But yeah, it doesn't really fit here.
Bush: We should bomb the Azores.
:nuts:

Well then I guess if Ponta Delgada can be considerd in Europe it would be the least known capital city

Paris is the least known capital city in Europe.

How many amricans know of La Defense and other modern districts of the French capital ?
What do the majority of people outside France know of Paris except for the Eiffel tower and clichés such as the city's so-called romantic atmosphere, snooty waiters and rude people.

Nothing.

Paris is the least known capital city in Europe.

How many amricans know of La Defense and other modern districts of the French capital ?
What do the majority of people outside France know of Paris except for the Eiffel tower and clichés such as the city's so-called romantic atmosphere, snooty waiters and rude people.

Nothing.

Youre right they know very little about paris but what do they know about Ponta Delgada NOTHING at all

^ Ok, cut it out with Ponta Delgada already, geesh. :D

If we only count independent states, I'd say Chişinău (Moldova) or Podgorica (Montenegro).

But if we also count dependent areas, which aren't parts of their ruling countries, I'd say either Douglas (Isle of Man), Saint Peter Port (Guernsey) or Saint Helier (Jersey); had to look up for them. :D

^ Ok, cut it out with Ponta Delgada already, geesh. :D

If we only count independent states, I'd say Chişinău (Moldova) or Podgorica (Montenegro).

But if we also count dependent areas, which aren't parts of their ruling countries, I'd say either Douglas (Isle of Man), Saint Peter Port (Guernsey) or Saint Helier (Jersey); had to look up for them. :D

OK OK

and what about Kosovo (its a dependent area as well(possibly an independent country soon) )

Could its capital Pristina be considerd in this list


btw, Ponta Delgada is by far the least known but since many dont consider it in europe I wont mention it anymore

^^

1. keep me out of your Kosovo mess :D

2. Ponta Delgada is in Europe, but it's not a capital of some special territory; Azores are part of Portugal

3. Kosovo is in the headlines all the time, so I think Pristina is quite known

^^ So then this just leaves either Chisinau or Podgorica

Bratislava could be candidat here too

why?

litlle known outside Central Europe...
small around 450 000 residents..


known only for 2 movies

Hostel (btw...not even filmed here...but in Prague suburb!)
Eurotrip (btw ...also filmed in Prague)


in future posible...not big touristic attraction.
=well preserved, but smal historical centre

why will never be intersting
cose cant catch with

+around Vienna, Budapest, Prague, Crakow ...Bratislava cant compare in terms of attractions, infrastructure, culture...

I think less known european capitals are capitals of caucasian states: Baku, Tbilisi and Yerevan

Yerevan is in Asia.

Reykjavik is really far.. We don't know what happens. There. And half of EE capitals too :)

lisbon

^ Are you some sorta Advertising Ambassador of Lisbon?

I don't even know the capitals of Iceland & Andorra.. :)

I don't even know the capitals of Iceland & Andorra.. :)

Reykjavik and Andorra La Vella.

oh the first one is not easy enough to learn it. :D

Cadiz and La Habana.

oh and I don't even know the capital of Malta.. :)

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What's the capital of Montenegro and how does it look? ;)

^^ Podgorica :

http://www.visit-montenegro.org/gradovi/podgorica1v.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5b/TrgRepublike.jpg

It's your neighbour country, that's why - like Vaduz for me :) But I think the avarage English, German or Spanish guy probably wouldn't know ;)

Bratislava could be candidat here too

why?

litlle known outside Central Europe...
small around 450 000 residents..


known only for 2 movies

Hostel (btw...not even filmed here...but in Prague suburb!)
Eurotrip (btw ...also filmed in Prague)


in future posible...not big touristic attraction.
=well preserved, but smal historical centre

why will never be intersting
cose cant catch with

+around Vienna, Budapest, Prague, Crakow ...Bratislava cant compare in terms of attractions, infrastructure, culture...


You must be truly insane Marek! :ohno:

I thought it was so mean and rude the way Bratislava was portrayed in the movie "Eurotrip". I know it was just a silly comedy movie, but I felt sorry for you guys. Bratislava probably didn't think the joke was very funny.

Was there a lot of talk about this movie in Bratislava? Or was the movie pretty much ignored?

Maybe Baku?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v302/ganjaganja/baku-super142546.jpg

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee119/Verso1/19-2.jpg

What's the capital of Montenegro and how does it look? ;)

You've never heard of majestic Titograd?:cheers:

Without hesitation Douglas and Tórshavn. I bet you guys don't even know what they are capital of.

This is Douglas:
http://photos.igougo.com/images/p1557-Isle_Of_Man_England-Douglas.jpg


And this is Tórshavn:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Vestaravag_torshavn%2C_faroe_islands%2C_feb_2005.jpg

I do know that the latter is the capital of the Faroes. Never heard of Douglas though.

