Like Guess the city in Europe (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1023007), but the picture has to be a satellite/aerial ortho view of a 100,000+ inhabitants European city.

Rules are the same:

Rules:
- No places under 100'000* inhabitants, except for capital cities.
- Only guess one place per post.
- Don't guess well-known places of your country (which is obvious when you're the first guessing it right).
- The image link shouldn't give hints which place is shown.*I edited to 100,000 inhabitants instead of 50,000, just for the beginning. As the game moves forward I'll edit to a lower number.

If you guess right you're entitled to post a new picture.

Please do not post pictures if you haven't guessed the former one.

If the city you posted hasn't been guessed after a certain while, you are invited to provide some hints, i.e. geographical/historical informations, or a different picture.

If you get to post a city, please make sure you check back frequently on this thread to provide feedback/hints, otherwise please pass the burden to someone else.

The accepted definition of Europe is the one described on the English page of Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe. Avoid excessively borderline/disputed locations.

Pictures can also be not North-oriented.



Further rules will be edited here as the thread moves forward.

Have fun!!

I'll start with an easy one:

http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/9265/60309317.jpg

Köln :)
This one was at the general Guess the Satalite lately :)

As I'm 100% sure (checked Google Earth to re-check) I'm posting the 2nd one right away:
Alex, thanks for starting this one. I like it to be Europe-only, as world-wide is way to hard for me.

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/3949/satalite.jpg (http://img248.imageshack.us/i/satalite.jpg/)

(sorry, posted it double, and for some strange reason I can't find how to delete a post...)

Dortmund?

Good idea Alex :cheers:

Is it UK?

No, no

Eindhoven

Mmm... Belgium?

Apparently kroten is right! :) Your turn..

Yep, Eindhoven it is :)

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/7051/satelita1.png

Poland?

:ohno:

Lenin Square, Kharkov

Next:
http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/3949/satalite.jpg (http://img716.imageshack.us/i/satalite.jpg/)

Lenin Square, Kharkov

Freedom square :)

It's Malmo, right?

It's Malmo, right? --> Right!

Yep, was a couple of years ago in Kharkov, the square I didn't like that much, but those old Sovjet skyscrapers are amazing! And, that cities has the nices metro stations I even saw.

True, I hope they will finally renovate them.

http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/2207/satelita2.png

True, I hope they will finally renovate them.

http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/2207/satelita2.png
Vienna^^

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/2884/wwwwpv.jpg

Germany?

No;)

Poland?

Yes.

Wroclaw?

^^Yes, exactly, congratulations!

^^ Thanks ;)

Next:
http://www.tramfreak.com/a72.jpg

Belarus?

Belarus?

No, not former SSSR

France? Paris?

France? Paris?

No. The city has 100.000 - 500.000 inhabitants

POLAND

Russia?

Strasbourg?

Russia: No
France: No
Poland: No, but it's close

CZECH

Latvia?

CZECH

Yes, Czech Republic is correct

Ostrava-Poruba

Ostrava-Poruba

Yes :cheers:
It's exactly what I posted in the regular GTC some time ago

http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/4627/satelita4.png

Karlsruhe

I checked, it's correct. GTC:

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/2381/68918195.jpg

Rome?

Nope. It was Trieste. I'm leaving for a few days so someone else can post.

What city is this?
http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/9660/asdoz.jpg (http://img535.imageshack.us/i/asdoz.jpg/)

Tallin?

Tallin?

Yes!

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/4673/satelita5.png

Berlin?

:yes:

Next one:
http://i50.tinypic.com/2ymexwl.jpg

Thats Tempelhof, Berlin.

Thats Tempelhof, Berlin.
The one kroten posted, yes. But how about the last one?

Italy?

No, not Italy.

Strasbourg?

Strasbourg?
Yes, it's the old centre of Strasbourg :yes:

Ah, I recognized the shape... but didn't remember which city it was. Was in Stasbourg last summer.

Me too :) Great place with a great quality of life. My favorite French city, tbh.
Anyway, guess it:
http://i50.tinypic.com/24m9dus.jpg

South eastern Europe?

Too broad..., but yes.

Скопје

Скопје
Yes :)
Sorry for the late answer, I was out for the game...

:)

http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad346/blazar_photo/tuitru.jpg

Spain?

:yes:

Terrasa

Terrasa

EXCELLENT !!!

Ok, the next one:
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/7/92629445.jpg (http://img338.imageshack.us/i/92629445.jpg/)

russia

Scandinavia?

No

Rostock

Rostock
Correct

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/3153/satelita6.png

France?

Paris?

:ohno:

bordeaux

Romania? Bucarest?

no

Austria? Wien?

No

I think, it's to hard so I am posting another photo of this city :

http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/4867/satelita7.png

Munich?

Russia? St. Petersburg?

No, but it's port city.

I found it: Szczecin
That was a difficult one.

:applause:

Guess:
http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/9138/dgsdh.jpg (http://img717.imageshack.us/i/dgsdh.jpg/)

Guess:
http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/9138/dgsdh.jpg (http://img717.imageshack.us/i/dgsdh.jpg/)

skopje?

No

Tirana ?

Podgorica?

No, but, you all are guessing in the right part of Europe.

It's Sarajevo :)

It's Sarajevo :)
Next city:

http://i27.tinypic.com/ou4mk8.jpg

German-speaking majority?

UK?

Austria? Linz?

German-speaking majority?
Yes
UK?
No, you are to far.
Austria? Linz?
No.

Germany (to guess a country with a German speaking majority)? Augsburg?

