Guess The City [Archive] - Page 2 - Discussion World Forum

Malvolio

Jan 27th 2009, 03:59 PM

Indeed it is.

Ah ....

Ok .... I looking for a mid-sized or rather small city, first documented in the 12th century. And like St. Petersburg it had to change it's name twice ... out of political reasons.

Michael

Jan 27th 2009, 05:38 PM

I don't know the answer, but I suspect it might be located in the Alcase-Lorraine neighborhood...

Malvolio

Jan 28th 2009, 04:23 PM

I don't know the answer, but I suspect it might be located in the Alcase-Lorraine neighborhood...

No .... I'm afraid not.

Malvolio

Jan 28th 2009, 04:43 PM

It is (today and originally) named after a (very small) river. Translated to English, the name would literally mean "stony brook".

Malvolio

Jan 29th 2009, 04:27 PM

In the meantime, this city was named after a person.

Michael

Jan 29th 2009, 06:01 PM

Malvolio

Jan 29th 2009, 06:15 PM

Well, since our local Berlin to Kitchener to Kitchener-Waterloo mid-size city wasn't founded in the 12th century (and is now named for a person - WW1 General Kitchener), and my Alcase-Lorraine guess didn't go anywhere...

I'm going to go with Konigsburg. I can't name the new names for this place - the language over there is way too funky. :D

Hmmm .... I guess you mean Königsberg. ;) But that's not what I'm looking for. The original (and current) name is probably not very well known. But I'm pretty sure you have heard of the man who's name this city carried for a bit less than 40 years.

Donkey

Jan 29th 2009, 06:22 PM

Stalingrad... now known as... something else?

Michael

Jan 29th 2009, 06:50 PM

Stalingrad... now known as... something else?
Yes, I'm sure you are correct. Volgograd (or something like that) is the 'pre-Stalin' name for it. Don't know the newest name though.

Malvolio

Jan 29th 2009, 06:55 PM

Stalingrad... now known as... something else?

No, it's not Stalingrad (Wolgograd). It's neither Stalin, nor Lenin .... but you're on a good way.

Michael

Jan 29th 2009, 06:59 PM

Okay... Russia then... I'll guess Gorky (apologies for spelling). I know it has a new funky name and I'm pretty sure that's the third name.

Malvolio

Jan 29th 2009, 07:07 PM

Okay... Russia then... I'll guess Gorky (apologies for spelling). I know it has a new funky name and I'm pretty sure that's the third name.

You got to leave Russia .... I was rather talking about the names (Lenin, Stalin) when I said that he was on a good way, but it's neither Russia, nor necessarily a Russian name. ;)

Donkey

Jan 29th 2009, 07:15 PM

You got to leave Russia .... I was rather talking about the names (Lenin, Stalin) when I said that he was on a good way, but it's neither Russia, nor necessarily a Russian name. ;)
I cheated and looked up this city:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podgorica

But I don't think it's the answer because it didn't fit with one of the other clues...

Malvolio

Jan 29th 2009, 07:35 PM

I cheated and looked up this city:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podgorica

But I don't think it's the answer because it didn't fit with one of the other clues...

No, no .... we are talking big names here .... but somehow in 1990 Mr. .... wasn't so popular any more, so they changed back.

Dominick

Jan 29th 2009, 08:41 PM

No, no .... we are talking big names here .... but somehow in 1990 Mr. .... wasn't so popular any more, so they changed back.
Did Ceaucescu have a city named after him ? If he did, that's my guess :lol:

Malvolio

Jan 30th 2009, 03:41 PM

No, no, no ..... it's not Lenin, it's not Stalin, and it's not Friedrich Engels.

Michael

Jan 30th 2009, 04:58 PM

No, no, no ..... it's not Lenin, it's not Stalin, and it's not Friedrich Engels.
I didn't realize that Marx had a city named after him. :lol:

Malvolio

Jan 31st 2009, 02:53 AM

I didn't realize that Marx had a city named after him. :lol:

BINGO .... :D

Karl-Marx Stadt, alias Chemnitz.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemnitz

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Karl-Marx-Stadt-Schild.jpg/800px-Karl-Marx-Stadt-Schild.jpg

.... "Stadt" means "city", btw.

Michael

Feb 1st 2009, 09:46 AM

Like I said, I'd never heard of any place called Marxville! I just thought he was just a street (or a Platz - whatever the heck that is). ;)

Anyway, for our next challenge, something a bit different...

2nd largest city in the 2nd oldest existing country! China and India (for example) are not very old actual countries, though they are very old places.

Hint - it is in Europe.

Malvolio

Feb 1st 2009, 04:10 PM

Michael

Feb 2nd 2009, 08:29 AM

hmmmm ..... I'll give it a shot:

Birmingham?
Geographically rather close, but I think England was 'created' in the 8th or 9th century. England is old, but not old enough.

