Lillehammer () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The

administrative centre An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located. In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...

of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. Some of the more notable villages in the municipality include Fåberg, Hunderfossen, Jørstadmoen, Vingnes, and

Vingrom Vingrom is a village in Lillehammer Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the lake Mjøsa, just north of the border with Gjøvik Municipality, and about south of the town of Lillehammer. The European route E6 ...

. The municipality is the 211th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Lillehammer is the 38th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 28,425. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 6.2% over the previous 10-year period. The town of Lillehammer is the largest urban centre in the municipality. It lies in the central part of the municipality and it is surrounded by more rural areas. The town centre is a late nineteenth-century concentration of wooden houses, which enjoys a picturesque location overlooking the northern part of lake

Mjøsa Mjøsa is Norway's largest lake, as well as one of the deepest lakes in Norway and in Europe. It is the fourth-deepest lake in Norway. It is located in the southern part of Norway, about north of the city of Oslo. Its main tributary is the rive ...

and the river Lågen, surrounded by mountains. Lillehammer hosted the

1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 17. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 17. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Lillehammer '94, was an international winter multi-sport event held fro ...

and

2016 Winter Youth Olympics The 2016 Winter Youth Olympics ( no, Olympiske vinterleker for ungdom 2016; nn, Olympiske vinterleikane for ungdom 2016), officially known as the II Winter Youth Olympic Games, took place in and around Lillehammer, Norway, between 12 February an ...

General information

The municipality was established on 1 January 1838 (see

formannskapsdistrikt () is the name for Norwegian local self-government districts that were legally enacted on 1 January 1838. This system of municipalities was created in a bill approved by the Parliament of Norway and signed into law by King Carl Johan on 14 January ...

law). On 1 January 1906, a small adjacent area of the neighboring municipality of Fåberg (population: 140) was annexed by Lillehammer to make room for more expansion as the town grew. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the town of Lillehammer (population: 5,905) was merged with Fåberg Municipality (population: 13,381) to form a new, larger Lillehammer Municipality.

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) was named after the old ''Hamar'' farm ( non, Hamarr), since the first Lillehammer Church was built there. The name is identical with the word ''hamarr'' which means "rocky hill". To distinguish it from the nearby town of Hamar and

Diocese of Hamar The Diocese of Hamar ( no, Hamar Bispedømme) is a diocese within the Church of Norway. The Diocese of Hamar includes all of the churches in Innlandet county plus the churches in Lunner in Viken county. Administratively, the diocese is divided ...

, it began to be called "little Hamar": ''Lilþlæ Hamar'' and ''Litlihamarr'', and finally Lillehammer. It is also mentioned in the Old Norse

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s as ''Litlikaupangr'' ("Little Trading Place").

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 4 April 1898. The arms depict a birkebeiner, carrying a spear and a shield, who is skiing down a silver/white mountainside under a blue sky. The design symbolizes the historical importance of when the Birkebeiners carried the future King Haakon from Lillehammer to Rena on skis.

Churches

The

Church of Norway The Church of Norway ( nb, Den norske kirke, nn, Den norske kyrkja, se, Norgga girku, sma, Nöörjen gærhkoe) is an evangelical Lutheran denomination of Protestant Christianity and by far the largest Christian church in Norway. The church b ...

has six parishes () within the municipality of Lillehammer. It is part of the Sør-Gudbrandsdal prosti (

deanery A deanery (or decanate) is an ecclesiastical entity in the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Anglican Communion, the Evangelical Church in Germany, and the Church of Norway. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residenc ...

) in the

History

The village of Lillehammer is located at the northern end of Norway's largest lake,

. There have likely been settlements here since the Iron Age and the market here was mentioned in Håkon Håkonson's saga in 1390. It is also mentioned as a site for Thing assembly in 1390. Tradition states that it was here in Lillehammer where the birkebeiners Torstein Skjevla and Skjervald Skrukka joined up with the King's son (and future King), Haakon, in 1205 before they traveled to Østerdalen (an event which is commemorated in March every year to this day). Since medieval times, the Lillehammer Church has been located here. The village was granted market town rights on 7 August 1827. At that time, 50 people lived within the boundaries of the newly established town. This site was chosen because there were no other towns in all of Christians amt (county) and this site was located along the Gudbrandsdalslågen river and the whole Gudbrandsdal valley was a major transportation route from the capital to northern Norway. Within two years of the establishment of the town, the population had risen to 360 people. The merchant Ludvig Wiese has been counted as the founder of the town (a statue of him was erected in the town in connection with the town's 100th anniversary in 1927). The laying of the main railway line from the capital in Christiania to Eidsvoll was completed in 1852. This railway line was connected with steamships along the lake

which travelled to Lillehammer and from there a newly laid road made connections further up into the Gudbrandsdalen valley. This transport system made the transit of timber and agricultural goods from all over the county to the capital possible, and it contributed to the growth of the town of Lillehammer. In 1973,

