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Karlsruhe (South Franconian: "Kallsruh", Alemannic German: "Karlsrueh" or "Chaarlsruei") is a city in the south-west of Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg. As of 2016, Karlsruhe has about 308,000 people. The city lies on the eastern shore of the Rhine River and has a technical university. France is close by, on the other side of the Rhine River, a few kilometers to the south. Karlsruhe is the seat of the Bundesverfassungsgericht (Federal Constitutional Court of Germany).  The city was the capital of the former "Grand Duchy of Baden".  Gallery. &lt;br&gt;
Wuppertal is a city in the west of Germany, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is next to Düsseldorf. Wuppertal has about 360,000 inhabitants. It has a university. A well-known tourist attraction is the Wuppertal Schwebebahn, a tram hanging about above ground.
Bielefeld (; ) is a city in northwest Germany, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Bielefeld has about 327,000 people living there. It has a university.
Maastricht (Limburgish: "Mestreech") is a municipality in the south of the Netherlands. It is the capital city of the province of Limburg. About 120,000 people live there. Maastricht has an airport and a university (Maastricht University). The first settlement in that region was founded in the Stone age about 25000 years ago, the first permanent settlement was founded by the Celts about 500 B.C. Maastricht got City Rights in 1204. Since 1815, after the Napoleonic Wars, Maastricht belongs to the Netherlands. The European Contract of 1992 was signed in Maastricht, the so-called Treaty of Maastricht. History. The first settlement was about 25000 years ago. Real permanent settlements (and not just hunter gatherers) were founded at least as early as 5000 B.C. 4000 years after that, the Celts built a settlement in Maastricht. They presumably worshipped a "River God". A Roman city was built around 0 AD, making Maastricht the oldest city of the Netherlands (together with Nijmegen). In this time, Maastricht was called "Trajectum ad Mosam". This means "Road across the Maas". A Roman bridge in Maastricht connected the west with the east, making Maastricht a very strategic point. This bridge - located at Eksterstraat - collapsed in the 13th century, and was replaced by the famous St. Servaas bridge. In the early middle-ages Maastricht was very important in the spreading of Christianity in the Netherlands. In the 4th century, the bishop St. Servaas was the first bishop in the Netherlands, and the Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk (which also is the oldest still standing building in the Netherlands) could be described as the root of Christianity in the Netherlands. Servaas' remains are still kept in Maastricht in a tomb. Maastricht received its City Rights fairly early, in 1204. It
Utrecht is a municipality in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the Province of Utrecht and lies in the midst of both the country and the province. About 358,000 were living there in 2020, which makes Utrecht the fourth-largest city in the Netherlands. Utrecht is an important public transport junction, especially concerning the railways. It contains the largest university of the Netherlands called Utrecht University. One of the main sights is the Domkerk, a cathedral that was built between 1321 and 1382. In of a storm in 1674, part of the cathedral was destroyed. This part was never rebuilt, so now the tower is separate from the rest of the church. Utrecht is the main seat of the Roman Catholic Church in the Netherlands, the archbishop resides here.
Groningen is a municipality in the north of the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Groningen. It has about 233,000 inhabitants (2021) and a university, called the University of Groningen. Since 2019, Haren and Ten Boer have been part of the municipality of Groningen. Culture: Museums are in the city, such as Groninger Museum (picture).
Tilburg is a city in the south of the Netherlands. About 222,000 people live there (2021). Tilburg is famous for its Schrobbeler, an alcoholic drink. Tilburg University is in Tilburg.
Zwolle is a municipality and city in the province of Overijssel, the Netherlands. About 130,000 people were living there in 2021. It lies where the Vecht river flows into the IJssel river, on the eastern side of last one. It lies also in the regions of Salland and IJsselvallei, and is the capital of Overijssel province. Zwolle got city rights in 1230 and joined the Hanseatic League in 1294.
