Towns and Cities: Europe

Note that the UK gets a page to itself.

Europe's closest capital cities (excluding Rome and the Vatican, Nicosia and Northern Nicosia):

Vienna

Bratislava

The distance between these two cities is about 80 kilometres (50 miles).

Germany's westernmost city – close to the Belgian and Dutch borders		Aachen
Second city of Denmark		Aarhus
Town on the Garonne river, in the Nouvelle–Aquitaine region (south–west France): known as the "capital of the prune"		Agen
Major seaport – some sources say Spain's largest – near Gibraltar, on the Mediterranean coast; name derived from Arabic		Algeciras
Swiss town where William Tell shot the apple off his son's head		Altdorf
Anne Frank's House – where she hid from the Nazis		Amsterdam
Headquarters of Greenpeace
Former capital of Anjou (before the French Revolution); its 13th–century fortress, with 17 towers, houses the Apocalypse Tapestry		Angers
Belgium's second–largest metropolitan area, and largest "city proper"; and Europe's second–largest port (by cargo tonnage); also famous for diamond–cutting		Antwerp
Rubenshuis (home and studio of Peter Paul Rubens from 1577 to 1640)
City in Provence where Van Gogh lived for over a year near the end of his life – one of his most productive periods – where he was visited by Gauguin and where he cut off his ear as his mental health deteriorated		Arles
Russian port on the Volga delta (Caspian Sea): gave its name to a curly–woolled lambskin from the Middle East and a rough fabric that imitates it		Astrakhan
Arch of Hadrian		Athens
The first European Capital of Culture (1985)
The Plaka is the old historical part of
French town on the River Creuse, noted for tapestry and carpets		Aubusson
Palace of the Popes		Avignon
Fashionable spa town in the Black Forest		Baden–Baden
Founded (according to legend) by Hannibal's father (or alternatively, founded by Heracles and rebuilt by Hannibal's father)		Barcelona
Capital of Catalonia, and the commercial capital of Spain
Placa de Catalunya; Las Ramblas (or La Rambla) – means "the riverbed" – broad tree–lined avenue with a central pedestrianised area
Sagrada Familia (a massive church designed by Antoni Gaudi: construction began 1882, completion scheduled for 2026); also several other works by him, including Casa Milà, Casa Batlló, Parc Güell and the unfinished Church of Colònia Güell
Venetian Towers (two towers, one on either side of a busy road, each modelled on St. Mark's campanile in Venice); Arc de Triomf (Arco de Triunfo); Fabra Observatory
Camp Nou – Europe's largest sports stadium – home to the football club that shares its name with the city; often rendered in English as Nou Camp
Switzerland's third largest city, and its only cargo port (on the Rhine); the 'tripoint' of France, Germany and Switzerland lies in its northern outskirts		Basel (Basle)
Bavarian town where Wagner lived for the last 11 years of his life (1872–83); an opera house devoted to his operas was built there in 1876, and a festival has been held there annually since 1951		Bayreuth (by–royt)
Norway's second most populous city		Bergen
Situated at the confluence of the rivers Spree and Havel		Berlin
Brandenburg Gate; Potsdamer Platz; Unter den Linden (a tree–lined boulevard); Kurfüstendamm (famous avenue, known locally as Ku'damm); Charlottesburg Palace (now a museum); replica of America's Liberty Bell
French resort on the Bay of Biscay, patronised by Napoleon III, Queen Victoria and King Edward VII; venue of the 2019 G7 conference		Biarritz
Seaport and largest city in the three Basque provinces of Spain; Spain's largest Atlantic seaport		Bilbao
Guggenheim Museum, opened 1997 (spectacular design, shaped like a ship)
Danish town (population 6,672 in 2022): home to Lego, and the site of the first Legoland theme park (opened in 1968)		Billund
Town in Slovenia: a major tourist destination for the glacial lake to which it gives its name, the mediaeval castle overlooking the lake, and the island in the lake with a church on it		Bled
Capital of the Italian region of Emilio–Romagna – famous for its university and for a popular food dish		Bologna
Capital of West Germany (1949–90)		Bonn
Beck's brewery		Bremen
Industrial city in the Czech Republic, famous for the gun made there		Brno (Bren gun)
Mannekin Pis (a 2–foot–high bronze statue of a naked boy urinating into a fountain)		Brussels
Headquarters of NATO (moved from Paris in 1967), the European Commission, and the EU's Council of Ministers
The Atomium (a representation of an iron crystal, created for Expo '58)
