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Saturday, 7 February 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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Rome
The 1960 Summer Olympic Games were held in Rome.
The first Olympic Games were scheduled to be held in Rome in 1908, but were canceled due to a volcanic eruption and moved to London.
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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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Epheseus
Saint Paul had to escape from Ephesus.
While preaching by Saint Paul in the Grand Theater, one of the craftsmen, the jeweler Demetrius, who ...
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Chicago
There are 600 parks in Chicago.
The green space in the city covers an area of over 35 square kilometers.
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Los Angeles
In 1932, Los Angeles hosted the Summer Olympics.
The games were held from July 30 to August 14, 1932, during the global financial crisis. Therefore, ...
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Hamburg
The Nazis established a concentration camp in Hamburg.
Neuengamme was established in December 1938 and during World War II approximately 106.000 people, mo ...
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Kaliningrad
Kaliningrad is an important commercial and military seaport.
The port is located on the Vistula Lagoon on the Pregolya River and has been open to international s ...
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Stuttgart
From the 7th century BC, the Stuttgart area was an important agricultural area - there were extensive vineyards there.
The Roman Empire conquered these areas in AD 83 and built a fortified military camp at the intersect ...
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Palermo
Palermo has a huge architectural heritage and is distinguished by many buildings, several of which are inscribed on the UNESCO Heritage List.
Among them, palaces, museums, and churches are worth mentioning: Palazzo dei Normanni (Norman Palac ...
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Bratislava
The city's greatest prosperity occurred in the 18th century, during the reign of Maria Theresa Habsburg.
The castle was then expanded, the first theater was founded and the first magazine was published. Nu ...
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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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