The European Capital of Culture is a city chosen by the European Union for a period of one calendar year. The city is given a chance to show its cultural life and cultural development. Most of the cities are very popular and are known internationally (by people around the world).
Year | Cities | Image | Details |
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1985 | Athens | ||
1986 | Florence | ||
1987 | Amsterdam | ||
1988 | West Berlin | ||
1989 | Paris Lyon | ||
1990 | Glasgow | ||
1991 | Dublin | ||
1992 | Madrid | ||
1993 | Antwerp | ||
1994 | Lisbon | ||
1995 | Luxembourg | ||
1996 | Copenhagen | ||
1997 | Thessaloniki | ||
1998 | Stockholm | ||
1999 | Weimar | ||
2000 | Avignon Bergen Bologna Brussels Helsinki Krakow Prague Reykjavík Zaragoza |
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2001 | Porto Rotterdam |
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2002 | Bruges Salamanca |
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2003 | Graz | ||
2004 | Genoa Lille |
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2005 | Cork, Limerick | ||
2006 | Patras | ||
2007 | Sibiu Luxembourg Greater Region |
Sibiu 2007 | |
2008 | Liverpool Stavanger Sandnes |
Liverpool 2008 Archived 2007-04-05 at the Wayback Machine Stavanger 2008 | |
2009 | Linz Vilnius |
Vilnius 2009 Linz 2009 | |
2010 | Essen Sarajevo Pécs |
Essen 2010 Pecs 2010 Archived 2018-10-01 at the Wayback Machine | |
2011 | Turku Tallinn |
Turku 2011 Tallinn 2011 | |
2012 | Guimarães Maribor |
Guimarães 2012 Archived 2008-12-16 at the Wayback Machine Maribor 2012 |
According to the official EU website.[1] From 2014 to 2020, these are only the countries have been chosen, based on the rotation system.
Year | City | Details |
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2013 | Marseille Košice |
Marseille Provence 2013 Archived 2010-08-26 at the Wayback Machine Košice 2013 Archived 2008-02-16 at the Wayback Machine |
2014 | Sweden Latvia | |
2015 | Belgium Czech Republic | |
2016 | Spain Poland | |
2017 | Denmark Cyprus | |
2018 | Netherlands Malta | |
2019 | Italy Bulgaria | |
2020 | Rijeka Ireland |