Coventry

:For alternative meanings see: Coventry (disambiguation)

Twin cities

Coventry was the first ever city to 'twin' with another city and hence began the now common worldwide practice of twinning. It started after World War II when Coventry twinned with Dresden as an act of peace and reconcilliation, both cities having been heavily bombed during the war.

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Coventry is now twinned with 26 places across the world:

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• In the United States: Coventry, Connecticut - Coventry, New York - Coventry, Rhode Island
• Arnhem, Netherlands
• Belgrade, Serbia
• Bologna, Italy
• Caen, France
• Cork, Republic of Ireland
• Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
• Dresden, Germany
• Dunaujvarosd, Hungary
• Galati, Romania
• Granby, Quebec, Canada
• Graz, Austria
• Jinan, China
• Kecskemet, Hungary
• Kiel, Germany
• Kingston, Jamaica
• Lidice, Czech Republic
• Ostrava, Czech Republic
• Parkes, New South Wales, Australia
• Saint-Etienne, France
• Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
• Volgograd, Russia
• Warsaw, Poland
• Windsor, Ontario, Canada