Formed in 1873 when two towns on opposite sides of the Danube were merged, its name being a concatenation of theirs		Budapest
St. Stephen's Basilica, The Fisherman's Bastion (an ornate tower in the castle, offering a unique panorama of the city); Dohány Street Synagogue – the biggest in Europe
Capital of Castile: famous for its cathedral (a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1984) and its assoiation with the famous nobleman and military leader known as El Cid		Burgos
City in the Aude region of south–west France, renowned for the extensive remains of its mediaeval fortifications – restored by Eugène Viollet–le–Duc in 1853, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997		Carcassonne
City in Tuscany, famous for its white or blue–grey marble		Carrara
'Oldest city in Germany' (on the left bank of the Rhine); described by Victor Hugo as the 'City of Dreams'		Cologne
Gave its name to the product first created in 1709 by the Italian immigrant Giovanni Maria Farina, which has become a generic name for such products
Ludwig Museum (one of Europe's foremost museums of modern art)
Its cathedral, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996, is Germany's most–visited landmark, and contains a shrine which is claimed to house relics of the three wise men
Situated beside Lake Malar, on the island of Zealand; name means 'Merchant's harbour'		Copenhagen
Tivoli Gardens; The Little Mermaid (a memorial to Hans Christian Andersen, sculptor Edvard Ericsson)
Noma restaurant – named by British magazine Restaurant as the best in the world, 2010 and 2011
Town Hall houses the world's most accurate mechanical clock – the Olsen clock
French terminus of the Channel Tunnel (near Calais)		Coquelles
Second most populous city in the Republic of Ireland; dubbed "the rebel city" by King Henry VII of England, for its support of Perkin Warbeck and his claim to the throne (1491)		Cork
Stradivarius Museum (home of Antonio Stradivari 1644–1737, and the Amati family – including Andrea Amati 1505–78 and his grandson Nicolò Amati, 1596–1684)		Cremona
Swiss winter sports resort, home of the annual meetings of the World Economic Forum		Davos
Dutch town near Rotterdam, in South Holland province, famous for its glazed (blue and white) earthenware with a strong Chinese influence		Delft
Regional capital of Burgundy, famous for its mustard		Dijon
Town in Co. Kerry, in south–west Ireland: gives its name to the peninsula that it stands on; famous for Fungie the dolphin, who has frequented its bay since 1983 (still there in 2020!)		Dingle
Capital of the German state of Saxony: gives its name to the fine china produced there 1709–10 (see Meissen), devastated by Allied bombing in World War II		Dresden
St. Patrick's and Christ Church cathedrals		Dublin
Phoenix Park (often said to be Europe's largest city park, although the same claim is made for Richmond Park in London) – gave its name to a reacecourse, on its northern edge, which opened in 1902 and closed in 1990
Abbey Theatre – its country's National Theatre; opened in 1904, the first state–subsidised theatre in the English–speaking world (from 1925); moved from its original building following a fire in 1951
First performance of Handel's Messiah (13 April 1742)
The phrase 'beyond the Pale' refers to the surroundings of
Name translates as 'black pool'
Croatian coastal city that became a destination for Game of Thrones fans after it was used as the location for scenes set in King's Landing, capital of the Seven Kingdoms (from Series 2)		Dubrovnik
Town near Antwerp, Belgium: gave its name to a heavy woollen fabric and thus to a type of coat and a type of bag made from it		Duffel
Steel–producing and former coal–mining city at the confluence of the Ruhr and the Rhine: the world's largest inland port and harbour (Wikipedia)		Duisburg
Port of Dublin		Dun Laoghaire
German city where the supermarket chain Aldi was founded in 1946, and whose name is literally German for 'to eat'		Essen
Major city of the Algarve, and the site of its main airport; lies on the mainland side of the Ria Formosa lagoon (as do the smaller towns of Olhão and Tavira)		Faro
Capital of Tuscany; Ponte Vecchio ('old bridge'), Uffizi art gallery, Pitti Palace, Giotto's Tower		Florence
Anglicised name, used in English for the Dutch port of Vlissingen		Flushing
Headquarters of the European Central Bank; the EU's two tallest buildings, before the completion of London's Shard and after Brexit		Frankfurt
Irish city that has an annual Oyster Festival		Galway
Poland's chief port		Gdansk (Danzig)