Haiphong is a city in the north of Vietnam. It has about 400,000 inhabitants and a marine harbor. About 1,700,000 people live in the district of Haiphong. Haiphong is 120 km away from Hanoi, Vietnam's capital, around 60 km away from Ha Long Bay, a popular tourist site, and very close to Cat Ba Island. Haiphong is Vietnam's third most populated city, with only Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City having more people. It is one of six municipalities of Vietnam, meaning it is a city with the same status as a province. Haiphong Port is the busiest seaport in northern Vietnam. The city has an international airport, Cat Bi Airport, which was used as an airbase for the North Vietnamese Army during the Vietnam War.
Oldenburg (Low Saxon: "Ollnborg", Low Saxon spelling: "Ollenborg") is a city in the north of Germany, in the state of Lower Saxony. It was formerly the capital of the old Grand Duchy of Oldenburg.  It has about 160,000 inhabitants. It has a university.
Braunschweig () is a city in the north of Germany, in the state of Lower Saxony. It was probably founded in the 9th century. About 245,000 people live there. It has a technical university. and it was the capital of the Duchy of Brunswick
Kos is a Greek island, belonging to the Dodecanese island group in the Aegean Sea.  About 30,000 people live on Kos, 16,000 of them in the island capital Kos City in the west of the island. There is an international airport near Antimachia in the middle of the island and a sea harbour in Kos City. Kos Island's main industry is tourism. About 300,000 tourists take rooms on Kos every year and a lot of tourists take a one-day trip to Kos from neighboring islands or the Turkish coast. 17 km overseas lies Bodrum, Turkey. People have lived on Kos since the 15th century BC, maybe longer. Until the 4th century BC the capital of the island was in the west of it, near Kefalos. After an earthquake it moved to Kos City. Later the Hellenics, then the Romans and the Byzantines got the island. The Knights of St. John built great forts on Kos, in Kos City and near Antimachia. The Turkish took over Kos in 1523. From 1912 to 1943 the Dodecanese islands belonged to Italy, from 1943 to 1945 to the Germans, and from 1945 to 1946, the British ruled them. Since 1946, they belong to Greece. The most important tourist attraction is the Askelepsion, an old temple for the Greek god Askelapsios. It was built between the 5th and the 1st century BC. The physician Hippocrates was from Kos.
Crete is the largest of the Greek islands. It separates the Aegean Sea from the rest of the Mediterranean Sea. Like the Fertile Crescent, Crete had rich soil, a warm climate, and plenty of water. With less time spent fighting to live, the Cretans began to make complicated things. From the wild crocus flowers which covered their island, the Cretans collected saffron used in yellow dye, in food, and in medicine. From the Egyptians, they received rich cloth and jewels. From the Hittites, they learned how to use iron. From the wealthy Lydians, they learned to use money. From Phoneicia, the Cretans received the alphabet which is used today. In various later centuries the island was ruled in turn by ancient Greeks, Romans, Arabs, Venetians, Turks, and modern Greeks.  Cretan capital. Cretans chose kings to rule over them for seven years each. The king was known as "Minos", and the people "Minoans". The capital of Crete was Knossos (nos' us). Beautiful friezes (decorating bands) were on the walls. The symbol of the double-ax was used, and is thought to represent the power of a king. The throne was only a seat with a high back, and the nobles had only benches to sit on. However, the benches were covered with red and white plaster. On the walls were painted fish, dolphins, and seaweed. The queen had her own private staircase so she could go upstairs without bothering the men. Several rooms in the palace had jars which were six feet tall, and were used to keep wheat, oil, dye and other things. Cretan life. Religion. On Crete the Minoan Culture started 4700 years ago. The palace of Knossos is well-known and is a labyrinth. Visitors were lost in the labyrinth unless they used a string behind them to find their way back. In this place, it was said that a Minotaur, half bull and half man, lived. Every year seven young men and seven girls were sacrificed to the Minotaur. Many scholars
Rhodes is a Greek island, belonging to the Dodecanese island group. In Greek it is called "Rhodos". The largest cities are Rhodes City in the north and Lindos in the south-east. About 125,000 people live on Rhodes. It has an international airport in Paradisi in the north, near to Rhodes (city).  First settlement were on Rhodes at the 16th century before Christ. Rhodes was an important Fort for the Knights of St. John in their war against the Turkish invasion. In 1644 the Turkish occupied Rhodes. 1912 Italy won the Dodecanese from Turkey, 1943 Germany took them over, 1945 the British. Since 1946 the islands have belonged to Greece. Rhodes lives mostly on tourism industry now. History. During antiquity, Rhodes was an ancient Greek state. Rhodes' people belonged to the Greek race of Dorians. In those days there were three important towns in the island - Lindos, Kameiros and Ialysos. Later, during the fourth century B.C., Rhodes city was founded. Between the third and first century B.C. Rhodes was a powerful state.  In the first century, Rhodes was conquered by the Romans. Later it came under Byzantine rule. In the Middle Ages, it was conquered by the Knights of St. John, who were crusaders. They built the big castles in the city of Rhodes. Later, it came under Turkish rule, Italian rule and in the year 1946 was united with Greece.
