Współpraca partnerska wybranych małych miast w Polsce
Twinning of selected small towns in Poland

Summary/Abstract: The idea of sister cities has been developed since the end of World War II. Within its framework, cities pursue common economic, social or cultural goals. Until now, twinning between cities has been described mainly in the context of large and medium-sized cities. This article fills a gap in research on international cooperation between small towns. The aim of the study was to determine the quantitative and spatial dimension of partnerships concluded by selected small towns (from 10 000 to 15 000 inhabitants) in Poland. The next part of the work was carried out on the example of a small town – Nowe Miasto Lubawskie. The importance of partnership cooperation was evaluated. The impact of the idea of partner cities on the functioning and development of a small town was also assessed. It was shown that analysed small towns differ in terms of the number of partnership agreements signed. The most frequent partners are cities from the nearest geographical area – Germany, Czech Republic and Ukraine. The analysis of partnership agreements shows that the idea of sister cities is very important for small towns in Poland.

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