Cities

Bratislava is the capital and largest city in Slovakia in terms of area and population.

There are 1400 kilometers of bicycle paths, bicycle lanes, and bicycle routes through low-traffic zones in Vienna.

The Kontorhausviertel is also on the World Cultural Heritage List.

The city lies at the mouth of the Leie River (also called Lys River) into the Scheldt (a river flowing through France, Belgium and the Netherlands).

Helsinki is a port city.

The coat of arms of the city features a bear leaning against a strawberry tree trunk.

The world's largest shopping mall in terms of area is Dubai Mall – 548.000 square meters, it has been listed in the Guinness Book of World Records.

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.

The Tivoli Gardens amusement park, which has been operating since 1843, became the inspiration for the creation of Disneyland.

The figure of Saint John the Evangelist is also associated with Ephesus, who, according to tradition, spent the last three years of his life there and wrote his Gospel there.