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killed a Moroccan waiter, having mistaken him for Palestinian terrorist Ali Hassan Salameh, which became known as the '' Lillehammer affair''. Lillehammer is known as a typical venue for winter sporting events; it was host city of the

, and the

, and was part of a joint bid with applicant host city Oslo to host events part of the

2022 Winter Olympics The 2022 Winter Olympics (2022年冬季奥林匹克运动会), officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Beijing 2022 (2022), was an international winter multi-sport event held from 4 to 20 February 2022 in Beij ...

until Oslo withdrew its bid on 1 October 2014. Lillehammer is home to the largest literature festival in the Nordic countries and, in 2017, was designated as a UNESCO City of Literature.

Education

A number of schools are located in Lillehammer, including the Hammartun Primary and Lower Secondary School, Søre Ål Primary School and Kringsjå Primary and Lower Secondary School.

Lillehammer Upper Secondary School Lillehammer () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. Some of the more notable villages in the munici ...

consists of two branches, North and South, both situated near the city center. The private high school Norwegian College of Elite Sports, NTG, also has a branch in Lillehammer. The Lillehammer campus of

Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences The Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences (also known as INN University, no, Høgskolen i Innlandet) is a state university college in Innlandet, Norway, established in 2017 from the merger of the Hedmark University College and Lillehammer ...

is situated just north of the town itself. Lillehammer is also the home of the

Nansen Academy The Nansen Academy – Norwegian Humanistic Academy ( no, Nansenskolen – Norsk Humanistisk Akademi) is a folk high school in Lillehammer, Norway. History Nansen Academy was founded as a humanist and anti-totalitarian institution. The school was ...

- the Norwegian Humanistic Academy. The Nansen Academy is an educational institution for adult students with varied political, religious, and cultural backgrounds. The Academy was founded on the core principles of humanism and aims at strengthening the knowledge of these principles. The

14th World Scout Jamboree The 14th World Scout Jamboree was held July 29 to August 7, 1975, and was hosted by Norway at Lillehammer, on the shore of Lake Mjøsa. King Olav V and Harald V of Norway, who then was crown prince, opened "Nordjamb '75", as it became popularly ...

was held from 29 July to 7 August 1975 and was hosted by Norway at Lillehammer.

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Lillehammer, are responsible for

primary education Primary education or elementary education is typically the first stage of formal education, coming after preschool/kindergarten and before secondary school. Primary education takes place in ''primary schools'', ''elementary schools'', or first ...

(through 10th grade), outpatient

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, senior citizen services, unemployment and other

social services Social services are a range of public services intended to provide support and assistance towards particular groups, which commonly include the disadvantaged. They may be provided by individuals, private and independent organisations, or administe ...

, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elects a mayor. The municipality falls under the

Vestre Innlandet District Court Vestre Innlandet District Court ( no, Vestre Innlandet tingrett) is a district court (Norway), district court located in Innlandet county, Norway. This court is based at four different courthouses which are located in Gjøvik (town), Gjøvik, Fag ...

and the Eidsivating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council of Lillehammer is made up of 47 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the council is as follows:

Mayors

The mayors of Lillehammer (incomplete list): *1946–1954: Einar Hansen, ( Ap) *1954–1959: Anton Andreassen, ( Ap) *1960–1963: Erling Juell Aune, ( Ap) *1964–1975: Magne Henriksen, ( Ap) *1976–1981:

Knut Korsæth Knut Villy Korsæth (19 January 1932 – 15 July 2022) was a Norwegian educator, sports official and politician for the Norwegian Labour Party, Labour Party. Mainly working as a school director during his professional life, he was also involved i ...

, ( Ap) *1982–1987: Arild Bakken, ( Ap) *1987–1999: Audun Tron, ( Ap) *1999–2011:

Synnøve Brenden Klemetrud Synnøve Brenden (born 5 July 1959) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. During the cabinet Jagland, she was appointed political advisor in the Ministry of Agriculture. She has later served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian ...

, ( Ap) *2011–2019:

Espen Johnsen Espen Johnsen (born 20 December 1979) is a retired Norwegian football goalkeeper. His brother Marius Johnsen is also a footballer, currently playing for Lillestrøm. Football career His career started in local club Vigør. After a few years ...

