Cities

Sunday, 10 May 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 ...

Did you know?

Chicago
The first televised presidential debate between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon was filmed in the Chicago CBS studio.
Read all facts
Florence
Near Piazza della Signoria there is one of the oldest museums in Europe - the Uffizi Gallery.
The gallery's collections are dominated by paintings by the Italian and Flemish schools: Cimabue, Gi ...
Find out more
Stuttgart
The Stuttgart stock exchange is the second largest in Germany (after Frankfurt).
Many leading companies in the financial services sector are based in the city, including about 100 credit institutes (e.g. LBBW Bank, Allianz Life Assurance, and others).
Read all facts
Madrid
The height difference between city districts is 130 meters.
In terms of average height, Madrid ranks 11th in Europe among all major cities (over 100,000 inhabit ...
Find out more
Los Angeles
It is the seat of Los Angeles County - the most populous and one of the most ethnically diverse counties in the United States.
Los Angeles itself has been recognized as the most ethnically diverse American city - the city's inhabitants are often referred to as Angelenos.
Read all facts
Rome
The original Roman settlement was built on the Palatine. The settlement is called "Roma quadrata".
The Palatine is one of the seven hills of the city. From the time of Octavian Augustus, imperial pal ...
Find out more
Los Angeles
In 1973, an African American, Tom Bradley, became mayor of Los Angeles for the first time.
He served in this position for five terms until his retirement in 1993.
Read all facts
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is the most populous city in California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York.
It is also the third largest city in North America, after Mexico City and New York. The population of Los Angeles is approximately 4 million people.
Read all facts
Bremen
At the end of the 19th century, Bremen was incorporated by Prussia into the German Empire (Second Reich).
Thanks to the new anchorage and wharves in Bremerhaven, it became the main port of embarkation for G ...
Find out more
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 ...
Find out more
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 ...
Previous