Cities

The longest street in Paris is rue Vaugirard.

When New Spain (Spanish colonial possession in North America) gained independence from Spain, the pueblo became part of Mexico.

According to legend, the Romans owe the defense of the Roman Capitol against the invasion of the Gauls in 390 B.C. to geese.

On the site of the church destroyed by fire in 1184, there is a 12th-century chapel of the Virgin Mary.

Ghent is located in the northwestern part of Belgium, in Flanders - a former part of the Netherlands.

Legends are associated with the figure of Amand, telling of his efforts to convert the people of Ghent and the surrounding area to Christianity.

The city’s economic revival didn’t come until the 19th century due to tourism.

The first fortifications in the area of Bruges were built as early as the 1st century BC.

Its official city flower is White Yulan.

After Russia's annexation of two self-proclaimed republics in the Ukrainian Donbas in 2022 and the earlier annexation of Crimea, Czech and Polish “X” (former Twitter) users put forward the idea of annexing Kaliningrad to the Czech Republic.