Headquarters of the International Red Cross, World Health Organisation, and World Trade Organisation		Geneva
Palace of the Nations
League of Nations met between the Wars in
Italy's busiest port; gives its name to the northernmost part of the Ligurian Sea		Genoa
Town in Lombardy, famous for its semi–hard, blue–veined cheese, noted for its sharp flavour		Gorgonzola
Sweden's second largest city: home of Volvo		Gothenburg
The last Spanish city to be re–conquered from the Moors under Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile (1492)		Granada
Name is Spanish for pomegranate; has the pomegranate as its heraldic symbol
Alhambra Palace
Town on the French Riviera, the centre of the French perfume industry		Grasse
Austria's second most populous city, and the capital of the state of Styria		Graz
City on the river Spaarne, about 20 km (12 mi) west of Amsterdam and near the coastal dunes: the historical centre of the Dutch tulip bulb–growing district – nicknamed 'Bloemenstad' (flower city); part of Manhattan (New York City) was named after it		Haarlem
International Court of Justice (the primary judicial branch of the United Nations)		The Hague
Germany's second largest city, after Berlin; Europe's second largest port, after Rotterdam, and the world's ninth largest		Hamburg
The Reeperbahn is the famous red light district in
Capital of, and largest city in, the German state of Lower Saxony		Han(n)over hanover hannover
The most northerly capital city in mainland Europe, the most northerly city with a population of more than one million, and the most northerly city to host the modern (Summer) Olympics		Helsinki
Tapiola – a garden suburb, which gave its name to a piece by Sibelius
Centre of broadcasting in Holland		Hilversum
Across the Seine estuary from Le Havre: painted by many artists, including Monet and Courbet		Honfleur
Dutch port served by ferries from Harwich		Hook of Holland
Capital of the Tyrol		Innsbruck
Situated on the River Aare, between lakes Bruinz and Thun; name coined 1891 – previously known as Aarmühle		Interlaken
Spans the Bosphorus; the only city in the world that spans a continental border (most of the historical sightseeing spots are on the European side)		Istanbul
The Blue Mosque; the Great Palace Mosaic Museum
Town on the river Saale, in the former East Germany, famous for the manufacture of glass and optical instruments		Jena
Sherry: name comes from		Jerez de la Frontera
Capital of the Republic of Tatarstan: Russia's fifth largest city, and the largest on the Volga; its football club takes its name from the Russian word for a ruby		Kazan
Swiss ski resort, known as Prince Charles's favourite (it's where Wills and Harry first ski–ed; one of its cable cars was named after him; his equerry Major Hugh Lindsay lost his life there in 1988 when the royal party was hit by an avalanche)		Klosters
Karol Wojtyla, before becoming Pope John Paul II, was Archbishop of		Kraków krakow
Oskar Schindler's Enamel Factory is now the location of two museums (a Museum of Contemporary Art, and a branch of the Historical Museum) in
Capital of the Abruzzo region (Italy): prone to earthquakes, notably in April 2009		L'Aquila
Headquarters of the IOC; Olympic Museum (Swiss city, on Lake Geneva)		Lausanne
The largest city in the German state of Saxony (but not the capital)		Leipzig
Gewandhaus concert hall (Mendelssohn was conductor of its orchestra from 1835 until his death in 1847)
Former mining town in the Pas–de–Calais department of France, where the Louvre opened its second museum in 2012		Lens
Portuguese name for the Greek harbour town of Naupactus – best known as the scene of a famous naval battle of 1571		Lepanto
Cyprus's second largest city and largest port – near the southern tip of the island		Limassol
Capital of the Limousin region of France, famous for its mediaeval enamels (on copper), 19th century porcelain, and oak barrels used to store cognac		Limoges
25th of April Bridge; Belém Tower		Lisbon
Port of Tuscany, on the Ligurian sea: traditionally known in English as Leghorn		Livorno
Second largest city in Poland		Lodz
City in south–west Germany, across the River Rhine from Mannheim: home to the chemicals giant BASF; officially founded in 1844 by the King of Bavaria, who named it after himself		Ludwigshafen
Seat of the European Court of Justice, the European Court of Auditors, the Secretariat of the European Parliament, the European Investment Bank, the European Investment Fund, and the European Stability Mechanism (all institutions of the European Union)		Luxembourg (City)
