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Monday, 22 September 2025

It was a dream and a matter of prestige for the Romanov dynasty to gain access to the Baltic Sea and build a metropolis to testify to Russia's emergin ...

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Chicago

During World War I, Chicago was inhabited by 351.600 Poles.

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San Francisco

Jeans were invented for gold diggers.

Every prospector needed comfortable and durable clothing in which he could search for nuggets for ho ...

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Munich

This is where Oktoberfest takes place.

It is a beer festival that has been held in Munich since 1810. Although the name suggests that it ta ...

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Copenhagen

The city was founded in 1167 by Absalon, bishop of Roskilde.

Previously, there was a market and a fishing village in this place.

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Munich

A Christmas market has been organized in Munich since 1310.

For almost 500 years it was called Nikolaimarkt in honor of Saint. Nicholas of Myra. In 1806 the nam ...

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San Gimignano

San Gimignano was founded thanks to St. Gimignano, the bishop of Modena.

According to chroniclers, during Lucius Sergius Catillina’s failed coup against the Roman Republic i ...

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Cairo

Throughout its history, the city has fallen victim to the Plague over fifty times.

The outbreaks of the Black Death took place between 1348 and 1517. The initial one was the most seve ...

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Florence

Florence is the 17th richest city in Italy in terms of average employee earnings, with a figure of €23.265.

The city's total income is 6.531.204.473.

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Paris

There are eight statues symbolizing the largest cities in France, located in one of the major city squares, called the Place de la Concorde.

They symbolize Lille, Strasbourg, Marseille, Nantes, Lyon, Bordeaux, Rouen, and Brest.

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Vienna

In the 16th century, the Reformation period began in Vienna.

This religious-political-social movement initiated by Martin Luther, aimed at the renewal of Christi ...

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24 facts about Potsdam

The residence of the Prussian kings

Potsdam is the capital of Brandenburg. Due to its historical past, it is an international city, which is also reflected in the diversity of city partn ...

24 facts about Kaliningrad

Königsberg

Kaliningrad is the capital and largest city of the Kaliningrad Oblast, the westernmost federal subject of Russia. The former German capital of East Pr ...

27 facts about Tallinn

One of the most intelligent cities in the world

Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia, home to one-third of the country's population. It is located on the shores of the Gulf of Finland ...

37 facts about Los Angeles

One of the most influential cities in the world

Los Angeles, the largest city in California and the second largest city in the United States, was founded in 1781 when a group of settlers founded a p ...

22 facts about Munich

Not only beer and sausage

Munich is Germany's southernmost large city. His coat of arms depicts a monk with raised arms in black robes. The choice of the symbol is not accident ...

44 facts about Ghent

City of three towers

Ghent is one of Belgium's most visited cities by tourists. This beautiful old Flanders city combines dignity, beauty, culture, and creativity. It is a ...

16 facts about Glastonbury

The Legend of Avalon

Glastonbury - one of the most mysterious places in England. This place attracts people with various interests. Romantics come here because of the lege ...

24 facts about Dubai

Reportedly, Dubai's only limitation is human imagination

Located on the southern shore of the Persian Gulf, Dubai is one of the seven emirates that have made up the United Arab Emirates since 1971. The city ...

34 facts about Chicago

From an Indian settlement to one of the largest cities in the USA

It is one of the largest American cities and one of the most important business areas. It is inhabited by a large number of people with Polish roots, ...

26 facts about Copenhagen

The capital of Denmark

It is considered the happiest city in the world. It is a paradise for cyclists, whom you can meet a lot here as they travel along the countless bicycl ...

30 facts about Epheseus

One of the greatest ancient cities

Ephesus is probably the best-preserved ancient city in the Mediterranean. Founded in the most beautiful corners of Western Anatolia, during its heyday ...

14 facts about Bratislava

The largest city in Slovakia

Bratislava is the capital and largest city in Slovakia. Although it is one of the youngest capitals in the world, the city's history dates back to ant ...

15 facts about San Francisco

Oro en Paz, Fierro en guerra

San Francisco is located on the west coast of the United States at the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula. It began to develop dynamically in ...

22 facts about Philadelphia

"City of Brotherly Love"

Philadelphia is one of the most important and historically rich cities in the United States, the first capital of the US.Founded for religious toleran ...

34 facts about Florence

The cradle of the Renaissance

Florence is the capital of Tuscany and its most populated city. During the Middle Ages, it was one of the richest cities of that era. Many scientists ...