Cities

City rights were granted to Bratislava in 1291.

The Florentine (Tuscan) dialect forms the basis of standard Italian.

After the announcement of the Edict of Potsdam, which encouraged Protestants to settle in Brandenburg, Potsdam became a center of European immigration.

The name of the city of Helsinki came into common use in the 19th century, and the Senate approved it in 1819.

The tallest building in the city is the Salesforce Tower.

Shortly after the outbreak of the Spring of Nations in 1848, when citizens took to the streets of Vienna demanding the introduction of reforms in the country, Franz Joseph I took power, leading to the creation of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy in 1867.

Built by Peter I, the city was to be entirely made of brick.

Near the cathedral is the Bishop’s Palace, built around 1141, which is sometimes erroneously called the Přemyslid Palace.

Helsinki also has Europe’s largest sobering house.

Finnish and Swedish are the official languages in Helsinki.