France's third–largest city, after Paris and Marseille; at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, between the Beaujolais and Côtes du Rhône wine regions (to the north and south respectively)		Lyon
Prefecture (capital) of the Auvergne–Rhône–Alpes region (formed in 2016 by the merger of Auvergne and Rhône–Alpes); previously the prefecture of Rhône–Alpes
Likes to be known as the "gastronomic capital of the world"; has 20 Michelin–starred restaurants; the bouchon is a distinctive local type of restaurant, featuring hearty meat–centred dishes such as sausages, duck pâté and roast pork
Headquarters of Interpol (moved there in 1989 from St. Cloud, a suburb of Paris)
At 2,188 ft. (667m), Europe's highest capital city above sea level (excluding San Marino and Andorra la Vella)		Madrid
The "Golden Triangle of Art": Prado Museum and Art Gallery (founded 1818), Queen Sofia Museum of 20th Century art, Thyssen–Bornemizsa Museum
Town in Lombardy, northern Italy (now in the Metropolitan City of Milan): gave its name to a battle of 1859, during the Second Italian War of Independence, and hence to a colour and a character in the Rocky Horror (Picture) Show, among other things		Magenta
Capital of Minorca, after which mayonnaise is said to be named; also said (by Wikipedia) to have the world's second deepest natural harbour		Mahon
Sweden's third largest city (after Stockholm and Gothenburg); home of the only Swedish football club to have reached the European Cup final – the club where Zlatan Ibrahimovich began his career		Malmö
The largest city in Provence, and the second largest in France (after Paris)		Marseille(s)
Prefecture of the Bouches–du–Rhône departement, and the home of bouillabaisse
Town near Dresden, famous for high quality porcelain since 1710		Meissen
Capital of Lorraine – famous for its yellow limestone architecture		Metz
Regional capital of Lombardy, and Italy's second–largest city		Milan
Pirelli Tower (headquarters of Pirelli)
Headquarters of Alfa Romeo, and of Dolce & Gabbana
Italian stock exchange
La Scala opera house
Leonardo's Last Supper (in the refectory of the convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie)
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium (formerly San Siro)
Monza racetrack is near
Italian city famous for balsamic vinegar, and also for Ferrari and Maserati cars which are built there		Modena
Capital of the Belgian province of Hainault; site of the first battle fought by British forces in World War I		Mons
Town in the Rhône–Alpes region, Drôme département of France, famous for nougat		Montélimar
Capital of the French region of Languedoc–Rousillon, and also of the departement of Hérault – shares its name (with a minor spelling variation) with a US state capital		Montpellier
St. Basil's Cathedral, Bolshoi Theatre, Gorky Park; GUM (a famous department store)		Moscow
Capital of Bavaria, and Germany's third largest city		Munich
Oktoberfest (described by Wikipedia as "the world's largest beer festival and travelling funfair") takes place in
German city: also an Irish province, a TV family, and a town in Alsace that's famous for its cheese		Munster
Russia's most northerly port, the most populous city within the Arctic Circle, and the last city founded in the Russian Empire; situated on Kola Bay (an inlet of the Barents Sea), on the Kola Peninsula		Murmansk
Italy's third–largest city (after Rome and Milan); name comes from the Latin (or Greek) meaning 'new city'		Naples
Built around the lower slopes of Mount Vesuvius
Home of the pizza
Stadio San Paolo, where Argentina beat Italy on penalties in the semi–final of the 1990 FIFA World Cup
France's 5th–largest city, situated on the Baie des Anges (Bay of Angels) – about 8 miles west of Monte Carlo; gives its name to a type of biscuit		Nice
Promenade des Anglais
Known as Lefkosia (lef–ko–SEE–a) in Greek and Lefkoşa (lef–KO–sha) in Turkish		Nicosia
France: capital of the Gard departement, gave its name to denim (Serge de …)		Nimes
At the confluence of the Volga and Oka rivers: name is Russian for 'Lower Newtown'		Nizhny Novgorod
Situated on the River Ob in southern Siberia, and a major centre of scientific research: Russia's third largest city, after Moscow and St. Petersburg (population just over 1.5 million in January 2015)		Novosibirsk
Swiss town, near Geneva – headquarters of UEFA		Nyon
German (Bavarian) village that celebrates surviving the Plague by performing a passion play every 10 years		Oberammergau
