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1. This English city was one of the famous "Cinque Ports" in Kent and Sussex which were important in medieval times.
2. This city is capital of Lower Saxony, Germany. It became seat of the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg in 1636.
3. This city is capital of Finland. (Finnish or Swedish spelling).
4. This Dutch city is capital of North Holland province.
5. This Danish city is famous as scene of Shakespeare´s Hamlet.
6. This town is in Croatia. In Italian it was called Lesina. It is capital of an island with the same name.
7. This town in Greece is capital of an island with the same name. In the 17th century it was a refuge for persecuted peoples from the mainland, who developed shipbuilding and commerce. Its fleet was important during the Greek War of Independence (1812-29).
8. This Norwegian city was founded by Nicholas Breakspear who later became Pope Adrian IV.
9. This Czech city was called Königgrätz in German.
10. This city in Andalusia, Spain is site of a monastery in which Christopher Columbus resided for a time. It is the capital of a province with the same name.
11. This town in Strathclyde region, Scotland is situated on the Clyde River south of Glasgow.
12. This city in Malmöhus province was ceded to Sweden from Denmark in 1710.
13. This city in Var Dept., France was site of landing of King Louis IX on return from the Seventh Crusade in 1254.
14. This ancient Italian city was destroyed along with Pompeii in 79 AD.
15. This is a major fishing port in Iceland, south of Reykjavik.
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