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Saturday, 22 November 2025
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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Palermo
Palermo has the second-oldest university on the island.
It was officially founded in 1806, but historical sources say that medicine and law were taught here from the end of the 15th century.
Chicago
It was for the first time in history that yellow taxis appeared on the streets of Chicago.
Only later did other American cities adopt this color for this type of transport.
Saint Petersburg
Residents of St. Petersburg (then Leningrad) showed great patriotism and courage during World War II when the so-called Blockade of Leningrad was in progress.
The Germans surrounded Leningrad with a tight cordon and for 879 days besieged the city, which was t ...
Vienna
The history of the waltz, also known as the “Viennese” waltz, is also connected with Vienna.
Its existence as a salon dance began in 1815, during the Congress of Vienna (due to the numerous bal ...
Potsdam
Later, the city became the full residence of the Prussian royal family.
Under the rule of Frederick William I, the city became an important garrison site. As the population ...
Potsdam
In 1838, the first Potsdam-Berlin railway line in Prussia was opened.
Since 1911, Potsdam had an airship port. The Babelsberg film studio, the first in Germany and the world, was also founded in the Babelsberg district.
Los Angeles
The city is both flat and hilly.
The highest point in the city itself is Mount Lukens - the peak of the San Gabriel Mountains, with a ...
Chicago
Chicago experienced its greatest boom at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.
It was then that the city saw an influx of people who came to America from Europe. In 1900, 1.7 million people lived in Chicago, and 10 years later it was almost 2.2 million.
Madrid
During the Civil War that broke out on July 17, 1936, Madrid became a besieged fortress.
For more than two years, the troops of the Second Spanish Republic defended the city against conques ...
Vienna
After World War II, Vienna once again became the capital of Austria.
Like Berlin, it was divided into four occupation zones: Russian, American, British and French. The f ...