European Capital of Culture
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).
List of by year[change | change source]
Past years[change | change source]
| Year | Cities | Image | Details |
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| 1985 |  Athens |
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| 1986 |  Florence |
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| 1987 |  Amsterdam |
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| 1988 |  West Berlin |
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| 1989 |  Paris Lyon |
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| 1990 |  Glasgow |
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| 1991 |  Dublin |
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| 1992 |  Madrid |
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| 1993 |  Antwerp |
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| 1994 |  Lisbon |
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| 1995 |  Luxembourg |
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| 1996 |  Copenhagen |
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| 1997 | Thessaloniki |
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| 1998 |  Stockholm |
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| 1999 | Weimar |
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| 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 |
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| 2004 | Genoa Lille |
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| 2005 | Cork, Limerick |
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| 2006 | Patras |
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| 2007 |  Sibiu LuxembourgGreater Region |
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Sibiu 2007 |
| 2008 | Liverpool Stavanger Sandnes |
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Liverpool 2008 Archived 2007-04-05 at the Wayback Machine Stavanger 2008 |
| 2009 | Linz Vilnius |
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Vilnius 2009 Linz 2009 |
| 2010 | Essen Sarajevo  Pécs |
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Essen 2010 Pecs 2010 Archived 2018-10-01 at the Wayback Machine |
| 2011 | Turku Tallinn |
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Turku 2011 Tallinn 2011 |
| 2012 | Guimarães Maribor |
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Guimarães 2012 Archived 2008-12-16 at the Wayback Machine Maribor 2012 |
Future years[change | change source]
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
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| 2015 | Belgium Czech Republic
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| 2016 | Spain Poland
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| 2017 | Denmark Cyprus
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| 2018 | Netherlands Malta
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| 2019 | Italy Bulgaria
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| 2020 |  Rijeka Ireland
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References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Official EU website". Archived from the original on 2006-10-19. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
- García, B. (2005) “De-constructing the City of Culture: The long term cultural legacies of Glasgow 1990” in: Review Issue of Urban Studies (vol 42, n5/6) (pp. 1–28)
- García, B. (2004) “Cultural Policy in European Cities: Lessons from Experience, Prospects for the Future” in: Special edition on Cultural Policy and Regeneration, Local Economy (vol 19, n4) (pp. 312–326)
- García, B. (2004) “Urban Regeneration, Arts Programming and Major events: Glasgow 1990, Sydney 2000 and Barcelona 2004” in: Gibson, L. & Stevenson, D. (Eds) Special Issue of the International Journal of Cultural Policy: Urban Space and the Uses of Culture (vol 10, n 1) (pp. 103–118)
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