Where in the world?

Here is a photo of a mystery city. Can you guess or do you know where it is, and which languages are spoken there?

Photo of mystery city

Here’s a clue – this is the capital of a country in Europe.

August 25th, 2007 in Language, Quiz questions, Travel

Comments (10)

reAugust 25th, 2007 at 2:15 pm

That is Bratislava, Slovakia. Languages spoken there are Slovak, Czech, and you can find German, Hungarian, and English speakers too.

Jonathan KAugust 25th, 2007 at 4:18 pm

I’m guessing Luxembourg City, capital of Luxembourg, where Luxembourgish, French, and German are spoken.

suchoschAugust 25th, 2007 at 8:03 pm

“re” is right, it’s Bratislava.

SimonAugust 26th, 2007 at 2:33 pm

It is indeed Bratislava, capital of Slovakia, where the main language is Slovak.

MiroAugust 26th, 2007 at 4:58 pm

Looks like my native town ;-) Nowadays it is the capital of Slovakia and the official language spoken there is Slovak. However, before the World War II it was mostly Germany and Hungarian town with only a minority speaking Slovak. Therefore old Pressburgers (Pressburg is the German name of the town and one of the almost 20 historical names) speak all three languages, which are all of them very different.

DavidAugust 27th, 2007 at 7:41 pm

If Simon hadn’t answered yet, I would have guessed Liechtenstein. Oh well, I would have been wrong. :)

epingchrisSeptember 2nd, 2007 at 3:55 am

Wow, I guessed it correctly in my mind. Gotta go buy a lotto ticket right there. :)

AageSeptember 23rd, 2007 at 8:52 pm

The name of the town is Prague. It’s the capital city of Czech Republik.
They talk czechish.

CaenwyrApril 8th, 2008 at 4:34 pm

I’d go for Prague too. The castle on the hill is the Hradčany, the summer palace of the Austrian emperor. The language is of course Czech.

CaenwyrApril 8th, 2008 at 4:35 pm

okay, I just found out Simon already answered, which makes my answer look a bit silly…