Map found on redditThe map above shows where Axis forces remained in Europe on January 1st 1945. A shadow of what they controlled just a few years earlier.

Germany would unconditionally surrender 5 months later on Victory in Europe (VE) Day 8 May 1945.

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Map created by LandgeistThe map above shows the preferred alcohol beverage choice by European country based on the recorded consumption of alcohol (in litres of pure alcohol) per drink per capita (15+ years) from the WHO.

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Map created by languages.euThe map above shows which European countries which symbol for the question mark?

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Map created by Brian Brettschneider

The map above shows what time the sunsets across Europe on the longest day of the year aka the Summer Solstice (21st of June) based on local time.

Go far enough north and you’ve got 24 hours of daylight.

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The map above comes Open Street Maps Cycle layer and shows how much denser the cycling network is in The Netherlands and Belgium compared to France, Germany or the UK.

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Map created by reddit userThe map above shows how many Sunlight (or really daylight) hours there are across Europe on the Winter Solstice (aka the shortest day of the year) on December 21st.

The reason I say daylight rather than sunlight is that I don’t think London ever gets 7 hours of actual sunlight on the 21st.

The table below from Current Results, supports this.

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Map created by @maps-oeThe map above shows how to say the word “snow” in various European languages.

Here is a little more on the their origins below:

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Map created by geoglobal_

The map above shows which type of public toilets are more common in Europe, Single-Sex or Unisex.

In almost all countries in Europe you’re more likely to find Single-Sex toilet options over Unisex with the exception of Denmark and Sweden where the reverse is true.

The data comes from a 2019 Bloomberg Article (sorry paywalled).

Do you think this is accurate for your country and do you have a strong feeling on it one way or another? Leave your comments below:

Map created by geoglobal_

The map above shows the number of cities (or sometimes towns) with a tram system in Europe. Russia and Germany are the clear leaders with over 50 systems each.

The UK on the other hand has many fewer systems than comparable sized countries such as France (28) or Italy (23) and the largest city in Europe Western Europe without some form of rail based mass transit (Leeds) [Note: Voronezh, Russia closed their Tram in 2009 and has almost double the population of Leeds].

Finally, Gmunden in Austria (pop: 13,191) is the smallest city in Europe with a functioning tram system.

Here is a list of all networks by city:

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