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Sunday, 19 April 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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Ghent
Houses built in the 18th century in Ghent hosted notable figures: King Louis XVIII of France, Tsar Alexander, King William I of the Netherlands, Wellington before he went to Waterloo, and an American delegation with future President John Quincy Adams.
The signing of the so-called Treaty of Ghent, ending the Second British-American War, also took place there.
Stuttgart
Stuttgart has a population of approximately 635.000 inhabitants, which makes it the sixth largest city in Germany in terms of population.
2.8 million people live in the city's administrative district and 5.3 million in its metropolitan ar ...
Philadelphia
The building where America's Founding Fathers debated and adopted both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution is the historic Independence Hall.
This building was built in 1753 as the Pennsylvania Statehouse. It was the main meeting place of the ...
Epheseus
In 431, the third ecumenical council was held in Ephesus.
It confirmed the dogmatic title of Mary as the Mother of God (Theotokos).
Epheseus
Today, you can admire many ancient monuments in Ephesus.
These include: Odeon - a small theater with a capacity of 1500-2000 people, built in the 2nd centur ...
Los Angeles
The city's main river is the Los Angeles River, which is seasonal in most sections.
The United States Army Corps of Engineers turned this river into a fire protection channel - its banks were concreted for 82 km and the river flows through concrete channels.
Vienna
In 1938, Adolf Hitler triumphantly entered Vienna.
He convinced the Austrians of Austria’s importance to the Reich. The Anschluss - the annexation of t ...
Stuttgart
Five of the eleven state museums of Baden-Württemberg are located in the city.
The most important of them is the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart (opened in 1843), which houses works from ...
Bruges
In 1409, the Huis ter Beurze inn opened in Bruges, which became the first stock exchange and the most developed financial market in the Netherlands in the 15th century.
The city had a thriving banking and trading system. The interests of traders were protected by 21 consuls. The famous Roles de Damme basic maritime code was also established there.
Epheseus
Ephesus was originally an ancient Greek city.
It was probably founded as an Ionian city in the 9th century BC (some believe that in the 11th-14th ...