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.

Denmark/Germany

 * Pebermark / Neupepersmark
 * Rosenkrans / Rosenkranz

Denmark/Sweden

 * Helsingør / Helsingborg

Netherlands/Germany

 * Rhederbrug, Rhederveld / Rhede
 * Barnflair (Ter Apel) / Barnfleer
 * Veenebrugge / Vennebrügge
 * Zwillbroek / Zwillbrock
 * Ubach over Worms / Übach-Palenberg
 * Spijk / Spyck

Netherlands/Belgium

 * Baarle-Hertog / Baarle-Nassau
 * Clinge / De Klinge
 * Koewacht / Koewacht
 * Putte / Putte

Belgium/Germany

 * Lichtenbusch / Aachen-Lichtenbusch
 * Stubach / Stupbach

Luxembourg/Germany

 * Obereisenbach, Untereisenbach / Übereisenbach
 * Wallendorf-Pont / Wallendorf
 * Bollendorf-Pont / Bollendorf
 * Echternach / Echternacherbrück
 * Wasserbillig / Wasserbilligerbrück

Belgium/France

 * Comines-Warneton / Comines
 * Wervik / Wervicq-Sud
 * Quiévrain / Quiévrechain
 * Goegnies-Chaussée / Gognies-Chaussée
 * Grand-Reng / Vieux-Reng

Luxembourg/France

 * Mondorf-les-Bains / Mondorff

France/Germany

 * Petite-Rosselle / Großrosseln
 * Grosbliederstroff / Kleinblittersdorf
 * Obergailbach / Niedergailbach
 * Scheibenhard / Scheibenhardt
 * Lauterbourg / Neulauterburg
 * Neuf-Brisach / Breisach

France/Switzerland

 * Huningue / Kleinhüningen
 * Lucelle / Lucelle, Kleinlützel
 * Saint-Gingolph / Saint-Gingolph

Germany/Switzerland

 * Rheinfelden / Rheinfelden
 * Laufenburg / Laufenburg
 * Reckingen / Rekingen

Germany/Austria

 * Vorderriß / Hinterriß
 * Bayrisch Gmain / Großgmain

Germany/Poland

 * Altwarp / Nowe Warpno
 * Rosow / Rosówek
 * Hohenwutzen / Osinów Dolny (Niederwutzen)*
 * Zäckericker Loose / Siekierki (Zäckerick)*
 * Güstebieser Loose / Gozdowice (Güstebiese)*
 * Altrüdnitzer Ausbau / Stara Rudnica (Altrüdnitz)*
 * Neulietzegöricke / Stare Lysogorski (Altlietzegöricke)*
 * Zelliner Loose / Czelin (Zellin)*
 * Küstrin-Kietz / Kostrzyn nad Odrą (Küstrin)*
 * Lebus / Nowy Lubusz (Neulebus)*
 * Kunitzer Loose / Kunice (Kunitz)*
 * Aurith / Urad (Aurith)*
 * Guben / Gubin
 * Zelz / Siedlec (Zelz)*
 * Klein Priebus / Przewóz (Priebus)*
 * Görlitz / Zgorzelec
 * Altlandsberg / Gorzów ((Neu))Landsberg)*
 * Altentreptow / Trzebiatów (Treptow)*

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

(*) 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.

Czech Republic/Poland

 * Pelhřimovy / Pielgrzymów
 * Opavice / Opawica
 * Krásné Louĝky / Krasne Pole
 * Chomýž / Chomiąż
 * Český Těšín (Czeski Cieszyn)* / Cieszyn
 * Horní Lištná / Leszna Górna

(*) 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.

Czech Republic/Austria

 * Český Heršlák / Deutsch Hörschlag

Austria/Slovenia

 * Bad Radkersburg / Gornja Radgona
 * Deutschfeistritz / Slovenska Bistrica (Windischfeistritz)*
 * Graz / Slovenj Gradec
 * Deutschlandsberg	/ Podcetrek (Windischlandsberg)*
 * Oberdrauburg / Dravograd (Unterdrauburg)*
 * Unterloibl / Podljubelj (Unterloibl)*

Italy/France

 * Moncenisio / Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis
 * Briga Alta / La Brigue

Italy/Slovenia

 * Gorizia / Nova Gorica

Italy/Switzerland

 * Lavena Ponte Tresa / Ponte Tresa
 * Cremenaga / Ponte Cremenaga

Hungary/Slovakia

 * Komárom / Komárno

Sweden/Finland

 * Karesuando / Kaaresuvanto
 * Kuttainen / Kuttainen
 * Katkesuando / Kätkäsuvanto
 * Muonionalusta / Muonio
 * Kihlangi / Kihlanki
 * Pello / Pello
 * Alatornio, Övertorneå / Ylitornio
 * Karungi / Karunki

Estonia/Latvia

 * Valga / Valka

Croatia/Bosnia-Herzegovina

 * Hrvatska Kostajnica / Bosanska 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 Raĝa / Sremska Raĝa
 * 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

Canada/USA

 * Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario / Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
 * Niagara Falls, Ontario / Niagara Falls, New York
 * North Portal, Saskatchewan / Portal, North Dakota

USA/Mexico

 * Boquillas, Texas / Boquillas del Carmen, Coahuila
 * Calexico, California / Mexicali, Baja California
 * El Paso, Texas / Ciudad Juárez (formerly El Paso del Norte), Chihuahua
 * Naco, Arizona / Naco, Sonora
 * Nogales, Arizona / Nogales, Sonora
 * Laredo, Texas / Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas
 * San Luis, Arizona / San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora
 * Tecate, California / Tecate, Baja California
 * Progreso, Texas / Nuevo Progreso, Tamaulipas

Argentina/Chile

 * Antofagasta de la Sierra / Antofagasta
 * Coquimbito / Coquimbo
 * San Sebastián / San Sebastián

Brazil/Uruguay

 * Chuí / Chuy

Ethiopia/Kenya

 * Moyale / Moyale

Central African Rep./Congo-Kinshasa

 * Mobaye / Mobayi-Mbongo

Gabon/Eq. Guinea

 * Cocobeach / Cogo

Congo-Brazzaville/Congo-Kinshasa

 * Loukolela/Lukolela

Angola/Congo-Kinshasa

 * Tembo Aluma / Tembo

Malawi/Mozambique

 * Mulanje / Milange

Zambia/Zimbabwe

 * Chirundu / Chirundu

Zimbabwe/Mozambique

 * Mukumbura / Mucumbara

Azerbaijan/Iran

 * Astara / Astara
 * Julfa / Julfa
 * Biləsuvar / Bileh Savar

Georgia/Turkey

 * Sarpi / Sarp

India/Pakistan

 * Hyderabad / Hyderabad

Turkmenistan/Iran

 * Serakhs / Sarakhs

Tajikistan/Afghanistan

 * Ishkoshim / Ishkashim

North Korea/China

 * Sinuiju / Dandong

Hong Kong/China (Shenzhen, Guangdong)

 * Lo Wu (羅湖) / Luohu (罗湖) - names are identical in Chinese.
 * Sha Tau Kok (沙頭角) / Shatoujiao (沙头角) - names are identical in Chinese.
 * Lok Ma Chau (蝽馬洲) / Huanggang (黃崗)
 * Man Kam To (文錦渡) / Wenjindu (文锦渡) - names are identical in Chinese.
 * Heung Yuen Wai/Lintang

China (Zhuhai, Guangdong)/Macau

 * Gongbei (关闸) /Portas do Cerco (關閘) - Names are identical in Chinese. Portuguese name appears to be a literal translation of the Chinese name.
 * Huangqin(??)/Cotai (路氹)