CROSS-BORDER TOWN NAMING

'Cross-border town naming' occurs where towns or villages 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 (for that, see 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 (not always due to war), and divided a community.

★ A community on one side of a border grows up to service the border, and 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, and take the name of the border crossing.
Most of these places are located in Europe, while there are also some examples in North America and Asia. In Europe, until at the first half of the 20th century, and again in the post-Schengen 21st century, such divisions could be mostly ignored by the inhabitants.

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

Germany/Poland

★ Altwarp / Nowe Warpno

★ Rosow / Rosówek

★ Hohenwutzen / Osinów Dolny (Niederwutzen)
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★ Zäckericker Loose / Siekierki (Zäckerick)
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★ Güstebieser Loose / Gozdowice (Güstebiese
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★ Altrüdnitzer Ausbau / Stara Rudnica (Altrüdnitz)
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★ Neulietzegöricke / Stare Lysogorski (Altlietzegöricke)
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★ Zelliner Loose / Czelin (Zellin)
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★ Küstrin-Kietz / Kostrzyn nad Odrą (Küstrin)
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★ Lebus / Nowy Lubusz (Neulebus)
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★ Kunitzer Loose / Kunice (Kunitz)
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★ Aurith / Urad (Aurith)
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★ Guben / Gubin

★ Zelz / Siedlec (Zelz)
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★ Klein Priebus / Przewóz (Priebus)
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★ Görlitz / Zgorzelec

★ Altlandsberg / Gorzów ((Neu))Landsberg)
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★ Altentreptow / Trzebiatów (Treptow)
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★ ) In some cases there have been added exonyms to show the relationship between the towns more clearly for people not familiar with the respective languages.''

Germany/Czech Republic

★ Seifhennersdorf / Horní Jindřichův (Oberhennersdorf)
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★ Zinnwald / Cínovec (Zinnwald)
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★ Deutschgeorgenthal / Český Jiřetín (Georgendorf)
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★ Deutscheinsiedel / Mníšek (Böhmisch Einsiedel)
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★ Deutschneudorf / Nová Ves v Horách (Gebirgsneudorf)
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★ Deutschkatharinenberg / Hora Svaté Kateřiny (Böhmisch Katherinenberg)
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★ Hammerunterwiesenthal / České Hamry (Böhmisch Hammer)
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★ Oberwiesenthal / Loučna (Böhmisch Wiesenthal)
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★ Neualbenreuth / Mýtina (Altalbenreuth)
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★ Bayerisch Eisenstein / Železná Ruda (Markt Eisenstein)
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★ ) 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

★ Krásné Loučky / Krasne Pole

★ Chomýž / Chomiąż

★ Český Těšín / Cieszyn

★ Horní Lištná / Leszna Górna

Czech Republic/Austria

★ Český Heršlák / Deutsch Hörschlag

Austria/Hungary

★ Bad Deutsch Altenburg / Magyaróvár (Ungarisch Altenburg)
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★ Deutsch Schützen (Németlövő) / Horvátlövő (Kroatisch Schützen)

Austria/Slovenia

★ Bad Radkersburg / Gornja Radgona

★ Deutschfeistritz / Slovenska Bistrica (Windischfeistritz)
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★ Graz / Slovenj Gradec

★ Deutschlandsberg Podcetrek (Windischlandsberg)
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★ Oberdrauburg / Dravograd (Unterdrauburg)
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★ Unterloibl / Podljubelj (Unterloibl)
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Italy/Slovenia

★ Gorizia / Nova Gorica

Italy/Switzerland

★ Lavena Ponte Tresa / Ponte Tresa

★ Cremenaga / Ponte Cremenaga

Sweden/Finland

★ Karesuando / Kaaresuvanto

★ Kuttainen / Kuttainen

★ Katkesuando / Kätkäsuvanto

★ Muonionalusta / Muonio

★ Kihlangi / Kihlanki

★ Pello / Pello

★ Alatornio, Övertorneå / Ylitornio

★ Karungi / Karunki

Estonia/Latvia

★ Valga / Valka

Slovakia/Hungary

★ Komárno / Komárom

Hungary/Romania

★ Kisvárda / Oradea (Nagyvarad)
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★ Nagylak / Nădlac

Croatia/Bosnia-Herzegovina

★ Hrvatska Kostajnica / Srpska Kostajnica

★ Dubica / Bosanska Dubica

★ Nova Gradiška, Stara Gradiška / Bosanska Gradiška

★ Slavonski Brod / Bosanski Brod

★ Slavonski Šamac / Bosanski Šamac

★ Svilaj / Donji Svilaj, Gornji Svilaj

Bosnia-Herzegovina/Serbia

★ Bosanska Rača / Sremska Rača

★ Zvornik / Mali Zvornik

Bosnia-Herzegovina/Montenegro

★ Donja Vrbica / Gornja Vrbica

Serbia/Romania

★ Mali Žam / Jamu Mare

★ Požeženo / Pojejena

★ Veliki Gaj / Gaiu Mic

Romania/Ukraine

★ Chilia Veche / Kiliya

Romania/Moldova

★ Ungheni / Ungheni

North America

Canada/USA

★ Sault Ste. Marie / Sault Sainte Marie

★ Niagara Falls / Niagara Falls

★ North Portal / Portal

USA/Mexico

★ Boquillas / Boquillas del Carmen

★ Calexico / Mexicali

★ Naco / Naco

★ Nogales / Nogales

★ Laredo / Nuevo Laredo

★ San Luis / San Luis Río Colorado

★ Tecate / Tecate

South America

Brazil/Uruguay

★ Chui / Chuy

Africa

Ethiopia/Kenya

★ Moyale / Moyale

Central African Rep./Congo-Kinshasa

★ Mobaye / Mobayi-Mbongo

Gabon/Eq. Guinea

★ Cocobeach / Cogo

Angola/Congo-Kinshasa

★ Tembo Aluma / Tembo

Malawi/Mozambique

★ Mulanje / Milange

Zambia/Zimbabwe

★ Chirundu / Chirundu

Zimbabwe/Mozambique

★ Mukumbura / Mucumbara

Asia

Azerbaijan/Iran

★ Astara / Astara

★ Julfa / Julfa

★ Bilasuvar / Bilehsavar

Turkmenistan/Iran

★ Serakhs / Sarakhs

Tajikistan/Afghanistan

★ Ishkashim / Ishkashim

North Korea/China

★ Sinuiju / Dandong

Hong Kong/Mainland China

★ Lo Wu / Luo Hu (Shenzhen)

★ Sha Tau Kok / Sha Tou Jiao (Shenzhen)

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