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Friday, 20 March 2026
37 facts about Saint Petersburg
37 facts about Saint Petersburg
A city of many names
It was a dream and a matter of prestige for the Romanov dynasty to gain access to the Baltic Sea and build a metropolis to testify to Russia's emergin ...

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Tallinn
Tallinn is 82 km from Helsinki, 280 km from Riga, 314 km from St. Petersburg, 380 km from Stockholm, 530 km from Vilnius, and 800 km from Oslo.
Ghent
The first modern trade unions in Belgium were established in Ghent.
Copenhagen
The city hosts a historic car Grand Prix, during which old racing cars are presented and their races are organized.
Epheseus
This period of wonderful development of Ephesus ended during the so-called Ephesus Vespers - the massacre of the Romans and Italic peoples in Asia Minor, which took place around 88 BC.
Probably 80-150 thousand Romans died then.
Palermo
During World War II, Palermo was heavily bombed by Allied air forces until it was captured during the Allied invasion of Sicily on 22nd July 1943.
The main target of the raids was the port of Palermo, but the surrounding districts also suffered an ...
Munich
This is where Oktoberfest takes place.
It is a beer festival that has been held in Munich since 1810. Although the name suggests that it ta ...
Tallinn
Tallinn was one of the urban areas of industrial and military importance in northern Estonia that underwent extensive Russification during the Soviet occupation (1944-1991).
There was then a large influx of immigrants from Russia and other parts of the former USSR. Entire n ...
Hamburg
The port of Hamburg is the third in Europe in terms of the amount of cargo passing through it.
It was created during the reign of Frederick I Barbarossa on 7th  May 1189. Traffic goes through the ...
Shanghai
Shanghai holds the largest marriage market in the country.
Every weekend from noon to 5 p.m. parents of unmarried adults gather at People’s Park and exchange i ...
Stuttgart
The origins of Stuttgart date back to the 10th century.
The city, as a stud farm for war horses for his cavalry, was founded in 950 by the Swabian prince Li ...