Germany (to guess a country with a German speaking majority)? Augsburg?
No, not Germany.

switzerland ? although it doesn't look swiss
there are no other countries in europe with german spaking majority

switzerland ?
Nope.

there are no other countries in europe with german spaking majority
You need to keep searching :yes:

I'm right, if you mean luxembourg, it's not german it's a dialect

I'm right, if you mean luxembourg, it's not german it's a dialect
No, I'm not referring to Luxembourg.

Vaduz, Liechtenstein :cheers:

Vaduz, Liechtenstein :cheers:
:applause:

http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/3018/cityh.png (http://img686.imageshack.us/i/cityh.png/)


Easy! :okay:

Spain?

france

Spain?

:yes:

Satander

Satander

Santander :yes:

Your turn!

http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/7898/70252992.jpg (http://img408.imageshack.us/i/70252992.jpg/)

Plymouth?

yes, that was fast...

Had to be somewhere in Southern England ;)

edit, the city doesn't match the game criteria. Here's another one:
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/1733/immaginewjx.png

Spain?

:no:

Croatia?

No

France?

Neither.

Mediterranean?

Yes.

greece

No...

Hints:
Population: 180,000+
Metropolitan area: 350,000+

Reggio Calabria

Reggio Calabria
:yes:

http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/955/satelita8.png

France?

Paris?

Cardiff?

Cardiff?

:cheers: Your turn now

GTC:
http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/9332/immagineke.png

Brindisi.IT

EDIT: Lol, you changed the picture. Why? :dunno:

Brindisi has less than 100,000 inhabitants, so I changed it. Sorry!
Nonetheless you guessed right. What do we do now? :)

Brindisi has less than 100,000 inhabitants, so I changed it. Sorry!
Nonetheless you guessed right. What do we do now? :)
Just leave this new one for people to guess. The first one was to easy anyway :)

Ok, thanks :)

Is it in Eastern Europe?

No..

Grenoble

:applause:

http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/8624/satelita9.png

Romania? Bucaresti?

sofia ?

:ohno:

Warsaw?

Berlin?

No

That place is a set of very famouse novel.

Poland?

:ohno:

The UK?

stockholm

None of these

Cmon, it's very easy just look closely at the picture.

Moscow?
It's in Europe, right? :D

:yes: Patriarch's Ponds in Moscow

LOL, always asked myself if the park where the devil first appeared in the novel really existed!

wrong guess :D

GTC:
http://i28.tinypic.com/2dlk8qo.jpg

Danube? Budapest?

Not Budapest. Danube is too broad.

Switzerland?

Nope.

is it the danube ???

No.

ah, ok ... !

france

England

:ohno:

Belgium?

Germany?

Germany, yes.

Koblenz.

:applause: Koblenz, a great place.

:applause: Koblenz, a great place.
Next city:

http://i30.tinypic.com/2i8w5qb.jpg

Schweiz?

Schweiz?
No.

Germany

Germany
Nope.

England

Benelux?

England
Nope.
Benelux?
Yes, one of those three.

Leuven is interesting place, man!

Leuven is interesting place, man!
Very subtle, Norkey :) post next picture.

will be easy :)

http://img38.imagefra.me/img/img38/8/7/17/norkey/f_1m_ee55b99.jpg

Plzen

yes. you next. :)

http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/38/satelita10.png

Spain?

no

poland

France

France

:yes:

Strasbourg again?

no

Montpellier? Looks like the Bofill complex.

:applause: One of the best example of postmodern architecture.

Remember it from a trip in southern France a few years ago. I have to go, so someone else can post.

Nevermind, I'm back. :)

Guess the city:
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/5103/immagineibw.png

Ukraine?

No :)

:redx:

Imageshack is temporarily down, here's the same picture on a different host:
http://27.imagebam.com/dl.php?ID=89149571&sec=63b289df460f77888f2944eefc0e15c9 (http://www.imagebam.com/image/b2976989149571)

Nowhere!!!

Imageshack is temporarily down, here's the same picture on a different host:
http://27.imagebam.com/dl.php?ID=89149571&sec=63b289df460f77888f2944eefc0e15c9 (http://www.imagebam.com/image/b2976989149571)
I'll try again:
http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/3232/immaginee.png

Lisbon, Portugal

No

Italy?

No.

France then?

Czech Republic?

Germany?

Madrid, Spain

No.

Easier?

http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/6046/immaginehc.png

Poland

No

Italy

No

Russia?

UK

germany

austria

none of the above. A few hints: the city has less than 150,000 inhabitants and is the second largest city of the country.

Maribor

Tartu

Maribor
:cheers:
winner!!

http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/9794/satelita11.png

Former eastern germany?

del

Essen, Germany.

Yes, it's Essen

Google earth let me down. :(

Instead of essen, I am going to schlafen.. see ya mornin' :)

http://img38.imagefra.me/img/img38/8/7/19/norkey/f_f6m_5a245af.jpg
hint: Balkan

Maribor :cheers:
winner!!

Mmm... I lived in this city for 9 months... and even the whole city I didn't recognise at once... Probably because its upside down.

Ruse

Zagreb

Ruse

Yes, it's Ruse, 5th largest city of Bulgaria.

Yes, it's Ruse, 5th largest city of Bulgaria.
A great city in the past, somewhat lost it's importance nowadays (the past as in late 19 Cent beginning of 20th).

http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/5839/satelita12.png

reykjavik

Your turn

http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad346/blazar_photo/xcewcdxqwexcqwe.jpg