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What is the oldest big city in Europe?

Considered by most to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in Europe, Plovdiv is a city that continues to evolve and develop. People have lived in Bulgaria's second-largest city for 8,000 years, but a blossoming restaurant and cafe scene showcases Plovdiv's thirst for excitement.



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Jericho, Palestine A small city with a population of 20,000 people, Jericho, which is located in Palestine, is believed to be the oldest city in the world. Indeed, some of the earliest archeological evidence from the area dates back 11,000 years.

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  1. San Marino: 301 CE.
  2. Bulgaria: 681 CE. ...
  3. France: 843 CE. The territory of a French country was established in 843. ...
  4. Denmark: 965 CE. Denmark was founded in 965. ...
  5. Hungary: 1000 CE. Hungary is located in Central Europe, and it's landlocked. ...
  6. Portugal: 1143 CE. Portugal was founded in 1143. ...


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At the battle of Ashdown in 871, Alfred routed the Viking army in a fiercely fought uphill assault.

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