, ( Ap) *2019–present: Ingunn Trosholmen, ( Ap)

Geography

Lillehammer is situated in the lower part of the Gudbrandsdal valley, at the northern end of lake

. It is located to the south of Øyer Municipality, to the southeast of Gausdal Municipality, northeast of Nordre Land Municipality, to the north of Gjøvik Municipality, and to the southeast of Ringsaker Municipality. The mountain Nevelfjell lies in the northeast part of the municipality. Lillehammer Panorama (2237447375)

Climate

Lillehammer has a humid continental climate ( Köppen: ''Dfb'') and used to have a

subarctic climate The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of an ocean, ge ...

(Köppen: ''Dfc''), with the Scandinavian mountain chain to the west and north limiting oceanic influences. The record high of was recorded in June 1970. The record low of was recorded in December 1978 and January 1979, and the same low was recorded in January 1987. There has been no overnight air frost in the month of August since 1978 with the record low for that month being . The coldest recorded temperature after 2000 is in January 2010. The average date for the last overnight freeze (low below ) in spring is May 10 and average date for first freeze in autumn is September 30 (1981-2010 average). The current weather station Lillehammer-Sætherengen became operational in 1982; extremes are also from two earlier weather stations in Lillehammer.

Populated places

Lillehammer Municipality is subdivided into the following populated places (i.e.: neighborhoods, quarters, villages, localities, settlements, communities, hamlets, etc.): * Søre Ål *

Nordre Ål ''Nordre'' (Northern), formerly known as ''Haramsnytt'' (The Haram News), is a local Norway, Norwegian newspaper covering events in the northern part of the municipality of Ålesund in Møre og Romsdal county. History The newspaper was established ...

* Lillehammer Centre * Nybu * Vårsetergrenda * Røyslimoen * Vingnes * Jørstadmoen * Fåberg * Rudsbygd * Saksumdal *

Nordseter Nordseter is a mountain cross country skiing area located 14 km from Lillehammer in Norway, not very far from Sjusjøen Sjusjøen is a cross country skiing destination in the municipality of Ringsaker in Innlandet county, Norway. Situated on ...

* Busmoen

Economy

The basis for the economy of the municipality is its position as the northernmost point of the lake

and as the gateway for the Gudbrandsdal region, through which the historical highway from Oslo to Trondheim passes. The Mesna river has provided the basis for several small industries through the years, but Lillehammer is now all but industry-less.

Transport

One of the major Norwegian rail lines, the Dovre Line, runs from Hamar to the north through Lillehammer on its way up the Gudbrandsdal valley, to terminate in the city of Trondheim. The

European route E6 European route E6 ( no, Europavei 6, sv, Europaväg 6, or simply E6) is the main north-south thoroughfare through Norway as well as the west coast of Sweden. It is long and runs from the southern tip of Sweden at Trelleborg, into Norway and t ...

highway also passes through Lillehammer.

Attractions

In addition to the Olympic site, Lillehammer offers a number of other tourist attractions: * Maihaugen, centrally located in Lillehammer, is the largest open-air museum in Norway, with 185 buildings, mostly from Lillehammer and the valley of Gudbrandsdalen. * Garmo Stave Church (built around 1150) * The Norwegian Olympic Museum is the only museum in Northern Europe that shows the whole Olympic history from the ancient times and up to today, including all Summer- and Winter games. The museum also houses the Norwegian Sports Hall of Fame and a special section about the Lillehammer `94 Olympic Winter games. The Museum is located in the indoor museum at Maihaugen. *

Lillehammer Art Museum Lillehammer Art Museum ( no, Lillehammer kunstmuseum) is an art gallery located in Lillehammer, Norway. The museum was founded in 1921 as a gift from merchant Einar Lunde. It has three main collections: one consisting of over 100 paintings from ...

Hafjell Hafjell is a village and a ski resort in Norway, in the Øyer municipality in the county of Oppland. Hafjell hosted the alpine skiing technical events ( giant slalom and slalom) at the 1994 Winter Olympics; the speed events were held at Kvitfje ...

(Ski resort from Lillehammer, host of slalom and super-G in the Olympic games 1994) * Kvitfjell (Ski resort from Lillehammer, host of downhill in the Olympic games 1994) * The PS '' Skibladner'' is the world's oldest paddle steamer in scheduled service, launched in 1856. Summer sailings around lake

: Lillehammer, Moelv,

Gjøvik is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Toten. The administrative centre of the municipality is town of Gjøvik. Some of the villages in Gjøvik include Biri, Bybrua, and Hunndalen. The ...

