April 4, 2023, 5:17 am | Read time: 2 minutes
You don’t just know Europe’s cities from the map; you’ve visited one or two cities in Portugal, Iceland, or Italy? If you’re also top-notch in spelling, you have the best prerequisites to solve this quiz on the spelling of 12 European cities. But promised: It won’t be easy.
Of course, you know the capitals of Spain, Italy, or Norway and also know how to spell them correctly. But what about other (capital) cities in Europe? For example, the capital of the Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, or the largest city on Sardinia in Italy? Do you know their names and can you spell them correctly? Oh, and what is the Polish name for Wroclaw? Now you’ve got a taste of our upcoming quiz. We’re curious to see how many of our 12 questions you can answer correctly.
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The 10 Largest Cities in Europe by Population
Russia’s capital Moscow is the largest city in Europe with around 16.4 million inhabitants (as of 2022). In second place is France’s capital Paris with just over 11.1 million inhabitants, and in third place is London (United Kingdom) with more than 9.5 million inhabitants. Germany’s capital Berlin ranks eighth with 3.57 million inhabitants. Here is the complete list of the 10 largest cities in Europe by population (as of 2025, source: Statista/United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs).
- Moscow (Russia), 12.64 million inhabitants
- Paris (France), 11.14 million inhabitants
- London (United Kingdom), 9.54 million inhabitants
- Madrid (Spain), 6.71 million inhabitants
- Barcelona (Spain), 5.66 million inhabitants
- St. Petersburg (Russia), 5.54 million inhabitants
- Rome (Italy), 4.3 million inhabitants
- Berlin (Germany), 3.57 million inhabitants
- – Athens (Greece), 3.15 million inhabitants
– Milan (Italy), 3.15 million inhabitants