Cities

The area in which Potsdam is located was formed from a series of large moraines left over from the last glaciation.

Urine was a coveted commodity in ancient Rome.

From the 7th century BC, the Stuttgart area was an important agricultural area - there were extensive vineyards there.

Copenhagen has the most Michelin-starred restaurants in the world.

The city has the only urban rack railway in Germany.

According to a 19th-century Russian proverb, St. Petersburg was the brain of Russia, Moscow, its heart, and Nizhny Novgorod, the wallet.

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.

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

The city center is located at an altitude of 219 meters above sea level.

The first fortifications in the area of Bruges were built as early as the 1st century BC.