, Hamar, and Eidsvoll. * The ski jump at Lysgårdsbakkene. *

Sjusjøen Sjusjøen is a cross country skiing destination in the municipality of Ringsaker in Innlandet county, Norway. Situated on the mountain plateau south of Sjusjøen is Hedmarksvidda. The area is located with forest and mountain terrain about above ...

is a skiing destination with forest and mountain terrain only away (east) from the centre of Lillehammer in the municipality of Ringsaker. * The Sambandets Utdanning og Kompetansesenter is an army unit located in the camp Jørstadmoen northwest of Lillehammer. * The

rock carvings at Drotten Rock petroglyphs are found at Drotten, Fåberg, in Lillehammer municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway. The petroglyphs are located west of the river Lågen about 1.5 km above the Brunlaug bridge (they are difficult to reach when the ri ...

, Fåberg, west of Gudbrandsdalslågen about above Brunlaug bridge. * The sculpture ''Mothership with Standing Matter'' by

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in a pavilion by Snøhetta architects close to Lillehammer Station.

Sport

Sports clubs

* Lillehammer Ishockeyklubb (The team competes in Norway's major hockey league, the GET-League.)
Lillehammer Innabandy Klubb
* Lillehammer Orienteringsklubb * Lillehammer Skiklubb * Lillehammer Fotballklubb * Lillehammer Frisbee * Roterud Idrettslag

Notable residents

Arts

Kalle Løchen Kalle Løchen (9 May 1865 – 20 November 1893) was a Norwegian painter and actor. Biography Kalle Løchen was born in Fåberg (now Lillehammer), in Oppland, Norway, the son of cand.jur. Edvard Martin Løchen and his wife Anne Elisabeth Gr ...

(1865–1893) a Norwegian painter and actor * Sigrid Undset (1882–1949) a novelist, awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928; lived at her home "''Bjerkebæk''" in Lillehammer from 1919 to 1940 and again after WWII. * Odd Grythe (1918–1995) a Norwegian radio and TV personality *

Kjell Lund Kjell Lund (18 June 1927 – 17 August 2013) was a Norwegian architect, songwriter and singer. Lund cooperated with Nils Slaatto for many years. Personal life Lund was born in Lillehammer as a son of civil servant Arve Johan Lund and Margit ...

(1927–2013) a Norwegian architect, songwriter and singer *

Sveinung Hovensjø Sveinung Hovensjø (born 5 December 1950) is a Norwegian jazz musician (bass and guitar), known as one of the most used studio musicians in Norway, and also for his collaboration with guitarist Terje Rypdal (1974–78). Career Hovensjø was bo ...

(born 1950) a Norwegian jazz musician, plays bass and guitar *

Kristin Sevaldsen Kristin Sevaldsen (born 10 January 1966 in Lillehammer, Norway) is a Norwegians, Norwegian Jazz musician (saxophone), composer, and music producer. Career Sevaldsen has been band member and session musician for several years. In 2007 she rele ...

(born 1966) a jazz musician (saxophone), composer, and music producer * Atle Antonsen (born 1969) a Norwegian comic and actor, was born in Lillehammer *

Ingrid Olava Ingrid Olava Brænd Eriksen (known as Ingrid Olava, born 18 March 1981) is a Norwegian singer, musician and actress, best known for her debut single "Only Just Begun" from 2007 and as a backup singer for Madrugada. After hearing her live perform ...

(born 1981) a Norwegian singer and musician, born and grew up in Lillehammer

Public service

* Lars Olsen Skrefsrud (1840–1910) a Lutheran missionary in India * Johan Lunde (1866–1938) a theologian and bishop of the

Diocese of Oslo Oslo bishopric is the Church of Norway's bishopric for the municipalities of Oslo, Asker and Bærum. It is one of Norway's five traditional bishoprics and was founded around the year 1070. History Oslo was established as a diocese in 1068. It ...

* Ulrik Frederik Lange (1808–1878) educator and mayor of Lillehammer 1840s & 50s *

Margit Haslund Margit Haslund (10 September 1885 – 3 September 1963) was a Norwegian women's advocate and local politician. Margit Løkke was born in Oslo. She sat in the city council in Lillehammer from 1928 to 1940, where she represented the Conservatives. ...

