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    What is the capital of Scotland?"E" European Cities

      Edinburgh. Edinburgh was made capital of Scottish kingdom and meeting place of parliament in 1437.

    Which Austrian city is capital of Burgenland?"E" European Cities

      Eisenstadt. Eisenstadt was home city of composer Joseph Haydn. It belonged to hungary until 1920.

    Which city, in south west Jutland, is Denmark´s largest fishing port?"E" European Cities

      Esbjerg. Esbjerg is also base for North Sea oil exploration.

    What is the capital of Fermanagh district, Northern Ireland?"E" European Cities

      Enniskillen. Enniskillen was scene of a famus battle between William III and James II. The famous regiment of Enniskillen Dragoons stems from this time.

    What is the largest city on the Danube that is not a national capital?Cities on Rivers: Europe

      Galati (Romania). The city has the largest iron and steel plant in Romania the Mittal Steel Galati, state-owned until 2001. Also, the country's largest shipyard is found here, profiting from the good access Galati has to the Black Sea through the Danube and the short distance between its facilities and the Mittal Plant.

    What is the largest German city on the Danube?Cities on Rivers: Europe

      Regensburg. Regensburg (also Ratisbon, Latin Ratisbona) is a city (population 129,175 in 2005) in Bavaria, Germany, located at the confluence of the Danube and Regen rivers, at the northernmost bend in the Danube. To the east lies the Bavarian Forest. Regensburg is the capital of the Bavarian administrative region Upper Palatinate. Regensburg was made a free imperial city in 1245.

    What is the largest Hungarian town on the Danube, apart from the capital Budapest ?Cities on Rivers: Europe

      Dunaújváros. This is a new city, built in the 1950s during the socialist industrialization.

    What is the largest Serbian town on the Danube, apart from the capital Belgrade?Cities on Rivers: Europe

      Novi Sad. Novi Sad is in the province of Vukovina. It was a part of Hungary until 1918.

    What is the largest Austrian town on the Danube, apart from the capital Vienna?Cities on Rivers: Europe

      Linz. Linz is the capital of Upper Austria.

    After Basel, what is the largest Swiss town on the Rhine?Cities on Rivers: Europe

      Schaffhausen. Schaffhausen is the capital of the canton with the same name.

    What is the largest German city on the Rhine?Cities on Rivers: Europe

      Cologne. Cologne was one of the most powerful members of the Hanseatic League.

    What is the largest Czech city on the Elbe?Cities on Rivers: Europe

      Hradec Kralove. The city is called Königgratz in German.

    What is the largest German town on the Elbe that is not a regional capital (= the capital of a Bundesland)?Cities on Rivers: Europe

      Dessau. Dessau was once the capital of Anhalt. The German regional capitals on the Elbe today are: Hamburg (Hamburg) Dresden (Saxony) Magdeburg (Saxony Anhalt)

    What is the largest city on the Oder?Cities on Rivers: Europe

      Szczecin (Poland). The city is called Stettin in German and belonged to Germany until 1945.

    After Prague, what is the second largest city on the Vltava?Cities on Rivers: Europe

      Ceske Budejovice . The city is called Budweis in German and is famous for its beer.

    After Frankfurt am Main, what is the largest city on the Main?Cities on Rivers: Europe

      Mainz. Mainz is the capital of the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Mainz is located on the river Rhine across from Wiesbaden, in the western part of the Frankfurt Rhine Main Area.

    After Lyon, what is the largest French city on the Rhône?Cities on Rivers: Europe

      Avignon. Avignon was the seat of papacy 1309-77. Geneva in Switzerland is also on the Rhône.

    After Paris, what is the second largest city on the Seine?Cities on Rivers: Europe

      Le Havre. Le Havre is a major Atlantic port.

    What is the largest city on the Loire?Cities on Rivers: Europe

      Nantes. Nantes is a major Atlantic seaport, connected to the sea by a canal to St.Nazaire.

    After Lisbon, what is the largest city on the Tagus?Cities on Rivers: Europe

      Toledo (Spain). Toledo was made the capital of New Castile after being reconquered from the Moors in 1085.

    What is the largest city on the Ebro?Cities on Rivers: Europe

      Zaragoza. Zaragoza is the capital of Aragon.

    What is the largest city on the Guadalquivir?Cities on Rivers: Europe

      Seville . Seville is the capital of Andalucia.

    After London, what is the largest town on the Thames?Cities on Rivers: Europe

      Reading. Reading is known for the imprisonment of Oscar Wilde.

    What is the largest town on the Severn?Cities on Rivers: Europe

      Gloucester. Gloucester was founded by the Romans in 96-98 AD..

    At the beginning of the 21st century, which is the second largest city in Austria?Second Largest Cities of European Countries

      Graz. Vienna is the largest Austrian city with 1.5 million inhabitants. Graz, situated in southern Austria comes in second with around 250,000. Graz has one of the best-preserved city centres in Central Europe and was the Cultural Capital of Europe in 2003.

    At the beginning of the 21st century, which is the second largest city in Norway?Second Largest Cities of European Countries

      Bergen. The largest city in Norway is the capital Oslo with around 800,000. Bergen is second with around 200,000. Bergen was Norway's medieval capital. It is now Norway's fishing and shipyarding capital, as well as its biggest seaport.

    At the beginning of the 21st century, which is the second largest city in the United Kingdom?Second Largest Cities of European Countries

      Birmingham. Following London (7,6 mil.), the biggest British city is Birmingham with close to 1 million inhabitants. Glasgow (610,000), Liverpool (470,000) and Sheffield (420,000) follow. Birmingham is situated in central England and was a centre of the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century.

    At the beginning of the 21st century, which is the second largest city in Germany?Second Largest Cities of European Countries

      Hamburg. The largest German city is, of course, Berlin (3,4 mil.). The second largest is Hamburg (1,7 mil.), followed by Munich (1,2 mil.), Cologne (980,000) and Frankfurt (650,000). Hamburg is located on the Elbe river and is Germany's largest seaport.

    At the beginning of the 21st century, which is the second largest city in the Netherlands?Second Largest Cities of European Countries

      Rotterdam. The Netherlands' largest city is Amsterdam with 740,000 inhabitants. The second largest is Rotterdam (540,000). Rotterdam is situated on the Nieuwe Maas (New Meuse) river, near the North Sea. It is the busiest port in Europe and an important cultural and educational centre.

    At the beginning of the 21st century, which was the second largest city in Switzerland?Second Largest Cities of European Countries

      Geneva. The correct answer is Geneva (172,000). The largest city is Zurich (333,000), 3rd largest Basel (162,000) and fourth largest the capital Bern (120,000). Lausanne comes in 5th with around 115,00 inhabitants. Geneva is in southwestern Switzerland on the lake Geneva. Headquarters of many international organizations are in this city, among them the Red Cross and the European branch of UN.

    At the beginning of the 21st century, which was the second largest city in Denmark?Second Largest Cities of European Countries

      Aarhus. Following Copenhagen (1,090,000) the largest cities in Denmark are Aarhus (228,000), Odense (152,000), Aalborg (121,000) and Esbjerg (72,000). Aarhus is one of Denmark's oldest cities and its biggest seaport.

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