Newcastle is located on the banks of the River Tyne and arose from the construction of a bridge, which the Romans called Pons Aelius. The Normans recognized the strategic importance of the complex and built a wooden fortress on the same site in 1080: “new castle”, which in German, it …
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Where is Portsmouth Located
Portsmouth on the south coast of Hampshire is the only large city in the UK that was built on an island. Portsea Island is connected to the mainland by road bridges, a railway bridge and pedestrian bridges. Portsmouth is well known for its maritime heritage and its historic shipyard. From …
Read More »Where is Aberdeen Located
Which city in Scotland is hidden behind the name Silver City? You have no pale glimmers? Most people probably won’t come to Aberdeen, the coastal city in the north-east of the British Kingdom, right away. It bears the nickname because it shines in a very special shine in the right …
Read More »Where is Fuenlabrada Located
The municipality of Fuenlabrada is the third most populous municipality in the Community of Madrid. It is located 22 km southeast of the capital, in the industrial belt that emerged in the second half of the twentieth century and is fully integrated into the metropolitan area of the city of …
Read More »Where is Pamplona Located
Where in Spain is Pamplona? It occupies a central place on the map of Navarre. It is bordered to the north by Berrioplano, Berriozar and Ansoain, to the east by Villava, Burlada, Egüés valley and Aranguren, to the south by the cendea de Galar, the cendea de Cizur and Zizur …
Read More »Where is Taranto Located
Taranto Municipality of Puglia (249.8 km2 with 191,050 ab. in 2020), provincial capital. The city is located in the innermost part of the gulf of the same name and has its original nucleus in the false island that, in a central position, separates the Small Sea, at N, from the …
Read More »Where is Prato Located
Where is Prato in Italy? Municipality of Tuscany (97.3 km2 with 194,223 ab. in 2020), provincial capital. It extends to 61 m above sea level at the outlet in the plain of the Bisenzio valley, at the foot of the Calvana limestone group. Until the beginning of the 20th century. …
Read More »Where is Brescia Located
Which part of Italy is Brescia? Municipality of Lombardy (90.34 km2 with 196,340 ab. in 2020), provincial capital. It is located at 149 m a. s.l. in the foothill plain to the left of the river Mella, at the mouth of the Val Trompia. The old centre first extended above …
Read More »Where is Trieste Located
Trieste Municipality of Friuli-Venezia Giulia (85.11 km2 with 201.613 ab. in 2020, called Triestini), provincial capital until 30 September 2017 and region. It is one of the main Italian ports, located in the inner part of the gulf that bears its name and closes to N the Adriatic Sea. With …
Read More »Where is Padova Located
Where in Italy is Padova? Municipality of Veneto (93.03 km2 with 210.077 ab. in 2020), provincial capital. It extends to O of the Venetian Lagoon, at 12 m above sea level, on the Bacchiglione river. It is a center of ancient origin, lively for traffic and agricultural activities, both for …
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