Cities

The city is divided into over 80 districts and housing estates.

Tallinn was one of the urban areas of industrial and military importance in northern Estonia that underwent extensive Russification during the Soviet occupation (1944-1991).

Helsinki has close historical ties with Tallinn, Stockholm and St. Petersburg.

In the 7th century, the French monk Amand (Catholic saint, apostle of Flanders) came to Flanders to preach the gospel.

In the Old Town there is a Gothic town hall from the 15th century with a facade in the Weser Renaissance style - it is one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture in Europe.

In San Gimignano, you can eat the most delicious ice cream in the world.

When the cloth trade ceased to be profitable, the city began to decline and residents revolted.

At the end of the 19th century, Bremen was incorporated by Prussia into the German Empire (Second Reich).

The Florence skyline is dominated by the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, called Il Duomo by the Italians, topped by Brunelleschi's dome.

In 2002, Los Angeles Mayor James Hahn campaigned against secession from the city of the San Fernando Valley and Hollywood.