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Monday, 12 October 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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Bruges
Bruges was granted city rights in 1128.
New walls were built in the city and the construction of canals began.
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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 ...
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Bremen
Bremen is the fourth largest city in the Low German dialect region after Hamburg, Dortmund and Essen.
Low German or Low Saxon is a variety of West Germanic spoken mainly in northern Germany and the nort ...
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San Gimignano
In the 3rd century BC, there was an Etruscan village on the site of present-day San Gimignano.
The Etruscan civilization was developed by the people of Etruria who in ancient times inhabited nort ...
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Tallinn
The area of the city is 159.2 square kilometers.
Tallinn has approximately 33% of the country's population – 437.619 people live there (2700 people/km2) - making it the most populous city in Estonia.
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Potsdam
It is situated on the Havel River, a tributary of the Elbe.
It borders Berlin in the southwest and is one of the most prosperous cities in its agglomeration with approximately 4.7 million inhabitants.
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Bremen
As part of her farewell to the Chancellor's office, in November 2021, Angela Merkel visited the Maritime Museum in Bremerhaven.
Part of the Museum is the Emigration Museum, dedicated to the fate of 7 million Europeans, including ...
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Madrid
The oldest tree in Madrid is the Montezuma cypress.
Native to Mexico and Guatemala, the tree grows in Retiro Park and was planted there in 1633.
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Florence
Florence was liberated by New Zealand, South African and British troops on August 4, 1944.
Allied soldiers who died liberating Florence are buried in cemeteries outside the city.
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Cairo
One of the city’s most popular attractions is the Khan el-Khalili bazaar.
It was established as a trading center in 1382 during the rule of sultan Barquq. Erected at the ruin ...
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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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