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Wednesday, 3 June 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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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.
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Epheseus
St. John's Basilica was built around 535 by Emperor Justinian, using materials from the temple of Artemis, which had been destroyed not long before.
The basilica was modeled on the Constantinople Basilica of the Holy Apostles. At that time it was th ...
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Rome
According to legend, the Romans owe the defense of the Roman Capitol against the invasion of the Gauls in 390 B.C. to geese.
It is said that when the soldiers, tired of defending the city, fell asleep, they were awakened by t ...
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Olomouc
Olomouc was probably built on the site of a Roman fort.
It was founded during the Roman Empire as Luliomontium (Mount Julius). While not documented, archaeo ...
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Kaliningrad
In 1454, the city was incorporated into Poland for a year thanks to King Casimir IV Jagiellon who changed its name to Królewiec.
Casimir IV Jagiellon created the Królewiec Voivodeship, the capital of which was Królewiec. The firs ...
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Hamburg
Hamburg is located at the confluence of the Elbe and Alster.
It was by them in the 4th century BC the first inhabitants settled and established a permanent resid ...
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Copenhagen
Copenhagen is one of the greenest cities on earth and plans to become carbon neutral by 2025.
Over the last 10 years, the city has managed to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 1/3, mainly thanks to investments in photovoltaics and wind farms.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles was ranked 17th among the world's financial centers in 2018.
In L.A. is the headquarters of seven corporations from the Fortune 500 list - an annual ranking of the 500 largest American companies, classified by gross revenues.
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Cairo
The capital of Ancient Egypt, Memphis, was located near Cairo.
The city was founded before the 31st century B.C. and was abandoned in the 7th century AD after the ...
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Bruges
One of the most important monuments in Bruges is the one commemorating the events from below Kortrijk, the Battle of the Golden Spurs.
It is a monument to the weaver Jan Breydel and the butcher Pieter de Coninck. It is located in the central square of the Grote Markt.
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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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