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Monday, 27 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
One of the city's most distinguished figures was Antoon Triest, a bishop and great lover and patron of the arts.
It was he who commissioned works for the city from Rubens, Van Dyck, and the sculptor Jeroom Duqquesnoy.
Los Angeles
In 1969, California became the birthplace of the Internet.
The first ARPANET transmission was then made from the University of California in Los Angeles to the Stanford Research Institute in Menlo Park in San Francisco.
Tallinn
The length of Tallinn's coast is 46 kilometers.
It includes three larger peninsulas: Kopli, Paljassaare and Kakumäe. The city has many public beaches, including Pirita, Stroomi, Kakumäe, Harku and Pikakari.
Florence
The city is located near the Apennines, in a basin formed by the surrounding clay hills.
The Arno River (the most important river in central Italy after the Tiber) and three smaller rivers (Mugnone, Ema, and Greve) flow through it.
Bremen
In 1857, the German transport company Norddeutscher Lloyd (NDL) was established in the city.
It has become one of the leading shipping companies in the world.
Philadelphia
Before the arrival of Europeans to the American continent in the 17th century, the area of today's Philadelphia was inhabited by indigenous people - Lenape Indians, also called Delaware Indians.
They formed the small village of Shackamaxon. Most of the Delaware Indians were pushed from their la ...
Helsinki
The first skyscraper in Finland was built in Helsinki in 1931.
It was the 69.5-meter-high Torni Hotel, which was the tallest building in Finland at the time, until ...
Vienna
Vienna is a statutory city - its administration is organized according to local law, contained in the city charter.
It also forms a separate state - the Republic of Austria is a federation of nine states.
San Gimignano
Dante Alighieri visited San Gimignano.
He visited the city on 8th May 1300, as ambassador of the White Guelph party in Tuscany.
Saint Petersburg
In the early 19th century, the architecture of St. Petersburg was dominated by Russian classicism, which combined European classicism with elements of native construction.
The style of construction was greatly influenced by the victory over Napoleon, and ideas of patrioti ...