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The city is located on the Sambia Peninsula - a peninsula in Russia that divides the Vistula Lagoon from the Curonian Lagoon.

The Potsdam Conference was held in Cecilienhof Palace, the last palace built by the Hohenzollerns.

At the beginning of the 14th century, King Philip the Beautiful of France entered Flanders and demanded a high contribution from the country.

The largest population center with Polish roots in Chicago is the Portage Park district.

Shanghai Port is the busiest container port in the world.

Tallinn is visited by 4.3 million tourists every year.

During World War II, Florence was occupied by the Germans for a year (1943-1944) and was part of the Italian Social Republic.

In 1861, Tuscany became part of the Kingdom of Italy.

Bruges has a nearly 100-kilometer-long network of active canals, by which it is connected to Ostend, Zeebrugge (a port built by the Germans during World War I for U-boats), and Ghent.

Florence was liberated by New Zealand, South African and British troops on August 4, 1944.