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If European Borders Were Drawn By DNA Instead Of Ethnicity

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 74 Comments

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If European Borders Were Drawn By DNA Instead Of Ethnicity

Map originally found on reddit

The map above shows what the borders of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa might look like if they were based on the dominant Y-DNA haplogroup rather than ethnicity and/or any other political considerations.

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Filed Under: Border, Europe

Luxembourg Is Not A Microstate!

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 7 Comments

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Luxembourg Is Not A Microstate!

Map created by reddit user issoweilsosoll

The map above shows how big Luxembourg is compared to Singapore, Andorra, Malta, Liechtenstein, San Marino, Monaco, and the Vatican.

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Filed Under: Europe Tagged With: comparison

Map of Europe, 1500 AD

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 10 Comments

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Map of Europe, 1500 AD

Map created by reddit user Yetkinler

The map above shows the patchwork of kingdoms, principalities, bishoprics, duchies, republics, cities, sultanates, etc. in and around Europe in 1500 CE/AD.

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Filed Under: Europe, History

The Border Between Belgium & The Netherlands at Baarle-Hertog/Baarle-Nassau

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 3 Comments

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The Border Between Belgium & The Netherlands at Baarle-Hertog/Baarle-Nassau

The map above shows the incredibly strange and complex border between Belgium and the Netherlands at Baarle-Hertog (Belgium) / Baarle-Nassau (Netherlands).

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Filed Under: Border, Europe Tagged With: Belgium, Netherlands

Travel Time from Ancient Rome

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 1 Comment

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Travel Time from Ancient Rome

Map created by Stanford University’s ORBIS project

The map above is an Isochrone map which shows how long it would have taken someone to travel from Rome to the farthest reaches of the Roman Empire at its peak (roughly 200 CE/AD).

Travelling within the core of the Empire could have be done in under a week, but travelling all the way to the fringes would have taken someone more than a month.

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Filed Under: Europe, History Tagged With: rome

European Places With “Saint” or “Holy” In Their Names

Last Updated: November 27, 2024 19 Comments

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European Places With

Map created by Szymon Pifczyk, Marcin Gębala, Aleksander Deryło, & Bartosz Chyż via BIQData.pl
The map above shows European cities, towns and villages that have the term “saint” or “holy” in their names. The data comes from the US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA).

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Filed Under: Europe Tagged With: religion

Europe At Night

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 3 Comments

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Europe At Night

Found via reddit

The photo above shows Europe at Night.

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Filed Under: Europe Tagged With: space

Jewish Population of Europe in 1933 and 2015

Last Updated: November 26, 2025 12 Comments

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Jewish Population of Europe in 1933 and 2015

Map crated by reddit user webalbatross
The map above shows the Jewish population of Europe in both 1933 and 2015 by country. Most countries still had much lower Jewish populations in 2015 compared to 1933.

This is largely due to the long lasting effects of The Holocaust, when over six million European Jews were systematically murdered by Hitler and the Nazis.

Emigration to both Israel and the United States after World War 2 and again after the collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe in 1989, also contributed somewhat to the decline.

However, not all countries saw their Jewish population decrease.

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Filed Under: Europe Tagged With: jewish

How To Irritate Europeans In Just One Sentence

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 39 Comments

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How To Irrtate Europeans In Just One Sentence

Map created by sigmagfx, based on this reddit thread.

The map above shows how you can easily irritate various Europeans in just one sentence. These include:

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Filed Under: Europe Tagged With: humour

European Languages According To The Dutch

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 30 Comments

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European Languages According To The Dutch

Map created by reddit user dvtxc

The map above is a humours look at how the Dutch view other European languages.

Of course Dutch itself is view as the best language, with English being their second language since over 90% of people in the Netherlands can speak it.

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Filed Under: Europe Tagged With: language

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