Douzelage is a unique European town twinning organisation with, as our objective, a member town in every EU state.
Following the accession of ten new EU countries in 2004, we currently have 20 member towns with three prospective members going through the vetting procedure and a further two countries not, as yet, represented at all.
Despite our membership numbers, we retain our “Douze” as the EU retains its twelve stars (the number of original members) on its flag.
The Douzelage alliance was brought into being in 1992 and has as its objective to link the citizens of the partner towns in Culture, Education, Sport, Commerce and Tourism. “Opportunity & Friendship Across Europe” is our motto.
If you are interested to make friends or findpeople of like interests across Europe then please contact one of the people below.
Click here for the Douzelage partner town brochure (paper copies available from either of the contacts below).
Our member towns are:
Altea - Spain
Bad Kötzting - Germany
Bellagio - Italy
Bundoran - Ireland
Chojna - Poland
Granville - France
Holstebro - Denmark
Houffalize - Belgium
Judenburg - Austria
Karkkila - Finland
Köszeg - HungaryMarsaskala -Malta
Meerssen - Netherlands
Niederanven - Luxembourg
Oxelösund - Sweden
Preveza - Greece
Prienai - Lithuania
Sesimbra - Portugal
Sherborne - United Kingdom
Sigulda - Latvia
Susice - Czech Republic
Türi - Estonia
Zvolen - Slovakia For more information:
Sherborne Douzelage Secretary:
Mary Clothier marydmc38@googlemail.com
tel: 01963 251255
General enquiries:
Chair: Janet Parsons
e-mail: parsonsjan@btinternet.com
tel: 01963 250230
Vice-Chair: Kevin Waterfall
e-mail: kevin.waterfall@btinternet.com
tel: 07825 152251
Treasurer: Michael Morrell
e-mail: Morrellmce@aol.com
tel: 01935 873535
Douzelage International web site: www.douzelage.org