Tenerife is one of the seven Canary Islands. It is part of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the capital of the province being on the island. The other province in the Canary Islands is Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. With 899.833 inhabitants, Tenerife is the most populated island of the Canary Islands and the second most populated island of Spain (after Mallorca). The flag adopted by the island is that of a white St Andrew's cross on a navy blue background this is due to St Andrew being the patron saint of the island.  Geologically it grew up from a volcano, the Teide. This volcano has had many violent eruptions over its very long history, the most recent of those eruptions took place in 1909. Island capital is Santa Cruz de Tenerife, other important cities are Puerto de la Cruz, La Orotava, Arona, Adeje and San Cristóbal de La Laguna, all in the north of the island. Also important town of Candelaria, where they worship the patron saint of the Canary Islands, the Virgin of Candelaria. The island is currently dependent on the tourism industry for much of its income. Tenerife has two international airports, one in the south near the centres of tourism in Playa de Las Americas, Costa Adeje and Los Cristianos, and one in the north near Santa Cruz, which is where the world's worst plane disaster happened on March 27, 1977. Two Boeing 747 planes collided on the runway and killed 582 The biggest tourist attractions are the volcano Teide (top is more than 3,000 m above sea level) and the Loro Parque in Puerto de la Cruz.
Majorca (or Mallorca) is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is the largest of the Balearic Islands. About 869,067 people (as of January 1, 2010) live on Mallorca, making it the most populated island of Spain. Palma de Mallorca is the capital of Mallorca. Palma has a population of 375,000. Mallorca has one international airport, one university and its own subway. The economy of the island depends on the tourism industry. Other important cities in Mallorca are Calvià (43.499), Manacor (35.908), Llucmajor (29.891), Marratxí (28.237), Inca (26.504), Felanitx (16.566), Pollença (15.987), Alcúdia (15.897) and Sóller (12.521).
"Not to be confused with Hue." Huế is a city in Central Vietnam. About 200,000 people live in the city of Huế. From 1802 to 1945 Huế was the capital city of Vietnam under the Nguyen Dynasty. Today people can visit the Imperial City, where the Nguyen emperors lived and ruled, and the tombs of the Nguyen emperors. Huế has an Medicinical University and is the seat of an archebishop. The city is famous for food that is unique to the city, especially the dish Bún bò Huế. It was also the place where the Battle of Huế was fought, which was one of the longest and deadliest battles in the Vietnam War.
Da Nang is the biggest city in Central Vietnam and the fourth largest city in Vietnam. It has about 870,000 people (2010). The city is built by the Han River (Vietnam) and Vietnam's central coast. Nearby is Hoi An, a popular tourist town, and Hue, Vietnam's former capital. It is connected to Hue by the Hai Van Pass, a well-known national highway and popular tourist spot. It is a popular city for tourism, both in-country and international, because of its beaches. Its airport, Da Nang International Airport, used to also be used as airbase to fight against North Vietnam and the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War. The city was a part of Quang Nam province until 1997, when the Vietnamese government decided to make the city its own municipality, or an area directly ruled by the central government. Today, it is one of Vietnam's five municipalities. The other municipalities are Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Haiphong, and Can Tho. Da Nang Port is Vietnam's third largest port and the largest port in Central Vietnam. Since it is close to the ocean and since there is little farmland, the city's economy makes much more money from fishing than from farming. Popular tourist attractions include the Ba Na Hills, the Golden Bridge, the Da Nang Sun Wheel, the Marble Mountains, and the Dragon Bridge. Special food and drinks include mì Quảng noodles, bánh xèo, bún chả cá, snails, avocado ice cream, and coconut coffee. Food from Hue and Hoi An are also popular in Danang.  Other Chamic sources, with similar definitions, have been proposed. Inrasara (aka Phú Trạm), a researcher specializing in Champa, suggests "Da Nang" is a variation of the Cham word "daknan" (lit. "the large water"); Sakaya (aka Văn Món), another Champa researcher, claims a connection with the Raglai word "danang", meaning "river source".
