Cities

During World War II, Florence was occupied by the Germans for a year (1943-1944) and was part of the Italian Social Republic.

Ghent, along with six other cities, forms an agglomeration.

The most common plant communities in the Los Angeles area are coastal sagebrush, chaparral, and coastal forests.

Five of the eleven state museums of Baden-Württemberg are located in the city.

The first skyscraper in the world was built in 1885 in Chicago. It was the Home Insurance Company Building.

Many rivers flow through the region, but the most important are the Niemen and Pregolya.

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.

Bruges also has a beautiful, mysterious chapel-the Jerusalemkerk.

Hamburg is located at the confluence of the Elbe and Alster.

Kaliningrad is an important commercial and military seaport.