Potemkin Stairs (originally named the Primorsky Stairs; renamed under the Soviet regime after featuring in Eisenstein's film Battleship Potemkin; reverted to the original name after Ukrainian independence, but still popularly known by the Soviet name)		Odessa
Sometimes known as "the Pearl of the Black Sea"
Hosted the Winter Olympics, 1952: the only capital city to do so (to 2014)		Oslo
Capital of Sicily, and Italy's fifth–largest city		Palermo
Teatro Massimo Vittorio Emanuele – Europe's third–largest opera house, renowned for its "perfect" acoustics
Capital and major town of Majorca		Palma
Capital of Navarre: home of the San Fermin festival, a nine–day festival starting on 6 July and famous for the daily encierro (the Running of the Bulls)		Pamplona
Headquarters of UNESCO, and the European Space Agency; NATO headquarters moved to Brussels in 1967 from		Paris
City other than London that has Temple buildings, once belonging to the Templars
City other than New York that has a Cleopatra's Needle and a Statue of Liberty
Austerlitz Station
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Italian city famous for ham and cheese		Parma
The southernmost city in metropolitan (i.e. mainland) France: home to the Catalans Dragons rugby league club		Perpignan
The port that serves Athens		Piraeus
Piazza dei Miracoli (declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987)		Pisa
Charles Bridge, Hradcany Castle, Wenceslas Square; St. Vitus's Cathedral, Church of Our Lady before Týn		Prague
The world's oldest working astronomical clock – installed in 1410 on the tower of the town hall (now known as the Old Town Hall)
The Nationale–Nederlanden building – popularly known as the Dancing House
Strahon Stadium – the world's largest sports venue
Portugal's second–largest city (near the mouth of the Douro river)		Porto (or Oporto)
Capital of the French region of Brittany		Rennes
The world's most northerly capital city		Reykjavik
Name translates loosely as 'Smoke Cove' (after the hot springs in its vicinity); often referred to in English as 'Bay of Smoke', 'Smoky Bay', or 'Smoky Harbour'
Centre of the Champagne region		Rheims (Reims)
Coat of arms bears the initials SPQR		Rome
Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, San Angelo Bridge
Civitavecchia and Ostia are ports that serve, or have served
First European city to stage the FIFA World Cup Final twice
Irish port served by passenger ferries from Fishguard, Pembroke Dock, Cherbourg, Roscoff and Le Havre		Rosslare
Holland's second largest city, and the world's busiest port – Europort, Euromast		Rotterdam
Headquarters of the Dutch part of Unilever (known before merging with Lever Bros as Margarine Unie)
Capital of the French region of Normandy		Rouen
Nonnberg Abbey – founded around 714, made famous in The Sound of Music		Salzburg
Small city on Spain's Atlantic coast (Bay of Biscay), 14 miles from the French border		San Sebastian
Bay of La Concha (famous for its beaches)
The Spanish government moves during the summer months from Madrid to
Capital of Tenerife		Santa Cruz
Capital of the Spanish 'autonomous community' of Galicia: built around the shrine of Saint James the Great (the apostle James, son of Zebedee), now its Cathedral, and the destination of the Way of St. James, a leading Catholic pilgrimage route since the 9th century		Santiago de Compostela
Bridge of Brotherhood and Unity		Sarajevo
Major city of the Crimea; base of the Russian and Soviet Black Sea fleets; in 2010, the extension of Russia's lease on its naval base there (from Ukraine) until 2042 led to a brawl in the parliament chamber. (Ukraine also has a naval base there.)		Sevastopol
Capital of Andalusia: gives its name to a bitter orange, used especially in marmalade		Seville
Alcazar Palace
Piazza del Campo – venue of the Palio, a traditional annual horse race; gives its name to a yellowish–brown or reddish–brown pigment used in painting		Siena
Slaveykov Square		Sofia
Belgian town: gave its name to any place where mineral–rich spring water (or seawater) is used to give medicinal baths – eleven of which, throughout Europe, were named by UNESCO as a "transnational" World Heritage Site in 2021		Spa
Croatia's second largest city, and Dalmatia's largest: on the Adriatic coast; home to Diocletian's Palace (built for the Roman Emperor of that name, in AD 305)		Split
Norway's fourth largest city: known as its petroleum (or oil) capital; venue of the biennial (once every two years) Offshore North Sea Convention		Stavanger
Poland's seventh largest city, and a major Baltic seaport: identified by Churchill in 1946 as the northern extremity of the Iron Curtain		Stettin