Well I had a friend who lived in Douglas for three years. He described to me how weird everything was over there, like he had to have his passport stamped everytime he went there, the local currency was different, etc.

Tiraspol.

http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/9427/800pxtiraspolgovernmentzz5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Stepanakert
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/8549/800pxstepanakertsquarepty6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Sukhumi
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/2312/800pxpravityp8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Douglas is the capital of the Isle of Man.

Prishtina (am I allowed to say that). :dunno:

Yeah the moratorium is enforced just on DLM.
Let's turn this thread into a flame!

StepanakertThat's in Asia (I first heard of it, btw). What about Tskhinvali?

Never heard of that so it's a good candidate for this thread.

You've never heard of majestic Titograd?:cheers:
Clear I have, I even passed through it :eek:

Why always change the names after the dictator has gone? ;)

Stepanakert
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/8549/800pxstepanakertsquarepty6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


Stepanakert is no more the name of this city. In 1991 Azerbaijan changed the name to Khankendi. It is a capital of self-proclaimed "Karabakh Rebulic" but de-facto terrioties of Azerbaijan occupied by Armenia. Don't offer such a suggestions about least known european capitals. But no countries accepted it to be independent. Even Armenia didn't recongized "Karabakh" as independent. It is recognized as a territory of Azerbaijan under armenian occupation

Nicosia is not known + the city is divided with a really ugly turkish side... :ohno:

I'd say the title will now go to Pristina

Pristina is quite well know actually, due to the Kosovo War.
I'd say Podgorica or Chisinau are much more unknow.

Nicosia is not known + the city is divided with a really ugly turkish side... :ohno:

You never heard Nicosia? But you know its divided. Have you been to Turkish side?

Pristina is quite well know actually, due to the Kosovo War.
I'd say Podgorica or Chisinau are much more unknow.

Agree 100% :cheers:

Perhaps the name Titograd is better known?

^^ better known ?
Believe me , I go there almost every summer and everyone calls it Podgorica , the name Titograd is in fact little know , I mean of course if you ask someone they might know but no one uses Titograd
And if you ask some kids they will most likely not know what you are talking about

Lijubliana and Vilnius, mostly because they're hard to pronounce.

Prishtina (am I allowed to say that). :dunno:

You're saying the city's name in its proper form just like in the city's official website http://www.prishtina-komuna.org/

^^ better known ?
Believe me , I go there almost every summer and everyone calls it Podgorica , the name Titograd is in fact little know , I mean of course if you ask someone they might know but no one uses Titograd
And if you ask some kids they will most likely not know what you are talking about
To be honest I also know the name Titograd better... it's maybe more famous outside of the Balkan.

Yea, on SSC, most people know where Warsaw is and at least know something about it, but in real life I've come to people who have no clue where it is. They think that Germany is the last country in Europe before getting into Russia and I've even talked to someone who thought Poland is located somewhere in South America. :nuts:

An American, yeah? Many Americans think Australia is between Germany & Italy.

I think it is connected with place where do You live- everybody in Poland knows where is Vilnius because it was in Poland before WW2, probably all Belarussians know it, also all people in Baltic States(Latvia, Estonia) and most in Russia, Scandinavia, Czech and Slovakia. I know that in my part of Europe many people have problem with Balkan capitals and countries(so many countries:) )- I think Tirana and Podgorica are not so popular...

LOL at Warsaw being the least known capital. Vaduz, Tallinn, Chisinau, Tirana, and Valletta are at the top of the list, IMO.

An American, yeah? Many Americans think Australia is between Germany & Italy.

And in Vienna ppl sell in stores t-shirts for american tourists with a sentence "no Kangaroos in AUSTRIA"
Like this one:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ynmg1qmnHfc/Ruz1l6sMSAI/AAAAAAAAAf0/1g_jNWysWOM/s320/kangaroos.jpg

You know what I mean ;)

I would say Podgorica, Skopje, Tirana and Chisinau!

According to this quizz (http://www.sporcle.com/games/europecapitals.php), here are the level of knowledge of European capitals :

