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NUTS 2 statistical regions of the European Union
- Canary IslandsThe Canary Islands rise from the Atlantic Ocean as seven main volcanic islands formed by a geologic hotspot. Tenerife stands as the largest island with an…
- SicilyThe year 750 BC marks the beginning of a profound transformation on Sicily, as twelve Greek colonies began to rise along its coasts.
- SardiniaSatellite imagery captured on the 27th of April 2003 by NASA's Aqua MODIS instrument reveals the distinct shape of Sardinia, an island situated 200 km west…
- HamburgCharlemagne ordered the construction of a fortress called Hammaburg in 808. This structure rose on rocky terrain between the River Alster and the River Elbe…
- Galicia (Spain)The name Galicia derives from the ancient Celtic tribe known as the Gallaeci, who lived north of the Douro River during the last millennium BC.
- Ionian IslandsThe Ionian Islands stretch across the sea west of mainland Greece, forming a distinct historic region. Seven primary islands dominate this group, though many…
- PiedmontThe name Piedmont appears in medieval Latin documents from the end of the 12th century. It derives from the phrase pedemontis, meaning at the foot of the…
- PeloponneseThe Peloponnese is a peninsula located at the southern tip of mainland Greece, covering an area that makes it the southernmost region of the Balkans.
- DenmarkThe northern Jutland peninsula meets an archipelago of 406 islands in Northern Europe. A circle enclosing the same area as Denmark would be 358 kilometers in…
- Upper NormandyOn the 1st of January 1956, the French government created Upper Normandy from two existing departments. These departments were Seine-Maritime and Eure.
- ViennaIn the 1st century, Roman soldiers established a military camp called Vindobona on the site of today's Vienna city centre.
- Lower NormandyOn the 1st of January 2016, a quiet administrative change reshaped the map of France. Lower Normandy ceased to exist as a separate entity that day.
- TuscanyTuscany stretches across a landscape shaped like a rough triangle, bordered by Liguria to the northwest and Emilia-Romagna to the north.
- PragueThe name Prague emerges from the Czech word pražiti, meaning to roast or burn. A 19th-century mathematician named Bernard Bolzano counted over 500 spires in…