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Friday, 14 August 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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Helsinki
The city has a large number of underground areas, such as shelters and tunnels.
Many of them are used daily for various purposes (swimming pools, entertainment venues, etc.).
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Tallinn
During World War II, the city changed its occupants twice.
From 1940 it was under Soviet occupation, from 1941 under German occupation, and in 1944 it came und ...
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Los Angeles
There was a clause in the city charter that prevented the sale or delivery of water from the aqueduct to any area outside the city limits of Los Angeles.
Many neighboring cities and communities were forced to join Los Angeles.
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Vienna
Vienna was granted city rights in 1221.
In the early Middle Ages, the city was ruled by the Austrian Babenberg dynasty, and after the dynast ...
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Bruges
The city’s name derives from the Old High German word bridge.
In historical documents, the name Bruges first appeared only in the 9th century. It was then that the first coins with the name Briggia appeared.
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Stuttgart
The Stuttgart area currently has the highest concentration of scientific, academic, and research organizations in Germany.
No other region in Germany registers as many patents and designs as Stuttgart. Almost 45 percent of ...
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Rome
According to legend, the Romans owe the defense of the Roman Capitol against the invasion of the Gauls in 390 B.C. to geese.
It is said that when the soldiers, tired of defending the city, fell asleep, they were awakened by t ...
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Philadelphia
In the 1750s, Philadelphia was the largest city and busiest port in British America.
It also became the second-largest city in the entire British Empire after London. As a result of the ...
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Philadelphia
The first stock exchange in the United States was the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, founded in 1790.
Originally, this stock exchange was a place where mainly bonds were traded. Later, it expanded into ...
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Olomouc
There was a large Jewish community in Olomouc.
Jews settled there as early as 906. From 1060 they had to live in a separate part of the city and we ...
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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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