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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
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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Florence
In the 15th century, an important figure for Florence was Girolamo Savonarola - a Dominican, religious and political reformer, who was considered a heretic and schismatic by the Catholic Church.
Savonarola was an Italian Dominican from Ferrara, a preacher who called for Christian renewal and co ...
Munich
The city had one of the oldest cinemas in the world - Gabriel Filmtheater.
The cinema was launched in 1907 and operated continuously until April 2019. Its founder was Carl Gab ...
Ghent
Another well-known work in St. Bavo Cathedral is Rubens' painting - "St. Bavo arrives at the monastery in Ghent."
There is also a Rococo pulpit by Laurent Delvaux from 1745.
Bratislava
In the area of today's Bratislava, the first settlers appeared already in the Stone Age, but it was not until the Celts in the 2nd century BC they founded a town on the Danube.
After them came the Romans, Germanic, and Slavic tribes, but only in 907 a real settlement called Brezalauspruch was established here.
Vienna
One of the most famous addresses in Bienna is Berggasse 19-the house and now the Museum of Sigmund Freud.
For almost half a century (1891-1938), Sigmund Freud lived and worked in a classic tenement house in ...
Chicago
Cyclists in Chicago have a lot to do.
There are over 321 kilometers of bicycle paths in the city, 30 km of which run along the lake shoreline.
Bratislava
In the 15th century, King Sigismund of Luxembourg recognized Bratislava as a free city.
The defensive castle was rebuilt and expanded and served as a royal residence.
Philadelphia
In 1793, the largest yellow fever epidemic in the history of the United States broke out in Philadelphia.
In the period from August 1 to November 9, the plague killed at least 4000 to 5000 people there, whi ...
Saint Petersburg
The symbol of the Petropavlovsk Fortress, the entire city, and tsarist power, is the Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, which is crowned by a 122-meter spire.
The construction of this church was undertaken a month after work on the fortification began. It was ...
Kaliningrad
From 1618, Duchy of Prussia was ruled by the Electors of Brandenburg.
In 1657, the Duchy of Prussia became independent from the First Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The ...