Paris http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wfr.gif : 94,7%
Rome http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wit.gif : 93,6%
London http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wgb.gif : 93,1%
Berlin http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wde.gif : 92,8%
Moscow http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wru.gif : 92,0%
Madrid http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wes.gif : 91,6%
Athens http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wgr.gif : 91,5%
Dublin http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wie.gif : 91,4%
Amsterdam http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wnl.gif : 86,6%
Oslo http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wno.gif : 86,0%
Lisbon http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wpt.gif : 85,7%
Vatican city http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wva.gif : 84,4%
Warsaw http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wpl.gif : 82,3%
Brussels http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wbe.gif : 81,9%
Vienna http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wat.gif : 80,9%
Copenhagen http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wdk.gif : 79,9%
Prague http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wcz.gif : 79,6%
Helsinki http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wfi.gif : 78,8%
Monaco http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wmc.gif : 77,7%
Stockholm http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wse.gif : 77,4%
Budapest http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/whu.gif : 75,3%
Bern http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wch.gif : 73,5%
San Marino http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wsm.gif : 72,8%
Kiev http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wua.gif : 68,4%
Ankara http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wtr.gif : 67,4%
Reykjavik http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wis.gif : 60,5%
Sofia http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wbg.gif : 60,4%
Bucharest http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wro.gif : 59,1%
Minsk http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wby.gif : 54,2%
Riga http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wlv.gif : 54,1%
Zagreb http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/whr.gif : 50,3%
Sarajevo http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wba.gif : 50,1%
Tallinn http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wee.gif : 47,6%
Andorra la Vella http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wad.gif : 47,6%
Belgrade http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wyu.gif : 46,8%
Nicosia http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wcy.gif : 44,4%
Bratislava http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wsk.gif : 44,3%
Vilnius http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wlt.gif : 41,6%
Valletta http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wmt.gif : 40,1%
Tirana http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wal.gif : 39,6%
Skopje http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wmk.gif : 37,0%
Vaduz http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wli.gif : 36,2%
Ljubljana http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wsi.gif : 33,6%
Pristina http://grandparis.free.fr/kosovo.gif : 31,2%
Chisinau http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wmd.gif : 27,8%
Podgorica http://grandparis.free.fr/montenegro.gif : 24,4%

I guess this probably gives the answer to the question.

Bratislava http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wsi.gif : 44,3%
Ljubljana http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wsi.gif : 33,6%

Interesting to see Slovenia having two capitals.

And Bratislava is the more known of the two :D

It's been corrected.

Sorry but putting those 46 flags yesterday took me a lot of time and I haven't taken the time to read again my post. ;)

still it is good indicator how known are those capitals

I think Minsk is a pretty obscure city.
Minsk is famous... :lol:

Rochelle, Rochelle is an erotic romance "about life, love, and becoming a woman", evidenced by the movie's tagline, "A young girl's strange, erotic journey from Milan to Minsk."

:hilarious

And Bratislava is the more known of the two :D

Yeah, Bratislava is the more known Slovenian capital. :D

Dublin can be little surprise...

failed on Ljubljana and Valletta :( and I missed the capitols of Abkhazia and South Ossetia

I failed on Kosovo...apparenly, its not Belgrade?:?
Stupid game. Me don't like.

I failed on Kosovo...apparenly, its not Belgrade?:?
Stupid game. Me don't like.

Sometimes, the reality we live in, just doesnt care for your opinion ;)

failed on Ljubljana:bash: :D

I failed on Kosovo...apparenly, its not Belgrade?:?
Stupid game. Me don't like.Since when is Belgrade in Kosovo? ;)

failed on Ljubljana and Valletta :( and I missed the capitols of Abkhazia and South Ossetia

Hmm, maybe Tbilisi?:D

You never heard Nicosia? But you know its divided. Have you been to Turkish side?

some people even believe cyprus is an island of greece and so athens is the ruler :lol:

According to this quizz (http://www.sporcle.com/games/europecapitals.php), here are the level of knowledge of European capitals :

Zagreb http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/whr.gif : 50,3%
Sarajevo http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wba.gif : 50,1%
Tallinn http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wee.gif : 47,6%
Andorra la Vella http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wad.gif : 47,6%
Belgrade http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wyu.gif : 46,8%
Nicosia http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wcy.gif : 44,4%
Bratislava http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wsk.gif : 44,3%
Vilnius http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wlt.gif : 41,6%
Valletta http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wmt.gif : 40,1%
Tirana http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wal.gif : 39,6%
Skopje http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wmk.gif : 37,0%
Vaduz http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wli.gif : 36,2%
Ljubljana http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wsi.gif : 33,6%
Pristina http://grandparis.free.fr/kosovo.gif : 31,2%
Chisinau http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/misc/wmd.gif : 27,8%
Podgorica http://grandparis.free.fr/montenegro.gif : 24,4%

I guess this probably gives the answer to the question.

Damn you Zagreb :rant: :D

Btw Sarajevo scores prety high in the region, way to go, thank you Olympics :okay:

I'm a bit surprised that no one has mentioned Ljubljana, Slovenia's capital. I guess the city is too little known even for a thread about little-known European capitals. ;)

It's also one of Europe's most frequently misspelled cities. Even people who've been there sometimes get it wrong. And let's not even go into the pronounciation...

BTW, if anyone would like to see pics of Ljubljana, check out the link in my signature below.

