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Sunday, 21 December 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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Ghent
The first steam train arrived in Ghent on September 28, 1837.
In 1874, streetcars appeared on the streets - horse-drawn at first, and electric since 1905.
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Madrid
It houses one of the largest museums in the world—Prado.
It was established in 1819 by order of King Ferdinand VII of Spain, who thus fulfilled the wish of h ...
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Saint Petersburg
The first structure that initiated the construction of the city was the Petropavlovsk Fortress.
Construction of the fortress began on Zayachy Island (Hare Island), located at the mouth of the Neva ...
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Madrid
Over 800,000 trees grow in Madrid.
Madrid is the city with the most trees and green spaces per capita in all of Europe. Unfortunately, ...
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Helsinki
Helsinki has a humid continental climate, similar to that on the coast of Hokkaido or Nova Scotia (one of Canada’s thirteen provinces).
Winters in Helsinki are much warmer than in northern Finland (the moderating influence of the Baltic ...
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Shanghai
The first inhabitants of Shanghai settled in the western part of the city 6,000 years ago.
The true development of the city, however, started in the 19th century, thanks to international and domestic trade because of the First Opium War (1839-1842).
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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.
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Helsinki
Helsinki is nicknamed the “White City of the North.”
It originated when German architect Carl Ludwig Engel was entrusted with planning the redevelopment ...
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Bremen
In Bremen, in the Schnoor district, there is a house considered the smallest in the country.
It has an area of seven meters and in the past, it housed a chicken coop. In 2020, it was put up for sale for €77.777. It was bought by a German YouTuber.
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Hamburg
Johannes Brahms and Felix Mendelssohn, two great composers of classical music, were born in Hamburg.
Brahms created his first works here, and as his popularity grew, he moved to Vienna. A museum dedica ...
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24 facts about Bremen
24 facts about Bremen
A city of tolerance and opportunities
Bremen, a city on the Weser, is located a short distance from its mouth into the North Sea. Its hallmark and pride are the values it has been professi ...
19 facts about Hamburg
19 facts about Hamburg
Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
This beautiful city with old buildings existed already in the early Middle Ages when it served as a center of Christianization. Its city port is one o ...
31 facts about Helsinki
31 facts about Helsinki
The northernmost urban area in the world
Helsinki is the capital and largest city of Finland, the third largest city in the Nordic countries. It is the northernmost capital of a European Unio ...
48 facts about Vienna
48 facts about Vienna
One of the greenest cities in the world
Vienna, the capital of Austria, is a city of imperial palaces, the Viennese waltz, Sacher cake, classical music, and New Year’s concerts by the Vienna ...
31 facts about Bruges
31 facts about Bruges
Cradle of Flemish painting
Bruges is a small Belgian city that, in the Middle Ages, was a commercial and financial powerhouse of this part of Europe. At the time, it was one of ...
21 facts about Palermo
21 facts about Palermo
A city founded by Phoenicians
Palermo is a city founded by the Phoenicians over 2700 years ago. Located in a valley that the Arabs called Conca d’Oro in the 9th century, it is surr ...
19 facts about Olomouc
19 facts about Olomouc
The historic capital of Moravia
Olomouc, located in the eastern part of the Czech Republic, is a beautiful, though not very popular, city. As the capital of Moravia, it has a rich hi ...
17 facts about San Gimignano
17 facts about San Gimignano
The Town of Fine Towers
San Gimignano is a charming town in the heart of Italian Tuscany, which mesmerizes with an unprecedented beauty, fascinating history, and unique chara ...
27 facts about Rome
27 facts about Rome
The Eternal City hides many fascinating secrets
The history of Rome has been continuous for 28 centuries, although it is known that the area was inhabited much earlier. Rome is one of the longest in ...
30 facts about Shanghai
30 facts about Shanghai
The Paris of the East
Shanghai is the most eclectic city in China. It combines various architectural styles and is known as the Chinese center of Art Deco. Developing at a ...
23 facts about Paris
23 facts about Paris
City of Light
Paris is very eagerly visited by tourists. It surprises with the number of monuments and architectural marvels from various historical periods. Hundre ...
17 facts about Madrid
17 facts about Madrid
The bear and the strawberry tree
The medieval city dates back to the times when the Moors lived in this area. Situated on the Meseta Central near the Manzanares River, it was an excel ...
16 facts about Cairo
16 facts about Cairo
The city of a thousand minarets
Settlements in the area around today’s Cairo existed over five thousand years ago. Over the years, the city’s surroundings passed from hand to hand—fr ...
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