Rostock ( ]) is a city in the northeast of Germany. It is in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Rostock has over 200,000 people (204,260 in December 2011). It has an old university (founded in 1419). The town is on the river Warnow. The mayor is Roland Methling. The city today has the name "Hansestadt" (Hanseatic city) in memory of its history, where it has been an important part of the Hanseatic League. The architecture of the city and the region is influenced by this historic period. Rostock is on the Baltic Sea. It has an important harbor. A district of the city, Warnemünde, is famous for its long beaches. It has a humid continental climate ("Dfb" in the Koeppen climate classification). The most important football club of Rostock is F.C. Hansa Rostock. It is in the German Bundesliga. Other major Hanseatic cities today are: Hamburg, Lübeck, Wismar, Stralsund, Bremen, Greifswald and Demmin.
Ingolstadt ( , ; Bavarian: "Inglstod" ] or "Ingoistod", Latin: "Auripolis") is a city in the German state of Bavaria near Munich. It is on the Danube river and has about 127,000 inhabitants. History. In 1472, Bavaria's first university was founded in Ingolstadt. The Bavarian "Reinheitsgebot", a regulation about the purity of beer, was started there in 1516. The car manufacturer Audi has its main base in Ingolstadt. Ingolstadt is also the setting of Mary Shelley's famous novel "Frankenstein".
Jena is a city in the middle of Germany, in the state of Thuringia. About 103,000 people live there. Jena has a university called Friedrich Schiller University. Geography. Jena is partly in the middle hall valley between from mixed woodlands covered shelly limestone and sandstone slopes (geological phenomena are among other things the devil holes and the student chute). On them, numerous partially rare Orchideenarten occurs. From north to south Jena is wide, and from east to west . The following larger cities are close to Jena: Gera, approx. east, Erfurt, approx. west, Weimar, approx. west, Naumburg (Saale), approx. northeast, is (Saale), to approx. northeast, Leipzig, approx. northeast and Chemnitz, approx. east, Rudolstadt, approx. south.
Paderborn (, "Paterboärn") is a city in the middle west of Germany, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The name of the city derives from the river Pader and "born", an old German term for the source of a river. The river Pader originates in more than 200 springs near Paderborn Cathedral. It has about 150,338 inhabitants and a university. Paderborn has a football club in the first men's league in Germany (SC Paderborn 07) and a basketball team in the 2nd German league (Paderborn Baskets). Pope John Paul II visited Paderborn in 1996 and Pope Leo III visited Paderborn in 799. Paderborn has got a very big cathedral. It was built by Charlemagne ("Karl der Große").
Kassel is a city in Germany, in the state of Hessen. It has about 195,000 inhabitants and a university. Every 5 years there is an international arts exhibition "documenta" in Kassel. The best football team KSV Hessen Kassel plays in the Regionalliga, the fourth Division in Germany.
Cottbus (Low Sorbian: "Chóśebuz", Upper Sorbian: "Choćebuz") is a city in the east of Germany, in the state of Brandenburg. Cottbus has about 105,000 inhabitants and is the second largest city after Potsdam in Brandenburg. It lies southeast of Berlin on the River Spree. There are two universities, the Brandenburgische Technische Universität (BTU) and the Hochschule Lausitz. Other websites.
Mönchengladbach (Low Franconian: "Jlabbach", "Jelabbach") is a city in the very west of Germany, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is 35 km from Düsseldorf and 15 km from the Netherlands away. It has about 260,000 inhabitants and a well-known soccer team, Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Regensburg ( ]; Czech: "Řezno", ]; "Rengschburg" or "Rengschbuach" ]) is a city in the south of Germany, in the east of the state of Bavaria. It has about 138,000 inhabitants and a university. Important people from Regensburg. Konrad of Megenberg died in the city in 1374.
