Cities

Wednesday, 29 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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Munich
This is where Oktoberfest takes place.
It is a beer festival that has been held in Munich since 1810. Although the name suggests that it ta ...
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Chicago
Cyclists in Chicago have a lot to do.
There are over 321 kilometers of bicycle paths in the city, 30 km of which run along the lake shoreline.
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Palermo
Palermo is known for the existence of its most powerful mafia criminal group, Cosa Nostra.
The activity of the Sicilian Mafia in Palermo was particularly notorious in one area of the city, Pa ...
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Chicago
The first open-heart surgery can be boasted by Provident Hospital in Chicago, where Dr. Williams operated on a victim who was stabbed in the heart area.
The procedure took place in 1893 and was completely successful and the patient recovered after 2 months.
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Helsinki
Helsinki covers an area of 715 square kilometers.
The city is divided into eight districts, which are subdivided into 34 basic districts, divided into ...
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Kaliningrad
The Kaliningrad Oblast is a Russian enclave in Central Europe on the Baltic Sea.
It is an administrative unit of the Russian Federation, the westernmost region of Russia. It covers ...
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Bremen
The city area is approximately 38 km long and 16 km wide.
It lies approximately 50 km east of the city of Oldenburg, 110 km southwest of Hamburg, 120 km north ...
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Hamburg
One of Hamburg’s biggest tourist attractions is the Planten un Blomen park.
Its history dates back to 1821 when a plane tree was planted there. The park was opened in 1930 and ...
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Tallinn
Tallinn is the financial and business capital of Estonia.
More than half of Estonian GDP is produced in Tallinn. In addition to its activities as a seaport, t ...
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Tallinn
It is the political and economic center of the country.
Tallinn is the seat of the main institutions of the Republic of Estonia, the parliament (Rigikogu), the presidential residence, and ministries. It is also the administrative center of Harju County.
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24 facts about Bremen
24 facts about Bremen
A city of tolerance and opportunities
Bremen, a city on the Weser, is located a short distance from its mouth into the North Sea. Its hallmark and pride are the values it has been professi ...
19 facts about Hamburg
19 facts about Hamburg
Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
This beautiful city with old buildings existed already in the early Middle Ages when it served as a center of Christianization. Its city port is one o ...
31 facts about Helsinki
31 facts about Helsinki
The northernmost urban area in the world
Helsinki is the capital and largest city of Finland, the third largest city in the Nordic countries. It is the northernmost capital of a European Unio ...
48 facts about Vienna
48 facts about Vienna
One of the greenest cities in the world
Vienna, the capital of Austria, is a city of imperial palaces, the Viennese waltz, Sacher cake, classical music, and New Year’s concerts by the Vienna ...
31 facts about Bruges
31 facts about Bruges
Cradle of Flemish painting
Bruges is a small Belgian city that, in the Middle Ages, was a commercial and financial powerhouse of this part of Europe. At the time, it was one of ...
21 facts about Palermo
21 facts about Palermo
A city founded by Phoenicians
Palermo is a city founded by the Phoenicians over 2700 years ago. Located in a valley that the Arabs called Conca d’Oro in the 9th century, it is surr ...
19 facts about Olomouc
19 facts about Olomouc
The historic capital of Moravia
Olomouc, located in the eastern part of the Czech Republic, is a beautiful, though not very popular, city. As the capital of Moravia, it has a rich hi ...
17 facts about San Gimignano
17 facts about San Gimignano
The Town of Fine Towers
San Gimignano is a charming town in the heart of Italian Tuscany, which mesmerizes with an unprecedented beauty, fascinating history, and unique chara ...
27 facts about Rome
27 facts about Rome
The Eternal City hides many fascinating secrets
The history of Rome has been continuous for 28 centuries, although it is known that the area was inhabited much earlier. Rome is one of the longest in ...
30 facts about Shanghai
30 facts about Shanghai
The Paris of the East
Shanghai is the most eclectic city in China. It combines various architectural styles and is known as the Chinese center of Art Deco. Developing at a ...
23 facts about Paris
23 facts about Paris
City of Light
Paris is very eagerly visited by tourists. It surprises with the number of monuments and architectural marvels from various historical periods. Hundre ...
17 facts about Madrid
17 facts about Madrid
The bear and the strawberry tree
The medieval city dates back to the times when the Moors lived in this area. Situated on the Meseta Central near the Manzanares River, it was an excel ...
16 facts about Cairo
16 facts about Cairo
The city of a thousand minarets
Settlements in the area around today’s Cairo existed over five thousand years ago. Over the years, the city’s surroundings passed from hand to hand—fr ...
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