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Wednesday, 19 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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Saint Petersburg
St. Petersburg is located in the Neva Delta on dozens of islands.
According to topographic data from 1864, there were 101 of them. In reality, there are far fewer. Th ...
Kaliningrad
The Kaliningrad Oblast is a Russian enclave in Central Europe on the Baltic Sea.
It is an administrative unit of the Russian Federation, the westernmost region of Russia. It covers ...
Ghent
Ghent is Belgium's most important university city in terms of student numbers.
About 28.000 people study at the university alone. Many foreign students study in the city.
Florence
In 1861, Tuscany became part of the Kingdom of Italy.
Florence then replaced Turin as the capital of Italy (1865). Florence remained the capital of Italy for six years when Rome became the capital of the country.
Bremen
In the Old Town there is a Gothic town hall from the 15th century with a facade in the Weser Renaissance style - it is one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture in Europe.
It still serves as the seat of the mayor and president of the senate. The building was included on t ...
Bratislava
In 1918, Bratislava became part of Czechoslovakia, and after World War II, the city became the seat of the Slovak National Council.
The communist period saw the destruction of many valuable baroque buildings in the city. The historic Jewish district, located at the foot of the castle, was also destroyed.
Bratislava
In 1465, King Matthias Corvinus, a comprehensively educated man, inspired by the ideas of the Renaissance and in contact with the first Italian scholars, founded a university in Bratislava (then Pozsony) - Universitas Istropolitana.
It was the first university founded in what is now Slovakia.
Helsinki
Drinking water in Helsinki is of excellent quality.
It is supplied through the 120-kilometer-long Päijänne water tunnel, located in southern Finland. It is the second longest tunnel in the world, running 30-100 meters deep in the bedrock.
Potsdam
The history of Potsdam spans over a thousand years.
The area where Potsdam is located has been inhabited by humans probably since the Bronze Age. After ...
Dubai
Hitchhiking in Dubai and the rest of the Emirates is illegal.