1. This Albanian port was called Valona in Italian. The independence of Albania was proclaimed here in 1912. Vjosë Vrbas Veles Vlorë

2. This Latvian port was called Windau in German. It was an important Russian port before WWI. Ventspils Viljandi Valdemärpils Visaginas

3. This city was the capital of Bulgaria 1186-1877. The independent kingdom of Bulgaria was proclaimed here in 1908. Veliko Turnovo Vidin Varna Velingrad

4. This city is the capital of Lithuania. Answer: (One Word)

5. This town in Carinthia, Austria is called Beljak in Slovenian. Villingen Vöcklabruck Villach Vaduz

6. This Russian city was the capital of a former principality. Later it became a joint principality with Suzdal and Rostov. Vladivostok Volgograd Vladikavkaz Vladimir

7. This city in Belarus came under Lithuania in 1320 and under Poland in the 16th century. It came under Russia after the first partition of Poland. It is the capital of an administrative subdivision with the same name. The region is situated in the basin of the Western Dvina with extensive forests and swamps. Voronezh Vilnius Voroshilovgrad Vitebsk

8. This city is the capital of the Basque County autonomous community. Vigo Valencia Valladolid Vitoria

9. This city is the capital of Malta. Answer: (One Word)

10. This city was made the capital of unoccupied France in WWII and was the seat of the French collaborationist goverment led by Marshal Pétain. Vannes Vierzon Vichy Versailles

11. This city is the capital of a county in central Jutland, Denmark, with the same name. It was important in the early history of Denmark. The kings of Denmark were crowned here from the 11th century. Vejle Visby Vordingborg Viborg

12. This city is the capital of Liechtenstein. Answer: (One Word)

13. This was an important city of the Lombard duchy in the early Middle Ages. It gained independence in 1164 and joined the Lombard League. It was destroyed by Emperor Frederick II in 1236 and ruled by the della Scala family from 1311. Verona Vicenza Venezia Viareggio

14. This city is the capital of Gotland province, Sweden. Visby Växjö Vadstena Västerås

15. This Finnish city was formerly called Nikolainkaupunki. It is the capital of a province with the same name. Varkaus Vantaa Vaasa Valkeakoski