(1885–1963) a women's advocate and mayor of Lillehammer in 1940 *

Thor Bjørklund image:Osthyvel 20050723 001.jpg, 250 px, ''Ostehøvel'' Thor Bjørklund (30 October 1889 – 8 December 1975) was a Norway, Norwegian inventor and businessman. He is best known as the inventor of ''Ostehøvel'', a popular cheese slicer which d ...

(1889–1975) an inventor, invented the ''Ostehøvel'', a popular cheese slicer *

Anne Stine Ingstad Anne Stine Ingstad (11 February 1918 – 6 November 1997) was a Norwegian archaeologist who, along with her husband explorer Helge Ingstad, discovered the remains of a Norse settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows in the Canadian province of Newfo ...

(1918–1997) an archaeologist, discovered Norse remains in Canada *

Kai Holst Kai Christian Middelthon Holst (24 February 1913 – 27 June 1945) was a Norwegian seaman, fur farmer and resistance fighter during World War II.''Fra varm til kald krig'', 89–92 When the leadership of Milorg was torn up by the Gestapo in 194 ...

(1913–1945) a seaman, fur farmer and resistance fighter during WWII *

Nils Slaatto Nils Slaatto (June 22, 1922 – March 16, 2001) was for more than two decades one of Norway's most prominent and influential architects, having a strong and distinctive impression on Norwegian architecture. Slaatto cooperated with Kjell Lun ...

(1922–2001) a prominent and influential Norwegian architect *

Egil Tynæs Egil Kristian Tynæs (August 12, 1941 – June 2, 2004) was a Norwegian anthroposophical doctor, senior physician at the Municipal Clinic in Bergen and a humanitarian aid worker. On June 2, 2004, in Badghis, Afghanistan Tynæs and four others ( ...

(1941–2004) an anthroposophical physician, died in Afghanistan * Bjørn Simensen (born 1947) director, Norwegian National Opera 1984/1990 & 1997/2009 * Torkil Damhaug (born 1958) a Norwegian physician and crime fiction writer

Sport

* Ove Nielsen (born 1924) Danish rower, competed at

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

lives locally * Petter Belsvik (born 1967) a football coach and former player with 383 club caps *

Jon Inge Høiland Jon Inge Høiland (born 20 September 1977) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He has been capped 25 times while playing for Norway. Høiland played for Bryne and Kongsvinger in Norway, before he moved to the ...

(born 1977) a former footballer with 396 club caps and 25 for Norway *

Anita Rapp Anita Rapp-Ødegaard (born 24 July 1977) is a former Norway, Norwegian Association football, footballer and Olympic champion. She debuted for the Norway women's national football team in 1998, and played 62 matches for the national team. She wa ...

(born 1977) a footballer and team gold medallist at the

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Grete Eliassen Grete Eliassen (born September 21, 1986 in Lutsen, Minnesota) is an American-Norwegian freestyle skier. She won a bronze medal in ''Slopestyle'' at the 2011 Winter X Games XV in Aspen, Colorado, behind Kaya Turski and Keri Herman. She has w ...

(born 1986) an American-Norwegian freestyle skier * Edvald Boasson Hagen (born 1987) a Norwegian professional road racing cyclist * Robert Johansson (born 1990) a ski jumper with two bronze and a team gold medal at the

2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = , closing = , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Yun-a , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium , winte ...

* Robert Lee (born 2001) a ski jumper

In popular culture

* The Norwegian-American Netflix original series '' Lilyhammer'' takes place in Lillehammer. The show stars Steven Van Zandt, who plays Frank "the Fixer" Tagliano, a

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mobster who moves to Lillehammer through the U.S. Witness Protection Program after being inspired by the

to relocate to Norway. * Toki Wartooth, the fictional guitarist from the

Adult Swim Adult Swim (AS; stylized as

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TV show '' Metalocalypse'', was born and raised here.

Twin towns – sister cities

Lillehammer has sister city agreements with the following places: * Autrans-Méaudre-en-Vercors, France * Hayward, United States * Hørsholm, Denmark * Leksand, Sweden * Minamiuonuma, Japan * Oberhof, Germany * Oulainen, Finland

Friendly cities

Lillehammer has also friendly relations with: * Düsseldorf, Germany * Minakami, Japan * Radviliškis, Lithuania * Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

References

External links

Municipal fact sheet
from

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General information

Name

Coat of arms

Churches

History

Education

Government

Municipal council

Mayors

Geography

Climate

Populated places

Economy

Transport

Attractions

Sport

Sports clubs

Notable residents

Arts

Public service

Sport

In popular culture

Twin towns – sister cities

Friendly cities

See also

References

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