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Saturday, 17 January 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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Munich
The Munich area is very picturesque.
South of the city there are beautiful lakes such as Stamberg, Ammersee, Chiemesse, and Walchensee. T ...
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Florence
In 1512, the Medici regained control of Florence.
They were led by two cousins, Giovanni and Giulio de Medici, who later became popes of the Catholic ...
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles is located in the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, where geological instability has contributed to the creation of a series of faults that cause approximately 10.000 earthquakes in these areas annually.
One of the most important faults is the San Andes, located on the border of the Pacific and North Am ...
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Copenhagen
Copenhagen has the most Michelin-starred restaurants in the world.
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Potsdam
In the years 1947-1952, Potsdam was the capital of the newly created state of Brandenburg.
After its liquidation by the GDR authorities, it became the seat of the Potsdam district. In 1951, t ...
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Dubai
The UAE government does not allow any form of naturalization of foreigners.
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Potsdam
In 1838, the first Potsdam-Berlin railway line in Prussia was opened.
Since 1911, Potsdam had an airship port. The Babelsberg film studio, the first in Germany and the world, was also founded in the Babelsberg district.
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Olomouc
One of the most valuable examples of Viennese Art Nouveau in Olomouc is Villa Primavesi.
It combines Viennese and English Art Nouveau architecture, with visible influences from the Prague B ...
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Munich
One of the city's oldest streets is Kaufingerstraße.
Its history dates back to the 13th century and has always been one of the most frequented streets. T ...
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Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital and largest city in Slovakia in terms of area and population.
The city's area is 367.5 square kilometers and the population is over 430.000.
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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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