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1. This German city was called Oppidum Ubiorum under the Romans. It was later named after wife of Roman Emperor Claudius, Agrippina, because she was born here. The city was one of the most important cities within the Hanseatic League.
2. This city is capital of Calvados dept., France. It includes two famous abbeys, both founded in the 11th century. One was founded by Matilda, wife of William the Conqueror and one founded by William the Conqueror himself.
3. This English city was called Durovernum Cantiacorum under the Romans. It has been the ecclesiastical metropolis of England since the founding of a monastery by St. Augustine in 602.
4. This city was capital of the most powerful state in Spain (at height in 10th century) under Moorish rule. It was captured by Ferdinand III of Castile in 1236.
5. This city is the site of Portugal´s oldest university, founded 1290 at Lisbon but permanently transferred to this city in 1537. It was the capital of Portugal 1139-1260.
6. This Polish city is known for its famous shrine of the "Black Madonna".
7. This Swiss city is the capital of Graubünden canton, Switzerland.
8. This city is the largest of Munster province, Ireland. It´s the seat of a constituent college of the National University of Ireland (1908).
9. This city is the capital of Moldova.
10. This city in Romania was called Klausenburg in German.
11. This city is the capital of the Italian island of Sardinia.
12. This Greek city was a leading commercial city in ancient times. It founded Siracusa (Sicily),Corcyra (Corfu) and numerous other colonies.
13. This city is the capital of Wales.
14. This city is capital of Denmark.
15. This city in Ukraine is the former capital of Bukovina.
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