Europe

Kuldiga, Latvia

Kuldiga is rightly considered one of the most beautiful cities in Latvia. Despite its small size, you can find amazing things here – a fish flying through the air, the widest waterfall in Europe, a brick bridge built in the

Subotica, Serbia

Subotica is the northernmost city in Serbia and the largest Magyar-speaking city in the country. More than half of the population here speaks Hungarian, and the city itself and its environs are a kind of spectacle with a clear national

Shetland Islands, United Kingdom

The Shetland Islands are located to the northeast of Scotland and the Orkney Islands and are the dividing point between the Norwegian and North Seas. Of the more than a hundred islands in the archipelago, only 15 are inhabited. Although

Sights of Northern Ireland

According to PICKTRUE, Northern Ireland is part of the British part of the island of Ireland and borders the Republic of Ireland. Like southern Ireland, Northern Ireland is home to many interesting places worth seeing. On this page we have

Sights of Potsdam, Germany

Although Potsdam is not the most famous name in the list of popular German cities, it is certainly worth a visit. Since 1990, for example, many palaces, parks and monuments have been registered on the list of Unesco’s World Heritage

Grodno, Belarus

Grodno region is located in the northwestern part of Belarus, on the border with Poland and Lithuania. The center of the region is the city of Grodno . The first mention of it is found in chronicles in 1116. In

Yugoslavia Economics and Telecommunications

Economics Economy overview: According to BARBLEJEWELRY, the rapid collapse of the Yugoslav Federation in 1991 was followed by a devastating war, the destabilization of the republic’s borders, and the disruption of important inter-republican trade ties. In 1992-93 production in Yugoslavia

Usolye-Sibirskoe, Russia

According to BAGLIB, Usolye-Sibirskoye is located 77 km northwest of Irkutsk. The history of the city begins with the formation in 1669 of the small village of Usolye. Its name comes from the phrase “at the salt”, because there were

Sights of Slovenia

ATTRACTION According to ASK4BEAUTY, the main tourist centers are Ljubljana, Maribor (from where tourists go to numerous ski resorts), Postojna, located near the Postojna Pit karst cave, and the seaside resort of Portorož on the Adriatic coast. The fashionable resort

Science and Culture of Turkey

According to Educationvv, Turkish schoolchildren receive primary education after the first 5 years of education. Secondary education is two-stage. Secondary education of the first level is obtained after 3 years of study in secondary school. In 1997, compulsory free eight-year

Science and Culture of Germany

The total spending on R&D in Germany amounted to 49.8 billion euros in 2000 (11.6% more than in 1998). At the same time, funds from public sources increased by 2.3% to 15.9 billion euros, but the state’s share has been

Children’s Museums in Paris, France

GREVIN WAX MUSEUM – MUSEE GREVIN Address: 10 boulevard Montmartre, Metro Rue Montmartre or Grands boulevards, open from 13.00 to 18.30, on weekends and public holidays from 10.00 to 19.00. Website: www.grevin.com Probably every tourist has heard of London’s Madame

Russia Physical Characteristics

The enormous territory of the Russia can be decomposed, simplifying a lot, into a few large morphological units. From the structural point of view, we can speak of two stable blocks, that of Eastern Europe (continuation of the Baltic shield)

Switzerland Economic and Financial Policy

In the period 1979-88, China achieved very positive results in the economic field. Indeed, the growth rate remained at relatively high levels, the unemployment rate remained below 1% without causing price tensions and the current account balance recorded substantial surpluses.

Ayia Napa, Cyprus

Ayia Napa is considered one of the most popular resorts in Cyprus. Here everyone can find relaxation according to their individual taste. Mostly young people and all those who consider themselves young at heart rest in this resort, as Ayia

Italy Navigation and Ports

The maritime traffic of the Italian ports, considered on the basis of the total quantity of goods loaded and unloaded, was about 32 million tons. in 1913; after the depression following the world war, it reached this figure again in 1924, then

Greece Federiciana Part II

Since 1237, however, Frederick II had entered into close relations with the emperor of Nicaea John III Vatatze, because the latter had acquired in those years a hegemonic position over the states of Epirus and Thessalonica, which culminated in 1242

Greece Federiciana Part I

They date back only to the end of the 1920s. XIII the first relations of Frederick II both with the Byzantine successor states (the state of Epirus and the Empire of Nicea), and with the Frankish principalities (Latin Empire of Constantinople and the principality of

Spain Population and Economy 2011

The Spain, according to an estimate by UNDESA (United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs) in 2014 it was home to 47,066,402 residents. At the 2011 census the population amounted to 46,815,916 residents, Registering a significant increase compared to

The New Germany

During the Crimean War, Austria did not miss the opportunity to temporarily occupy the Danube principalities, even without participating in it alongside the Western powers, against Russia, its powerful rival in the Balkans. She was humiliated in the Paris congress,

Upper Normandy, France

Upper Normandy is a region of France. It is located in the north of the country and includes the Departments of Eure and Seine-Maritime. The capital of the region is the city of Rouen. The Haute-Normandie region was created in

Vojvodina and Novi Sad, Serbia

Vojvodina Vojvodina [v ɔ jvo di ː na, v ɔ j vo ː dina, Serbian], Vojvodina [ “Duchy”], province of Serbia borders Hungary to the north, the east with Romania, to the west by Croatia, in the southwest (along the

Popular Cathedrals in Spain

Toledo Cathedral If you are in the center of the historic old town of Toledo, you will not miss the Cathedral of Santa Maria. The impressive church is not only the symbol of the capital of the central Spanish autonomous

Travel to Beautiful Cities in Germany

Here you will find study trips and round trips through the metropolises of Germany Berlin Visit Berlin, the capital of Germany and also one of the most important centers of politics, culture, media and science in Europe. Let yourself be

Albania Landmarks

Royal tombs of Selca e Poshtme Due to its rugged landscape and its location directly on the sea, Albania has always played a strategic role. It is therefore not surprising that the Greeks, Byzantines and Ottomans left their traces and

History of Kiev, Ukraine

Kiev is one of the oldest cities in Eastern Europe and has played a pivotal role in the development of the medieval East Slavic civilization as well as the modern Ukrainian nation. The origin of the city is obscured by legends, one

Bosnian Literature

Bosnian literature, the artistic literature of the peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is shaped by four cultural contexts and their languages: Bosniak-Muslim, Serbian-Orthodox, Croatian-Catholic, Jewish-Sephardic. Since the beginning of the 1990s, v. a. the Bosniak component has been worked

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