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Thursday, 3 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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Helsinki
The city is located in the Uusimaa region in the southern part of the country, on the shores of the Gulf of Finland.
It is called the “Daughter of the Baltic” or the “Pearl of the Baltic Sea” and lies at the tip of a ...
Florence
Florence is the 17th richest city in Italy in terms of average employee earnings, with a figure of €23.265.
The city's total income is 6.531.204.473.
Bratislava
In 1918, Bratislava became part of Czechoslovakia, and after World War II, the city became the seat of the Slovak National Council.
The communist period saw the destruction of many valuable baroque buildings in the city. The historic Jewish district, located at the foot of the castle, was also destroyed.
Ghent
The first modern trade unions in Belgium were established in Ghent.
Saint Petersburg
The cathedral grounds contain the tombs of all Russian tsars, beginning with Peter I.
The exception is Peter II, grandson of Peter I, the last descendant in the male line of the Romanov dynasty. He is buried in the Arkhangelsk Cathedral in Moscow.
Ghent
The city was surrounded by walls with four gates.
The city was granted the privilege of a storehouse, which ordered any merchant passing through Ghent ...
Epheseus
Saint John died in Ephesus, and Emperor Justinian, in the first half of the 6th century, ordered a basilica to be built over his grave, which is now located on the Ayasuluk hills, east of the temple of Artemis.
During excavations around the tomb of St. John, five small tombs were discovered. Together with the ...
Stuttgart
Since 1985, Stuttgart has been the seat of the International School.
It is one of fewer than 100 schools worldwide that offer all three International Baccalaureate programs - IB Primary Years, IB Middle Years, and IB Diploma.
Philadelphia
William Penn obtained the rights to find a colony by an edict given to him by Charles II of England.
Despite the edict, he purchased the land from the Delaware Indians to ensure peace for his colony. L ...
Vienna
On 9th August 1918, the flight over Vienna took place - a propaganda action by Italian pilots who, during World War I, dropped propaganda leaflets in the districts of Vienna, calling on the Austrians to end the war.
This flight had no military significance, only propaganda, both in Italy and abroad. In addition to ...