Cities

It is the eleventh largest city in Germany and the second largest city in northern Germany, after Hamburg.

Throughout its history, the city has fallen victim to the Plague over fifty times.

Dubai is one of the largest gold markets in the world.

Bruges is home to the College of Europe.

The central square of the city is Marienplatz, which is surrounded by the city's oldest monuments.

As recently as the 1960s, Dubai was a small town in the desert, where cars shared narrow roads with donkeys and camels.

The city area is approximately 38 km long and 16 km wide.

The history of Bremen is 1200 years old.

Construction of the new fortress of Sankt-Piter-Burch (later called St. Petersburg) began after Russia won the battles of the Northern War against the Swedes and gained access to the Baltic Sea.

One of the city's most important squares is Puerta del Sol. The name of this place means the gate of the sun, and although the name may come as a surprise today, because the square is located in the city center, in the 15th century an eastern entrance gate to the city was located there.