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Saturday, 22 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
The city's population was growing steadily.
At the beginning of the 19th century, about 300.000 people lived in St. Petersburg, in 1853 - about ...
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Philadelphia
The first banks in the United States were established in Philadelphia.
These were the Bank of North America, founded in 1781, and the Bank of Pennsylvania, founded in 1782 ...
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Palermo
During World War II, Palermo was heavily bombed by Allied air forces until it was captured during the Allied invasion of Sicily on 22nd July 1943.
The main target of the raids was the port of Palermo, but the surrounding districts also suffered an ...
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Copenhagen
Copenhagen has the most Michelin-starred restaurants in the world.
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Los Angeles
In 2002, Los Angeles Mayor James Hahn campaigned against secession from the city of the San Fernando Valley and Hollywood.
A referendum was held in which the residents rejected the secession proposal.
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Potsdam
Potsdam was destroyed during Allied bombing, especially in the final phase of World War II.
The bombing of April 14, 1945, was particularly severe, when a significant part of the city was dest ...
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Vienna
In 1485, Vienna was occupied by King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary.
For five years of his reign, the city served as the capital of Hungary. After the death of Matthias Corvinus, the city was recaptured by the Habsburgs.
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Ghent
Ghent had five or six apothecaries who held university degrees or certificates of having passed examinations in their field.
The city had theater societies and clubs for the townspeople. Printing was also developing significantly there.
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Shanghai
Disneyland operates since 2016 and greatly contributes to the city’s tourism.
Tourism generates over 14% of the city’s GDP. Annually, Shanghai is visited by over four million tourists.
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Helsinki
Helsinki is nicknamed the “White City of the North.”
It originated when German architect Carl Ludwig Engel was entrusted with planning the redevelopment ...
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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 ...
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