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Thursday, 10 September 2026
20 facts about Stuttgart
20 facts about Stuttgart
A German city with the highest standard of wealth
Stuttgart is one of the largest agglomerations in Germany, the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg. It is a city with a rich wine tradition, the ...

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Philadelphia
Philadelphia is commonly called Philly.
It is also called The City of Brotherly Love. This name comes from Greek, where philos means "friend, loving" and adelphos - "brother".
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Bremen
The city area is approximately 38 km long and 16 km wide.
It lies approximately 50 km east of the city of Oldenburg, 110 km southwest of Hamburg, 120 km north ...
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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.
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Palermo
Palermo has the second-oldest university on the island.
It was officially founded in 1806, but historical sources say that medicine and law were taught here from the end of the 15th century.
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Chicago
While in Chicago, it is worth visiting the Museum of Science and Industry.
It is the largest museum dedicated to science and engineering in this region. In the museum you can ...
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Vienna
“The golden period” for the city was the 18th century.
At that time there was a significant development of trade, industry, culture, and art.
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Bruges
Bruges has retained its original Gothic buildings and many monuments gathered in the city.
These include one of the city’s symbols - a monumental tower (beffroi - a castle watchtower or city ...
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Saint Petersburg
St. Petersburg has 41 universities, more than 170 scientific research institutions, more than two thousand libraries, the Pulkovo Observatory, the Mariinsky Theater, and the world-renowned 1862 Philharmonic Hall.
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Bremen
At the end of the 19th century, Bremen was incorporated by Prussia into the German Empire (Second Reich).
Thanks to the new anchorage and wharves in Bremerhaven, it became the main port of embarkation for G ...
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Vienna
Vienna is an administrative, industrial, commercial, service, academic, tourist, and cultural center of international importance.
It is the seat of the Australian parliament, president, government, religious associations, societies, organizations, universities, and businesses.
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24 facts about Bremen
24 facts about Bremen
A city of tolerance and opportunities
Bremen, a city on the Weser, is located a short distance from its mouth into the North Sea. Its hallmark and pride are the values it has been professi ...
19 facts about Hamburg
19 facts about Hamburg
Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
This beautiful city with old buildings existed already in the early Middle Ages when it served as a center of Christianization. Its city port is one o ...
31 facts about Helsinki
31 facts about Helsinki
The northernmost urban area in the world
Helsinki is the capital and largest city of Finland, the third largest city in the Nordic countries. It is the northernmost capital of a European Unio ...
48 facts about Vienna
48 facts about Vienna
One of the greenest cities in the world
Vienna, the capital of Austria, is a city of imperial palaces, the Viennese waltz, Sacher cake, classical music, and New Year’s concerts by the Vienna ...
31 facts about Bruges
31 facts about Bruges
Cradle of Flemish painting
Bruges is a small Belgian city that, in the Middle Ages, was a commercial and financial powerhouse of this part of Europe. At the time, it was one of ...
21 facts about Palermo
21 facts about Palermo
A city founded by Phoenicians
Palermo is a city founded by the Phoenicians over 2700 years ago. Located in a valley that the Arabs called Conca d’Oro in the 9th century, it is surr ...
19 facts about Olomouc
19 facts about Olomouc
The historic capital of Moravia
Olomouc, located in the eastern part of the Czech Republic, is a beautiful, though not very popular, city. As the capital of Moravia, it has a rich hi ...
17 facts about San Gimignano
17 facts about San Gimignano
The Town of Fine Towers
San Gimignano is a charming town in the heart of Italian Tuscany, which mesmerizes with an unprecedented beauty, fascinating history, and unique chara ...
27 facts about Rome
27 facts about Rome
The Eternal City hides many fascinating secrets
The history of Rome has been continuous for 28 centuries, although it is known that the area was inhabited much earlier. Rome is one of the longest in ...
30 facts about Shanghai
30 facts about Shanghai
The Paris of the East
Shanghai is the most eclectic city in China. It combines various architectural styles and is known as the Chinese center of Art Deco. Developing at a ...
23 facts about Paris
23 facts about Paris
City of Light
Paris is very eagerly visited by tourists. It surprises with the number of monuments and architectural marvels from various historical periods. Hundre ...
17 facts about Madrid
17 facts about Madrid
The bear and the strawberry tree
The medieval city dates back to the times when the Moors lived in this area. Situated on the Meseta Central near the Manzanares River, it was an excel ...
16 facts about Cairo
16 facts about Cairo
The city of a thousand minarets
Settlements in the area around today’s Cairo existed over five thousand years ago. Over the years, the city’s surroundings passed from hand to hand—fr ...
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