Situated at the head of the Gulf of Finland		St. Petersburg
Dubbed by Pushkin the "Window on Europe" (or on the West)
Peter and Paul Fortress; Hermitage Museum and Art Gallery
Kirov Ballet is based in
City centre is built on fourteen islands		Stockholm
Vasa Museum (built to house the restored 17th century warship of that name)
Capital of France's Grand Est region, and of the historical region of Alsace: seat of the European Court of Human Rights, and the Council of Europe; the European Parliament sits monthly in		Strasbourg
Capital of the German state of Baden–Württemberg, on the banks of the river Neckar: home of Mercedes–Benz and Porsche; also the first VW Beetle prototypes. Sometimes known as "the cradle of the automobile"		Stuttgart
Name means 'Danish city'		Tallinn
Greece's second largest city: capital of Greek Macedonia, lying at the head of the Thermaic Gulf, a northern branch of the Aegean Sea		Thessaloniki
Town in central Spain, on the banks of the Tagus: capital of Spain under the Romans, noted for sword–making; now a World Heritage Site; also a town in Ohio, USA		Toledo
Capital of both the Haute–Garonne department and the Occitanie region of France (the latter formed in 2016), often described as the centre of the European aerospace industry; Blagnac, location of Airbus headquarters, is one of its suburbs		Toulouse
Mediterranean seaport: now in Italy, near the border with Slovenia; formerly the major seaport of the Austro–Hungarian Empire; identified by Churchill in 1946 as the southern extreme of the Iron Curtain		Trieste
Prosecco – the village that gave its name to "the party wine of choice" – is now a suburb of
Home to the Illy coffee brand
Capital of Piedmont		Turin
Fiat is based in
Stadio della Alpi (shared by Torino and Juventus)
Said to be the oldest city in Finland; its first capital, 1809–12		Turku
Sweden's fourth largest city (after Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö), and home to Scandinavia's oldest university (founded in 1477)		Uppsala
Spain's third–largest city (after Madrid and Barcelona): an industrial city on the Costa del Azahar (East coast); coincidentally, Venezuela's third–largest city has the same name		Valencia
Nicknamed 'The Bride of the Sea'		Venice
The winged lion of St. Mark is the symbol of
Bridge of Sighs, Rialto Bridge
The world's first public opera house opened in 1637 in
Peggy Guggenheim Collection (art gallery)
First city bombed from the air (pilotless balloons, time fuses)
Murano, Burano and Torcello are islands that form part of
Celebrates Shrove Tuesday with a world–famous masked festival
Harry's Bar – a favourite haunt of Ernest Hemingway, among others; where the Bellini cocktail is said to have been invented, around 1940
The MOSE Project is designed to protect
George Clooney married London–based Lebanese–British lawyer, activist, and author Amal Ramzi Alamuddin, in 2014, in
HQ of Marshal Petain's Government after the fall of Paris in 1940		Vichy
HQ of OPEC and the International Atomic Energy Authority; original (1923) HQ of Interpol		Vienna
Spanish Riding School; St. Stephen's cathedral, nicknamed 'Old Steve'
The Hofburg (once the principal imperial palace of the ruling dynasty; now the official residence of the President)
Schönbrunn Palace (formerly the main summer palace of the ruling dynasty) schonbrunn
The world's oldest zoo – in the grounds of the above
A historic building complex known as the Belvedere, consisting of two Baroque palaces (the Upper and Lower Belvedere), the Orangery, and the Palace Stables
The Prater Amusement Park, with its famous big wheel (ferris wheel) – which featured in the 1949 film The Third Man
Boulevard known as The Ring
Treasury of the Holy Roman Empire
The Musikverein (literally 'Music Association') – home to the city's famous orchestra
The fifth most populous city in the Republic of Ireland – famous for its glass industry		Waterford
Cathedral door to which Luther nailed his 95 theses		Wittenburg
Headquarters of Volkswagen AG (the first Beetle was produced there in 1938)		Wolfsburg
The largest city in Silesia, which was conquered by Prussia in 1742 and remained part of Germany until 1945; now Poland's fourth–largest city; its German name is Breslau		Wrocław wroclaw
Swedish village: gave its name (meaning 'outer village') to four elements that were discovered in a rock found in its quarry		Ytterby
Capital of the Spanish autonomous region of Aragon, and home to more than 50% of its population		Zaragoza (Saragossa)
Headquarters of FIFA		Zurich

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