Hit: the oldest country is apparently San Marano (I'm probably spelling it wrong - I'd never heard of it).

Dominick

Feb 2nd 2009, 09:38 AM

You could be talking about Marseille.
Though both '2nd largest city' and '2nd oldest country' are very arbitrary concepts.

Michael

Feb 2nd 2009, 09:54 AM

You could be talking about Marseille.
Though both '2nd largest city' and '2nd oldest country' are very arbitrary concepts.
2nd largest city is always easy. Its the 2nd oldest country that is rather arbitrary.

You are correct.

Dominick

Feb 2nd 2009, 10:33 AM

2nd largest city is always easy. Its the 2nd oldest country that is rather arbitrary.

You are correct.
Both question and answer were inspired by Diplomacy, no doubt :)

Okay, this is one of the many cities that are claimed to have been founded by Alexander the Great and supposedly named after him. This alleged original name has not remained although it was bastardized rather than changed.
It's always been a center of strife and not in the least in very recent years. It's also the 2nd city of its country and the name of the city was the title of an excellent movie a few years ago.

Donkey

Feb 2nd 2009, 12:00 PM

Both question and answer were inspired by Diplomacy, no doubt :)

Okay, this is one of the many cities that are claimed to have been founded by Alexander the Great and supposedly named after him. This alleged original name has not remained although it was bastardized rather than changed.
It's always been a center of strife and not in the least in very recent years. It's also the 2nd city of its country and the name of the city was the title of an excellent movie a few years ago.
Persepolis?

Dominick

Feb 2nd 2009, 12:03 PM

Persepolis?
No, but the neighbourhood is the same.

Michael

Feb 2nd 2009, 02:23 PM

Persepolis?
Alexander specifically conquered Persepolis - and burned it to the ground.

Ergo, he can't have founded the place. ;)

Malvolio

Feb 2nd 2009, 04:09 PM

.... and the name of the city was the title of an excellent movie a few years ago.

Casablanca? :p

Michael

Feb 2nd 2009, 04:22 PM

Casablanca? :p
About 1000 west of Alexander's furthest western advance. ;)

Dominick

Feb 2nd 2009, 05:41 PM

Casablanca? :p
Uhm, no. Not a Hollywood movie, it's a quality movie ;)

Michael

Feb 2nd 2009, 07:35 PM

Ishtar it is.

Dominick

Feb 2nd 2009, 07:39 PM

Ishtar it is.
Uhm, don't think so. Unless it's an alternative name for it. I've consulted Google, wiki and an atlas but didn't find any Ishtar. Where is it ?

Michael

Feb 4th 2009, 09:53 AM

Uhm, don't think so. Unless it's an alternative name for it. I've consulted Google, wiki and an atlas but didn't find any Ishtar. Where is it ?
It was a guess based on the movie name clue and the possible bastardization of the name of Sikandr.

Dominick

Feb 4th 2009, 10:57 AM

It's not so difficult actaully. The city has been in the news regularly since, and because of, 9/11.

Greendruid

Feb 4th 2009, 11:23 AM

It's not so difficult actaully. The city has been in the news regularly since, and because of, 9/11.

Is it Kandahar?

Dominick

Feb 4th 2009, 11:35 AM

Is it Kandahar?
Yes it is :)
And this is the movie (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0283431/)

Michael

Feb 8th 2009, 11:24 AM

Here's the next challenge...

This well known and ancient city is famously known as a city built on seven hills.

Donkey

Feb 8th 2009, 12:17 PM

Er... Rome, isn't it?

Michael

Feb 9th 2009, 08:45 AM

Er... Rome, isn't it?

Trick question! I'm looking for the other one. :D

Donkey

Feb 9th 2009, 12:09 PM

Oh. Balls!

:p

Americano

Feb 9th 2009, 12:29 PM

Trick question! I'm looking for the other one. :D

Which one of the other 20-30?

Michael

Feb 9th 2009, 12:57 PM

Which one of the other 20-30?
Ancient and famous cities built on seven hills?

I know of only two that fit the category...

Edited to add: I still only know of two "famous and ancient cities built on seven hills". Apparently there is a list of many cities that make the claim, though very vew are "famous and ancient" and most claims of 'seven hills' are highly questionable.

Indeed, Mecca (in the desert) is on the list. :rolleyes: Only Jerusalem (from the list) appears to be both "famous and ancient". Moscow of course has always pretended to be the "3rd Rome" under the Orthodox Church, so it wouldn't suprise me if they created (or destroyed) a hill there in order to make seven!

Anyway, the answer is of course Istanbul (the ancient city of Byzantium and Constantinople) - specifically founded on a site with seven hills in direct immitation of Rome, to be the new capital of Rome.

Still waiting on Greendruid's turn.