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Wednesday, 24 June 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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Stuttgart
Stuttgart has the highest overall standard of well-being in all cities in Germany.
Its nominal GDP per capita is €57.100. Stuttgart's total GDP is €33.9 billion, of which the service ...
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Hamburg
It is the second most populous city in Germany.
Hamburg has a population of approximately 1.85 million people.
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Rome
Senatus Populusque Romanus
S.P.Q.R. - the inscription we often see on Roman walls and monuments means "The Senate and People of ...
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Stuttgart
There are still vineyards in Stuttgart, less than 500 m from the main station.
There are over 400 steps in the area (known as "Stuttgarter Stäffele" in the local dialect), which i ...
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Copenhagen
There is a Carlsberg brewing museum in the city.
One of the museum's attractions is a collection of 20.000 unopened beer bottles donated to the museu ...
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles is the most populous city in California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York.
It is also the third largest city in North America, after Mexico City and New York. The population of Los Angeles is approximately 4 million people.
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Chicago
In 1943, Ike Sewell invented and created the world's first Chicago-style pizza.
This type of pizza is characterized by a thick layer of dough and ingredients and looks more like a casserole or a tart.
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Tallinn
There are several lakes in the city, the largest of which is Lake Ülemiste with an area of 9.6 square kilometers.
It is also the main source of drinking water for the city. The second largest lake in Tallinn is Harkusøen, with an area of 1.6 square kilometers.
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San Gimignano
San Gimignano is a walled medieval town in the province of Siena in Tuscany in north-central Italy.
It covers an area of 138 square kilometers and is located on a hill in the valley of the Elsa River– ...
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Bremen
The first cafes in this part of Europe were established in Bremen.
Bremen merchants monopolized the coffee trade. In the 17th century, in addition to importing it, the ...
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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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