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Monday, 22 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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Palermo
By the stone cliff wall of Monte Pellegrino, there is the Sanctuary of Santa Rosa - a church and place of pilgrimage for the faithful to the relics of Saint Rosalie, one of the four patron saints of the city.
On 15th July 1624, probable relics of this 12th-century saint were discovered in a cave on this site ...
Saint Petersburg
The city's name has changed several times.
The first name was St. Petersburg; after the outbreak of World War I, the German-sounding name was c ...
Epheseus
In 133 BC Ephesus came under the rule of the Roman Empire.
It soon became the capital and an important trading center in the Roman Empire. It was one of the la ...
Dubai
The world's largest shopping mall in terms of area is Dubai Mall – 548.000 square meters, it has been listed in the Guinness Book of World Records.
It features Dubai's famous aquarium, where eager shoppers can swim with sharks, as well as the world's largest (also in the Guinness Book of World Records) acrylic panel.
Bruges
Bruges of the 15th century was a place where many artists, bankers, and other prominent personalities from all over Europe gathered.
Duke Philip III the Good of Burgundy established his courts in Bruges, as well as in Brussels and Li ...
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 ...
Stuttgart
The origins of Stuttgart date back to the 10th century.
The city, as a stud farm for war horses for his cavalry, was founded in 950 by the Swabian prince Li ...
Bremen
Bremen briefly lost its independence twice.
The first time was during Napoleon's invasion in 1806. Napoleon then planned to take Roland's statue ...
Philadelphia
The first banks in the United States were established in Philadelphia.
These were the Bank of North America, founded in 1781, and the Bank of Pennsylvania, founded in 1782 ...
Philadelphia
American writer Edgar Allan Poe spent six very productive years in Philadelphia.
He lived there from 1838 to 1844 with his wife, Virginia Clemm Poe. Initially, he was editor of Burt ...