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Friday, 5 December 2025
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
There was a large Jewish community in Olomouc.
Jews settled there as early as 906. From 1060 they had to live in a separate part of the city and we ...
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Potsdam
The highest hill in the city is Kleiner Ravensberg with a height of 114.2 m above sea level.
This hill is located in a forest called Ravensberge. The hill is part of a retaining moraine.The lowest point is in the city center, on the banks of the Havel, and is 29 m above sea level.
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Helsinki
Helsinki has close historical ties with Tallinn, Stockholm and St. Petersburg.
It is located 80 kilometers north of Tallinn in Estonia, 400 kilometers east of Stockholm in Sweden, and 300 kilometers west of St. Petersburg in Russia.
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Ghent
Amand, together with his friend Bavon (a Belgian saint of the Catholic and Orthodox Church), founded two monasteries - Sint-Baafs (St. Bavon) and Sint-Pieters.
These monasteries became the most important in Flanders. The city grew around them.
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Ghent
One of the city's most distinguished figures was Antoon Triest, a bishop and great lover and patron of the arts.
It was he who commissioned works for the city from Rubens, Van Dyck, and the sculptor Jeroom Duqquesnoy.
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Rome
Women in ancient Rome used to dye their hair.
They dyed their hair blond and red with goat fat and beech ash.
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Vienna
The history of the waltz, also known as the “Viennese” waltz, is also connected with Vienna.
Its existence as a salon dance began in 1815, during the Congress of Vienna (due to the numerous bal ...
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Rome
The city-state of Vatican City is located within the city.
The Apostolic See has existed since January 17, 1377, when Pope Gregory XI moved it from the destroy ...
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Paris
Café Procope is the oldest café in Paris.
Opened in 1686, it is located in the 6th arrondissement.
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Bratislava
City rights were granted to Bratislava in 1291.
It became a royal city, surrounded by the king's patronage and protectorate. This resulted in the ra ...
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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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