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The city’s area is 414.87 square kilometers.

In St. Petersburg, Adam Mickiewicz lived for a year in a tenement house, the wall of which bears a plaque commemorating this fact.

In 1806, Potsdam was occupied by French troops, personally commanded by Napoleon Bonaparte.

In 1918, Bratislava became part of Czechoslovakia, and after World War II, the city became the seat of the Slovak National Council.

“The golden period” for the city was the 18th century.

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

In August 1945, the Big Three conference ending World War II was held in Potsdam.

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.

The first open-heart surgery can be boasted by Provident Hospital in Chicago, where Dr. Williams operated on a victim who was stabbed in the heart area.

There was a clause in the city charter that prevented the sale or delivery of water from the aqueduct to any area outside the city limits of Los Angeles.