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Friday, 6 March 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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Rome
The first shopping mall was built in Rome.
Between 107 and 110 AD, Emperor Trajan built a shopping center called Mercato di Traiano. It had several levels and more than 150 shops selling everything from food to household goods to clothing.
Copenhagen
The oldest amusement park is located on the outskirts of Copenhagen.
The Bakken amusement park was created in 1583. The second oldest park in the world is Tivoli, also located in Copenhagen.
Bruges
At the beginning of the 14th century, King Philip the Beautiful of France entered Flanders and demanded a high contribution from the country.
The tyranny of the French triggered a revolt by the townspeople. In 1302, Bruges weavers led by Piet ...
Copenhagen
The city is home to the largest aquarium in northern Europe. 20.000 fish are swimming in over 7 million liters of water.
The first city aquarium was established in 1939, but it was much smaller, so a new one was built and all the specimens were moved there in 2013.
Shanghai
The city of Shanghai participated in the Second Sino-Japanese War.
The first engagement of the Second Sino-Japanese War took place in 1937 and is called the Battle of ...
Hamburg
Miniatur Wunderland is the world’s largest miniature railway located in the Speicherstadt area of Hamburg.
There you can admire the world on a miniature scale with recreated regions such as the Harz Mountain ...
Vienna
After the end of World War I, Vienna became the capital of the Austrian Republic.
In the 1920s and 1930s, Vienna also became a bastion of socialism and was nicknamed “Red Vienna.” At ...
Paris
On April 15th, 2019, the most famous cathedral, the Notre-Dame, burst into flames. The fire lasted for 15 hours.
2/3 of the roof surface was destroyed, and a spire pierced the ceiling, collapsing into the building ...
Olomouc
It is the sixth-largest city in the Czech Republic, in terms of population.
The city’s area is 103,33 square kilometers, with a population of 99.496.
Kaliningrad
After the end of World War II, as a result of the Potsdam Conference, Königsberg found itself within the borders of the Soviet Union.
In 1946, the city's name was changed to Kaliningrad, in honor of the late Mikhail Kalinin, a Bolshev ...