Cities

Bremen is the fourth largest city in the Low German dialect region after Hamburg, Dortmund and Essen.

Stuttgart is the only city in Germany where grapes are grown in an urban area, mainly in the districts of Rotenberg, Uhlbach, and Untertürkheim.

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

Helsinki is nicknamed the “White City of the North.”

William Penn obtained the rights to find a colony by an edict given to him by Charles II of England.

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).

Olomouc was founded in the mid-10th century.

By the stone cliff wall of Monte Pellegrino, there is the Sanctuary of Santa Rosa - a church and place of pilgrimage for the faithful to the relics of Saint Rosalie, one of the four patron saints of the city.

The Lincoln Park Zoo is one of the oldest zoos in the United States.

From the ancient Romans, the area was taken over by the Franks around the 4th century.