Maybe I am biased as someone who comes from Austria but even though I may have difficulties to right the Slovenian name "Ljubljana", (I at least know how to write the German one... even though thats hardly knowledge suitable to boast with in Slovenia I guess :)), I had not the impression it was so little known.

(The German name of it is "Laibach", just for the records)

^^ well, this quiz shows all the truth about least known capitals in Europe.. though, these ratings really differ in each country..!

I don't think at this point I can add anything, but I think the unknown capitals of Europe are Ankara, Chisinau, Tirana, Podgorica, Skopje and Pristina.

Chisinau. Most people don't even know where Moldova is.

Ah! Now it's one nation :) so you deny that Scots have their own language, that's not english, their own culture, that's not english, and thus are a nation, seperate from the English ( and same thing about English, that they're a different nation from Scots, thus have their own culture, traditions etc. )?

Alright, then these 4 "countries" make up a nation :)

Now, now, let's not fight over nothing. But I think you folks misunderstand the meaning of a nation. I think somebody already mentioned this.

An example:

Koreans are a nation.
Thus North Korea and South Korea, are a single nation. But two independent countries.

The United Kingdom is a sovereign state consisting of the four nations of England, Scotland, Wales and Cornwall and part of a fith nation: Ireland ("Northern Ireland"). The British are a nation. Thus the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland are a single nation. But two independent sovereign states. Britain is a nation of nations.

As for the least known European capitals, I will stick my hat in the ring and plump for Valduz. :D

Thus the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland are a single nation.

Most Irish would probably beg to differ. I don't know if you can even say there's a British "nation." There's a British country, made up of a number of nations (I'd say 4...England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland).

Most Irish would probably beg to differ.


Indeed. ROI has nothing to do with Britain. Completely different country.

I don't think at this point I can add anything, but I think the unknown capitals of Europe are Ankara, Chisinau, Tirana, Podgorica, Skopje and Pristina.Unknown...or maybe you're just uneducated...Cause if Ankara in an "unknown" european capitol for you, then you must be stupid or uneducated...There is no other option...Also, I think this "quiz" is pathetic (or maybe people who are voting are pathetic...)

Comrat - the capital of the autonomous region of Gagauzia.:cheers:

Sorry but I have to interject here Scotland is a country that has chosen to unite with two other countries and a principality to become a sovereign nation of the United Kingdom, just because the country has chosen to be in a union with other countries and combine diplomatic and economic systems and processes does not ultimately lead to these countries not being countries.

I am pretty appalled at the complete ignorance of some foreigners trying to lay their standards upon the British constitution, whilst in your definition you may not call these constituents of the United Kingdom countries, I would refute your definition on the basis that the constitution of these countries was in place before many of the institutions you are trying to use to define a situation you obviously don’t understand.

To liken Texas to Scotland is disgusting in my opinion, Scotland has a line of royalty that pre-dates Roman times, and has kept its identity in economic, legal, education, language and sporting disciplines (the only sport that Scotland enters in as the UK is the Olympics). Texas was a colony that ascended to federation and has or never will have a status as a country!

Please don’t turn this into an argument based upon definitions that you are trying to impose upon our nation, we don’t interfere with your bastardisation of our language!

Actually Texas was an independent nation for 10 years before becoming a part of the USA.

I say Andorra La Vella.

Unknown...or maybe you're just uneducated...Cause if Ankara in an "unknown" european capitol for you, then you must be stupid or uneducated...There is no other option...Also, I think this "quiz" is pathetic (or maybe people who are voting are pathetic...)

The problem isn't "unknown" or "known" but Ankara is not in Europe. You can say Turkey is european cause Istambul have a part of his area in Europe but that's all.

If you would know the history of Ankara, you would know that the city is as much important in european history as any other european capitals.

In some hundred years americans will say the same. No, there, I speak about geography.

the capital city of Türkiye (turkey) - ANKARA

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/7119/gangurfotokritik.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4144/5224270769_7e7d54c01f_b.jpg

http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/8195/im000918.jpg

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/6329/4749654381ea04a1f668b96.jpg

http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/1906/21712bvc1.jpg

Ankara is not in Europe.

Ankara is not in Europe.

Maybe this is why the least known capital city in Europe. So simple and so clever. :D

Podgorica, Pristina, Minsk, Skopje, Zagreb, Ljubljana, Sarajevo and Chisinau...and maybe Belgrade, Sofia, Bucharest but they are in much better position.

And... tadaaaam!! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cetinje)

Podgorica, Pristina, Minsk, Skopje, Zagreb, Ljubljana, Sarajevo and Chisinau...and maybe Belgrade, Sofia, Bucharest but they are in much better position.
:lol: Misliš da je Beograd poznatiji od Zagreba? :lol: