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Thursday, 30 July 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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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 ...
Chicago
The first open-heart surgery can be boasted by Provident Hospital in Chicago, where Dr. Williams operated on a victim who was stabbed in the heart area.
The procedure took place in 1893 and was completely successful and the patient recovered after 2 months.
Helsinki
The city is located in the Uusimaa region in the southern part of the country, on the shores of the Gulf of Finland.
It is called the “Daughter of the Baltic” or the “Pearl of the Baltic Sea” and lies at the tip of a ...
Dubai
Dubai is one of the largest gold markets in the world.
It is said that the Gold Suk in the Deira district sells no less than 10 tons of gold each day. An obligatory souvenir from Dubai is "something made of gold," as it is cheaper here than anywhere.
Epheseus
In ancient times, Ephesus was known as one of the oldest and largest centers of worship of the Mother Goddess.
In the beliefs of many cultures, the Mother Goddess was the main deity in the pantheon. She was most ...
Epheseus
The city had a convenient location that provided opportunities for its development.
Situated at the mouth of the river, it developed as a port city and an important center of trade.
Hamburg
There are a record number of bridges in the city, approximately 2500.
Hamburg is crossed by a river and numerous canals, which is why it was necessary to build so many crossings, thanks to which the city can boast the largest number of bridges in Europe.
Vienna
Native Austrians make up almost 77.7 percent of the capital’s population.
The remaining percentage is made up of foreigners, of whom there are more than 386.000 in Vienna.
Rome
Rome is home to more than 2,000 fountains.
Although some are large and monumental, such as the Trevi Fountain, most of Rome's fountains are called nasone (fontanella) - small nose-shaped taps designed for drinking.
Potsdam
Many distinguished guests stayed in the palace next to the king.
Voltaire is said to have lived there. There is also a hypothesis that Bishop Ignacy Krasicki wrote t ...