Cities

Finland’s rapid urbanization occurred later than in other European countries, only in the 1970s.

Stuttgart is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg.

According to legend, Glastonbury was the place where Lancelot went after the death of King Arthur.

San Gimignano’s downfall came in 1348, when the city was hit by an epidemic of plague (the Black Death).

The Estonian Song Festival (Laulupidu) is one of the largest choral events in the world.

Eighteen-century composers dubbed the Viennese classics are associated with Vienna.

Jeans were invented for gold diggers.

Rome is called the Eternal City.

As early as the beginning of the 13th century, the city belonged to the Hanseatic League (an association of Northern European trading cities from the Middle Ages and the beginning of the modern era).

The Charter of the United Nations was drafted and ratified in San Francisco.