Cities

Olomouc was founded in the mid-10th century.

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.

Florence was liberated by New Zealand, South African and British troops on August 4, 1944.

The name of the region appeared for the first time in 1688 as "Chigagou", which in the Algonquian language meant onion field.

Bruges became the cradle of Flemish painting.

Chicago is the third largest and most populous city in the USA. It is inferior to New York and Los Angeles.

The tallest building in the city is the Salesforce Tower.

Chicago received town rights on August 12, 1833.

The city has about 11.000 boat moorings.

Muslim women cannot be photographed.