Mannheim (; or ) is a city in the southwest of Germany. It is in the northwest of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The city was built in the Rhine River valley where the Rhine and the Neckar Rivers meet. The city of Ludwigshafen is on the opposite bank of the Rhine. Mannheim and Ludwigshafen together with Heidelberg and other cities make a big area called "Rhine-Neckar-Area" or "Rhein-Neckar Triangle". Nearly 2.4 million people live in this area. As of 2020, 309,720 people live in the city. Mannheim is the biggest city in "Rhine-Neckar-Area". It has an oceanic climate ("Cfb" in the Koeppen climate classification). Mannheim has universities. The city has a history of important transport inventions. The first automobile, tractor and bicycle (draisine or velocipede, as the earliest recognisable bicycles were called) were all made or presented for the first time in Mannheim. This is why the city is also called the "city of inventions". The "Forbes" magazine ranked Mannheim 11th of the most inventive cities worldwide. During World War II almost all of the old city was destroyed. The houses were built again after the war. Year 2007 was the city's 400th birthday. Mannheim is now an important city because of its business power and culture. The "New Economy Magazine" praised Mannheim's positive economic and innovative environment. It has very good transport connections, by road, rail and water. Demographics. The following list shows significant groups of foreigners by nationalities. 44,7% of all Mannheim inhabitants are from foreign descent. The population of Neckarstadt-West district is the most foreign (68.9%). The population of the Wallstadt district is the least foreign (23,1%). Economy. Mannheim had a gross domestic product (GDP) of €20.921 billion in 2018. This makes it 17th on the list of German cities by GDP. It is the economic centre of the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region. This is one of Germany's most important business locations. Sister cities. Mannheim is twinned with:
Dordrecht is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province South Holland. Dordrecht was founded in 1047 and got its City Rights in 1220. It was the first city in the west of the Netherlands to get City Rights. In 1572 the Dutch Dukes under Willem van Oranien declared their independence from Spain in Dordrecht. Dordrecht has about 120,000 inhabitants. It has a marine harbor, metal and food industry.
's-Hertogenbosch () is a municipality in the Netherlands, and also the capital of the province of North Brabant. It is in the southern Netherlands, south of Amsterdam. In 2015, Maasdonk became a part to 's-Hertogenbosch.
Razorlight are an Anglo-Swedish indie rock band. They formed in 2002.  Razorlight are best known for the songs "Golden Touch", "Somewhere Else" and "In the Morning".
Gran Canaria is one of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. The capital and biggest city is Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in the north of the island. Economical centre (tourism) of the island is in the south. Gran Canaria is the second most populous island of the Canary Islands, after Tenerife. Gran Canaria lives - like most of the Canary Islands - mainly on tourism, although Las Palmas does have one of the most important ports in the Atlantic. The touristic centres Maspalomas and Playa del Ingles in the south are especially popular.  The climate varies very little through the year. Gran Canaria is very popular for its party tourism.  The international airport is farther north. The administration of the Canary Islands is shared between Tenerife and Gran Canaria.
Bremerhaven (Low German: "Bremerhoben") is a city in the north of Germany, in the state of Bremen. It is where the rivers Weser and Geeste meet. Bremerhaven has more than 115,000 people. It lives mostly on its marine industry. The city was founded in 1827. A city called Geestemünde was founded in 1847 as a "rival" of Bremerhaven. Some villages around Bremerhaven are older. Geestemünde and Lehe were joined together in 1927 to Wesermünde. Wesermünde and Bremerhaven were unified in 1939 to Wesermünde. After the Second World War the city was called Bremerhaven. Bremerhaven was one of the important harbours of emigration in Europe. In 2005 a museum of emigration opened in Bremerhaven (the "Deutsches Auswanderhaus"). Bremerhaven has a railway station Bremerhaven Hauptbahnhof that opened in 1914. It was in Geestemünde in 1862. It was the first railway station in the area. Bremerhaven has an oceanic climate ("Cfb" in the Köppen climate classification).