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The Province of Languedoc (/ˌlɒ̃ɡ(ə)ˈdɒk/; French: [lɑ̃ɡ(ə)dɔk], locally [lãᵑɡəˈdɔk]; Occitan: Lengadòc [ˌleŋɡaˈðɔ(k)]) is a former province of France...

Bourges (French pronunciation: [buʁʒ] ) is a commune in central France on the river Yèvre. It is the capital of the department of Cher, and also was the...

Teseo Tesei (3 January 1909 – 26 July 1941) was an Italian naval officer, who invented the human torpedo (called Maiale, Italian for "pig") used by the...

Minentaucher is the German term for mine clearance divers. The Minentaucherkompanie is a specialist unit within the German Navy responsible for underwater...

Astorga (Spanish pronunciation: [asˈtoɾɣa]) (Leonese: Estorga) is a municipality and city of Spain located in the central area of the province of León...

Byzantine cuisine was the continuation of local ancient Greek cuisine, ancient Roman cuisine and Mediterranean cuisine. Byzantine trading with foreigners...

André Claveau (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃dʁe klavo], 29 December 1911 – 4 July 2003) was a popular singer in France from the 1940s to the 1960s. He won...

The Polish Border Guard (Polish: Straż Graniczna, also abbreviated as SG) is a state security agency tasked with patrolling the Polish border. It existed...

Szekszárd (Hungarian: [ˈsɛksaːrd] , formerly also Szegzárd; Croatian: Seksar; German: Sechshard or Sechsard; Serbian: Сексард) is a small city in southern...

Państwowy Korpus Bezpieczeństwa (Polish for "National Security Corps", abbreviated PKB; sometimes also called Kadra Bezpieczeństwa) was a Polish underground...

The Order of Saint Stephen (Hungarian: Szent István rend) is an order of chivalry founded in 1764 by Maria Theresa. In 1938, Miklós Horthy took the rights...

Calahorra (Spanish: [kalaˈora]; Aragonese: Calagorra; Latin: Calagurris) is a municipality in the comarca of Rioja Baja, near the border with Navarre on...

Tentura (Greek: τεντούρα, from Venetian tentura 'tincture'), also spelled Tentoura, Tintura, or Tintoura, is a liqueur produced in the Greek city of Patras...

In Greek mythology, Cassotis (Ancient Greek: Κασσοτίς or Κασσωτίς) was the naiad (a Pegaea) who lived in the spring at the Oracle at Delphi, dedicated...

Frontignan (French pronunciation: [fʁɔ̃tiɲɑ̃]; Occitan: Frontinhan) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France. Frontignan is renowned for...

The Bournemouth International Centre (commonly known as the BIC /ˈbɪk/) in Bournemouth, Dorset, was opened in September 1984. It is one of the largest...

The University of Ferrara (Italian: Università degli Studi di Ferrara) is the main university of the city of Ferrara in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern...

The Musée national de la Légion d'honneur et des ordres de chevalerie (French for "National museum of the Legion of Honour and of orders of chivalry")...

Treviglio (Italian: [treˈviʎʎo] ; Bergamasque: Treì) is a town and comune (i.e. municipality) in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardy, Northern Italy....

The Swan Inn (formerly thought to have been called the Saracen's Head) is a Grade II listed pub dating back several centuries. It is located in the City...