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Wednesday, 20 May 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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Tallinn
In 1997, the Old Town was included on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
This is the oldest part of Tallinn, where most of the buildings were built in the 13th and 14th cent ...
Vienna
An interesting figure and probably the founder of one of the first cafes in Vienna was a Pole, Jerzy Franciszek Kulczycki of the Sas coat of arms, translator from Turkish, dragon of the Eastern Trade Company, diplomat, soldier of King John III Sobieski.
During the siege of Vienna in 1683, Kulczycki, disguised as an Ottoman soldier and singing Turkish s ...
Shanghai
Shanghai means “on the sea.”
It is an appropriate name, considering that Shanghai is located at the mouth of the Huangpu River.
Los Angeles
The city, like much of California's southern coast, is subject to the so-called "June Gloom".
It is characterized by morning clouds or fog that disappear before noon, giving way to sunny, cloudless skies.
Stuttgart
Beer and wine produced in Stuttgart since the 17th century, as well as Swabian cuisine, are now known throughout Germany and beyond.
In 2009, the Ministry of Agriculture announced that the European Union would officially recognize Ma ...
Epheseus
Saint John died in Ephesus, and Emperor Justinian, in the first half of the 6th century, ordered a basilica to be built over his grave, which is now located on the Ayasuluk hills, east of the temple of Artemis.
During excavations around the tomb of St. John, five small tombs were discovered. Together with the ...
Ghent
During World War II, General Stanislaw Maczek's of the Polish First Armored Division took part in the fighting to liberate the city.
On January 1, 1945, one of the largest air battles of the end of World War II, known as the Battle o ...
Rome
Money in the Trevi Fountain.
Every night, about 3,000 euros are fished from the bottom of the Trevi Fountain. The money goes to the Caritas Foundation, which helps needy families in the Rome area.
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital and largest city in Slovakia in terms of area and population.
The city's area is 367.5 square kilometers and the population is over 430.000.
Helsinki
Finland’s rapid urbanization occurred later than in other European countries, only in the 1970s.
At that time, the population of the metropolitan area tripled. The city built a subway (1982, after 27 years of planning), which is the northernmost such system in the world.