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Thursday, 27 November 2025
20 facts about Stuttgart
20 facts about Stuttgart
A German city with the highest standard of wealth
Stuttgart is one of the largest agglomerations in Germany, the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg. It is a city with a rich wine tradition, the ...

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Vienna
An interesting figure and probably the founder of one of the first cafes in Vienna was a Pole, Jerzy Franciszek Kulczycki of the Sas coat of arms, translator from Turkish, dragon of the Eastern Trade Company, diplomat, soldier of King John III Sobieski.
During the siege of Vienna in 1683, Kulczycki, disguised as an Ottoman soldier and singing Turkish s ...
Bruges
It was a battle referred to as the “Battle of the Golden Spurs.”
The extent of the French defeat was evidenced by the 700 golden spurs found after the battle.
Philadelphia
The historic symbol of American independence located in Philadelphia is the Liberty Bell.
The bell was commissioned in 1752 by the Provincial Assembly of Pennsylvania from the London firm of ...
Stuttgart
There are still vineyards in Stuttgart, less than 500 m from the main station.
There are over 400 steps in the area (known as "Stuttgarter Stäffele" in the local dialect), which i ...
Epheseus
In the 1st century AD, the Christian faith reached Ephesus.
A conflict began between the Christian god and the pagan gods. One of the people involved in this co ...
Bremen
On the Bremen market square, between the town hall and the merchants' building (Schütting), there is a medieval statue of the knight Roland, made famous by the French chivalric epic "The Song of Roland".
It is considered one of the oldest Roland statues in Germany. It symbolizes the independence of the ...
Bruges
Bruges was the birthplace of the Flemish Primitivist school of painting.
It was the center of patronage and development of medieval painting.
Hamburg
The first modern zoo in the world was established in Hamburg.
When it opened, this zoo was groundbreaking by the standards of facilities of this type at that time ...
Bremen
It is the eleventh largest city in Germany and the second largest city in northern Germany, after Hamburg.
Together with Bremerhaven and Oldenburg, it belongs to one of the eleven metropolitan regions in Germany - the northwestern metropolitan region.
Palermo
The patron saint of the city is St. Rosalie, and the heavenly protector of Palermo is St. Benedict the Maur.
The ancient patron of the city was the Genius of Palermo - the ancient numen and genius loci, the protector of this place, who became the secular patron of modern Palermo.