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Thursday, 4 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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Madrid
Madrid has a large number of churches, some of which are some of the finest works of Spanish religious art. The oldest church that has survived to this day is San Nicolás de los Servitas. Its belfry dates back to the 12th century and is the oldest architectural element of the building.
The remaining parts of the church have been rebuilt many times and come from the period between the ...
Munich
Munich is the capital of Bavaria.
Of the state's more than 13 million inhabitants, 1.48 million live in Munich. Munich is the third most populous city in Germany. The city exceeded the number of one million inhabitants in 1957.
Helsinki
The typical tree in Helsinki is the common maple (Acer platanoides).
The typical animal, on the other hand, is the red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris).
Tallinn
Tallinn is divided into eight administrative districts.
Each district is administered by a district president. Such a person is recommended by the mayor, but the proposal is assessed by the administrative council and does not have to be binding.
Palermo
Palermo is a city in southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the metropolis of Palermo.
It is located in the north-west of Sicily, on the Gulf of Palermo in the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Potsdam
Later, the city became the full residence of the Prussian royal family.
Under the rule of Frederick William I, the city became an important garrison site. As the population ...
Tallinn
Due to its latitude, Tallinn has 19 hours of daylight in summer, while in winter it only has 6 hours.
Winters in Tallinn are very cold and dark with little rainfall, spring is cool and dry. Summer is mo ...
Epheseus
The first excavations in Ephesus began in the second half of the 19th century.
As a result of the work, the monuments of the ancient city were uncovered and partially reconstructe ...
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is home to six Fraunhofer universities (the Fraunhofer Society is a German research organization with 75 institutes spread throughout Germany) - this is the second-largest number of research institutions in Germany after Dresden.
In addition to these universities, there is the University of Stuttgart, founded in 1829, which is a ...
Philadelphia
The historic symbol of American independence located in Philadelphia is the Liberty Bell.
The bell was commissioned in 1752 by the Provincial Assembly of Pennsylvania from the London firm of ...