Mystery City: Europe

[hello_SC4 1]

Heh, I'm fine with a live edition, as long as I'm not in Spain at the time..

As for the city.. hmm.. I have no idea other than Durham (the viaduct).. Maybe in Ireland?

[Yellowlab 11]

Congratulations, erka.   Mystery City 22 is in the United Kingdom for 4 points.

 

However, it is not Durham.  Keep looking.

 

Scoring

erka + 4

 

Note:  I will be out of town until next Monday (June 27), so happy guessing until then.

[flrscf 0]

Exeter, UK???

[Klemvast 0]

I'm gonna join the game!

Carlisle, UK

 

or, let me guess...

 

Oswestry, Wales (well, that's the Uk right, though some people don't like that?)

 

They have an aquaduct there anyway, so...

 

[GingerBlokey 30]

Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, UK

and if it is Berwick which Im 99% sure it is thats not an aquaduct thats a railway viaduct which was built by Brunell.

[Yellowlab 11]

Congratulations, GingerBlokey.   Mystery City 22 is Berwick-upon-Tweed, UK, for 16 points.

 

Scoring

GingerBlokey + 16 

 

Berwick-Upon-Tweed Facts

    Berwick (BEHR-rik)-Upon-Tweed lies in northern England on the border with Scotland; in fact, it is England's northernmost city.  Situated at the mouth of the River Tweed (hence the name), which forms the traditional border between England and Scotland, Berwick is actually on the Scottish side, but modern boundaries keep it in England.  The town is a small seaport and administrative center for its borough of the same name.  About 15,000 people live in Berwick and its surrounds.  Historically, Berwick was an important town, for obvious reasons, in the endless wars between the Scottish and the English.  Remnants of this past exist today, as Berwick has one of England's finest examples of a medieval defensive wall, as well as a medieval barracks.

 

GingerBlokey has selected Medium as the difficulty level for #23.  Here is...

 

Mystery City 23

 

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[hello_SC4 1]

Umm.. Germany or Poland?

[GingerBlokey 30]

Estonia maybe Russia

[mies 0]

Timisoara, Romania.

[Yellowlab 11]

Congratulations, mies.  Mystery City 23 is Timisoara, Romania, for all 10 points possible.

 

Scoring

mies + 16 

 

Timisoara Facts

    Timisoara is a city in western Romania and is the capital of Timis County.  The city has a rich history dating back to 1019, when it was mentioned in the documents of Byzantine Emperor Basil II.  The city is believed to have been annexed into the Kingdom of Hungary in 1010.  After that, not much happened besides invading Turks and those sorts of things.  Timisoara was the first European city to have electric-lit streets and also had Romania's first tobacco mill.  In 1989, a popular uprising in Timisoara began the revolts that would eventually sweep dictator Nicolae Ceausescu from power.  Today, Timisoara is famous for its cathedral, visible in the background of the MCE picture.  It is home to around 350,000 people.

 

Mies has selected Difficult as the difficulty level for #24.  I really racked the internet for a difficult one, and I think I've found one.  Here is...

 

Mystery City 24

 

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[hello_SC4 1]

Hmm.. France or Luxembourg?

[transitbuddie 0]

I'm thinking it's in northern Italy.

[Yellowlab 11]

Keep looking.  This city is not located in a country that has an Atlantic seacoast, nor in Luxembourg or Italy.

[flrscf 0]

Austria or Hungary?

[hello_SC4 1]

Switzerland or the Czech Republic?

[transitbuddie 0]

Complete guess: Wannsee, Germany

[Yellowlab 11]

Congratulations, flrscf.   Mystery City 22 is located in Austria.  That's good for 4 points.

 

Scoring

flrscf + 4

[NicolaiS 8]

Linz, Austria

[Yellowlab 11]

Considering that it's been a month since the last guess, I suppose you need a clue.  This city is not Linz, but it is located east of the border with Italy's easternmost point.  In other words, it's east of around Villach, Austria.

[sepsis 17]

Klagenfurt, Austria

 

 

[amal81 3]

is that Salzburg?

[Fairlane500 8]

Velden or Neusiedal am See, Austria?

[hello_SC4 1]

Steindorf am Ossiacher See, Austria or Faak am See, Austria?

[simwario 95]

Arnoldstein or Maria W

[Yellowlab 11]

Try looking for this city south of Vienna and east of Klagenfurt.

[Fairlane500 8]

Weyer or Kapfenberg, Austria?

[simwario 95]

V

[Yellowlab 11]

Nobody is right yet, but keep looking.  Simwario's guess of Leibnitz was very close.  This city is located in the Austrian state of Steiermark.

Also, please allow me to take this opportunity to plug my other forum games, especially Mystery City:  World 3 , which has not been guessed in since July 30, and Mystery Skyscraper , dead since September 2.

[hello_SC4 1]

Spielfeld, Austria or Gosdorf, Austria?

[Yellowlab 11]

Look south of Graz in the state of Steiermark.