraljaújhely]] and [[Slovenské Nové Mesto]]
|-
| [[Balassagyarmat]] and [[Slovenské Ďarmoty]]
|-
| [[Esztergom]] and [[Štúrovo]]
|-
| [[Nagylak]] and [[Nădlac]]
| rowspan="2" |{{flag|Hungary}} / {{flag|Romania}}
|-
| [[Újszalonta]] and [[Salonta]]
|-
| [[Kelebia]] and [[Kelebija]]
|{{flag|Hungary}} / {{flag|Serbia}}
|-
| [[Rio de Onor]] and [[Rihonor de Castilla]]
|{{flag|Portugal}} / {{flag|Spain}}
|-
| [[Karesuando]] and [[Kaaresuvanto]]
| rowspan="8" |{{flag|Sweden}} / {{flag|Finland}}
|-
| [[Kuttainen]] and [[Kuttanen]]
|-
| [[Katkesuando]] and [[Kätkäsuvanto]]
|-
| [[Muonionalusta]] and [[Muonio]]
|-
| [[Kihlangi]] and [[Kihlanki]]
|-
| [[Pello, Övertorneå|Pello]] and [[Pello]]
|-
| [[Övertorneå]] and [[Ylitornio]]
|-
| [[Karungi]] and [[Karunki]]
|-
| [[Valga, Estonia|Valga]] and [[Valka]]
|{{flag|Estonia}} / {{flag|Latvia}}
|-
| [[Hrvatska Kostajnica]] and [[Kostajnica, Bosnia and Herzegovina|Kostajnica]]
| rowspan="10" |{{flag|Croatia}} / {{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}
|-
| [[Hrvatska Dubica]] and [[Dubica, Bosnia-Herzegovina|Kozarska Dubica]]
|-
| [[Stara Gradiška]] and [[Gradiška, Bosnia and Herzegovina|Gradiška]]
|-
|[[Brod-Posavina County|Dolina]] and [[Donja Dolina]], [[Gornja Dolina]]
|-
|[[Orubica]] and [[Orubica, Bosnia and Herzegovina|Orubica]]
|-
| [[Slavonski Kobaš]] and [[Kobaš]]
|-
| [[Dubočac]] and [[Bosanski Dubočac]]
|-
| [[Slavonski Brod]] and [[Brod, Bosnia and Herzegovina|Brod]]
|-
|[[Svilaj]] and [[Donji Svilaj]], [[Gornji Svilaj]]
|-
| [[Slavonski Šamac]] and [[Šamac, Bosnia and Herzegovina|Šamac]]
|-
| [[Bosanska Rača]] and [[Sremska Rača]]
| rowspan="2" |{{flag| Bosnia and Herzegovina}} / {{flag|Serbia}}
|-
| [[Zvornik]] and [[Mali Zvornik]]
|-
| [[Metaljka (Čajniče)|Metaljka]] and [[Metaljka]]
|{{flag| Bosnia and Herzegovina}} / {{flag|Montenegro}}
|-
| [[Mali Žam]] and [[Jamu Mare]]
| rowspan="3" |{{flag|Serbia}} / {{flag|Romania}}
|-
| [[Požeženo]] and [[Pojejena]]
|-
| [[Veliki Gaj]] and [[Gaiu Mic]]
|-
| [[Chilia Veche]] and [[Kiliya, Ukraine|Kiliya]]
|{{flag|Romania}} / {{flag|Ukraine}}
|-
| [[Victoria, Iaşi|Sculeni]] and [[Sculeni]]
| rowspan="2" |{{flag|Romania}} / {{flag|Moldova}}
|-
| [[Ungheni, Iaşi|Ungheni]] and [[Ungheni]]
|}

===North America===
Towns and cities listed have names of a common origin across an [[international boundary]]; matching pairs across provincial or state boundaries (such as [[Kansas City metropolitan area|Kansas City]] or [[Lloydminster]]) are common but are not listed here.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Cross-border town
!  Countries
|-
| [[Stanstead, Quebec#Beebe Plain|Beebe Plain, Quebec]]  and  [[Beebe Plain, Vermont]]
| rowspan="5" |{{flag|United States}} / {{flag|Canada}}
|-
| [[Niagara Falls, Ontario]]  and  [[Niagara Falls, New York]]
|-
| [[Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario]]  and  [[Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan]]
|-
| [[North Portal, Saskatchewan]]  and  [[Portal, North Dakota]]
|-
| [[Madawaska County]], [[New Brunswick]]  and  [[Madawaska, Maine|Madawaska]], [[Maine]]
|-
| [[Calexico, California]]  and  [[Mexicali]], Baja California
| rowspan="9" |{{flag|United States}} / {{flag|Mexico}}
|-
| [[Tecate, California]]  and  [[Tecate]], Baja California
|-
| [[Naco, Arizona]]  and  [[Naco, Sonora]]
|-
| [[Nogales, Arizona]]  and  [[Nogales, Sonora]]
|-
| [[San Luis, Arizona]]  and  [[San Luis Río Colorado|San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora]]
|-
| [[El Paso, Texas]]  and  [[Ciudad Juárez]], Chihuahua (formerly El Paso del Norte, 1852–1888)
|-
| [[Boquillas, Texas]]  and  [[Boquillas del Carmen|Boquillas del Carmen, Coahuila]]
|-
| [[Laredo, Texas]]  and  [[Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas]]
|-
| [[Progreso, Texas]]  and  [[Nuevo Progreso, Río Bravo, Tamaulipas|Nuevo Progreso, Tamaulipas]]
|}

===South America===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Cross-border town
!  Countries
|-
| [[Antofagasta de la Sierra]] and  [[Antofagasta]]
| rowspan="3" |{{Flag|Argentina}} / {{flag|Chile}}
|-
|[[Coquimbito]] and  [[Coquimbo]]
|-
|San Sebastián
|-
| [[Foz do Iguaçu]] and  [[Puerto Iguazú]]
|{{Flag|Brazil}}  / {{flag|Argentina}}
|-
| [[Guajará-Mirim]] and  [[Guayaramerín]]
|{{Flag|Brazil}} / {{flag|Bolivia}} 
|-
| [[Oiapoque]] and  [[Saint-Georges, French Guiana|Saint-Georges-de-l'Oyapock]]
|{{Flag|Brazil}} / {{Flag|French Guiana}}
|-
| [[Chuí, Rio Grande do Sul|Chuí]] and  [[Chuy]]
| rowspan="2" |{{Flag|Uruguay}} / {{Flag|Brazil}}
|-
|[[Aceguá, Brazil|Acegua]] and  [[Aceguá, Uruguay|Aceguá]]
|}

==See also==
* [[List of divided cities]]
* [[Transborder agglomeration]]

[[Category:Divided cities]]