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Populated places established in the 10th century

  • StuttgartIn the year 950, Duke Liudolf of Swabia established a stud farm on the banks of the Nesenbach river. This small agricultural settlement would eventually grow…
  • GdańskArchaeological evidence from the Bronze Age, estimated between 2500 and 1700 BC, reveals the earliest human presence on the lands now known as Gdańsk.
  • EsztergomThe Danube river flows past the right bank of Esztergom, marking a border with Slovakia. This location has been inhabited since the end of the Ice Age 20,000…
  • LundArchaeologists date the founding of Lund to around 990, when Scania was part of Denmark. The area was then part of the kingdom of Denmark.
  • CairoThe Nile River flows through Cairo, here contrasting ancient customs of daily life with the modern city of today. Areas of what would become Cairo were…
  • TórshavnThe Norse established their parliament on the Tinganes peninsula in AD 850. This event marked the beginning of Tórshavn as a capital city that has remained…
  • BrattahlíðThe steep slope of Brattahlíð rises from the head of Tunulliarfik Fjord in south-western Greenland. Erik the Red established his estate here toward the end…
  • RoskildeHarald Bluetooth founded Roskilde in the 980s on high ground above the harbor. He built a wooden church consecrated to the Holy Trinity and a royal residence…