Cities

After the Nazis took power in Germany, on March 21, 1933, a meeting known as "Potsdam Day" took place in Potsdam.

In 1712, St. Petersburg officially became the capital of Russia and remained so until 1918.

Sobrino de Botin, according to the Guinness World Records, the oldest restaurant in the world, is located in Madrid.

The United States Postal Service (USPS) is the oldest postal service in the United States.

One of the city's most important squares is Puerta del Sol. The name of this place means the gate of the sun, and although the name may come as a surprise today, because the square is located in the city center, in the 15th century an eastern entrance gate to the city was located there.

The historic center of Bruges was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000.

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.

Eighteen-century composers dubbed the Viennese classics are associated with Vienna.

Helsinki has a humid continental climate, similar to that on the coast of Hokkaido or Nova Scotia (one of Canada’s thirteen provinces).

The largest population center with Polish roots in Chicago is the Portage Park district.