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Monday, 8 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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Hamburg
Hamburg is located at the confluence of the Elbe and Alster.
It was by them in the 4th century BC the first inhabitants settled and established a permanent resid ...
Palermo
During this period, many wonderful buildings were built in Palermo by the Arab, Byzantine, and Norman masters.
Palaces and churches were built topped with Arab domes and decorated with Byzantine mosaics, such as ...
Shanghai
It is the world’s third largest city.
Its current population exceeds 28 million inhabitants. Only Tokyo, Japan, and Delhi, India, precede Shanghai in terms of population, with 37 million and 32 million, respectively.
Tallinn
Tallinn is the financial and business capital of Estonia.
More than half of Estonian GDP is produced in Tallinn. In addition to its activities as a seaport, t ...
Saint Petersburg
In 1990, the historic center of St. Petersburg and the complexes of suburban tsarist residences were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.
In 2003, St. Petersburg celebrated its 300th anniversary, and UNESCO declared that year the Year of St. Petersburg.
San Gimignano
In the 3rd century BC, there was an Etruscan village on the site of present-day San Gimignano.
The Etruscan civilization was developed by the people of Etruria who in ancient times inhabited nort ...
Saint Petersburg
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.
Russia's wars with Sweden over the lands of the Neva River continued for centuries. They were fought ...
Palermo
Until the early 20th century, there were hundreds of small opera theaters known as magazzeni in Palermo.
Teatro Massimo (The Greatest Theater) opened in 1897. It is the largest in Italy (8000 square meters ...
Palermo
Palermo has an international airport, known as Falcone-Borsellino Airport.
It is dedicated to Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino, two anti-mafia judges killed by the mafia ...
Saint Petersburg
The architectural development of the city took place at the end of the 18th century.
The rule was that the facades of the houses were built fronting the streets and canals, so the city' ...