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Thursday, 9 October 2025
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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Shanghai
Shanghai holds the largest marriage market in the country.
Every weekend from noon to 5 p.m. parents of unmarried adults gather at People’s Park and exchange i ...
Saint Petersburg
St. Petersburg has 41 universities, more than 170 scientific research institutions, more than two thousand libraries, the Pulkovo Observatory, the Mariinsky Theater, and the world-renowned 1862 Philharmonic Hall.
Palermo
The city with an area of 158.9 square kilometers is divided into thirty-five districts (quartiers).
These, in turn, are divided into eight governmental community boards. The city has 673.735 inhabitan ...
Kaliningrad
In 1454, the city was incorporated into Poland for a year thanks to King Casimir IV Jagiellon who changed its name to Królewiec.
Casimir IV Jagiellon created the Królewiec Voivodeship, the capital of which was Królewiec. The firs ...
Chicago
The largest population center with Polish roots in Chicago is the Portage Park district.
Paris
The Louvre Museum is the most visited museum in the world.
Every year it attracts around 10 million visitors.
Palermo
The city was founded in 734 BC by the Phoenicians as Sis (“Flower”).
It then became the property of Carthage. Two Greek colonies were established, known collectively as ...
Helsinki
Helsinki is a port city.
The Port of Helsinki is the largest port for cargo and passenger traffic in Finland.In 2019, ferry t ...
Paris
According to a fashion law from 1800, Parisian women were not permitted to wear pants in public.
The law was overturned in 2012. For almost 200 years, women would have to gain permission from city authorities if they wished to “dress as a man.”
Rome
Rome is a city with very strict animal protection laws.
In 2005, the city published a 59-point statute to protect animals. The law applies to both stray and domestic animals.