How Did The Capitals Of Europe Get Their Names?

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SOURCES AND FURTHER READING
List Of European Countries By Area: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
Tirana: http://www.worldmayor.com/worldmayor_...
Andorra: https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/h...
Yerevan: http://traveltoarmenia.am/history-of-...
Vienna: https://www.etymonline.com/word/vienna
Baku: http://www.window2baku.com/eng/9002to...
Minsk: http://minsksssf.blogspot.com/2013/07...
Brussels: https://www.etymonline.com/word/brussels
Sarajevo: https://www.sarajevotimes.com/read-ho...
Sofia: https://www.etymonline.com/word/sofia
Zagreb: https://www.croatiaweek.com/how-croat...
Nicosia: http://kypros.org/Cyprus/nicosia.html
Prague: https://www.etymonline.com/word/prague
Copenhagen: https://www.etymonline.com/word/Copen...
Tallinn: https://www.etymonline.com/word/Talli...
Helsinki: https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/...
Paris: https://www.etymonline.com/word/paris
Tbilisi: https://geohistory.today/tbilisi/
Berlin: https://www.etymonline.com/word/Berli...
Athens: https://www.etymonline.com/word/Athen...
Budapest: https://www.etymonline.com/word/Budap...
Reykjavik: https://www.etymonline.com/word/Reykj...
Dublin: https://www.etymonline.com/word/Dubli...
Rome: https://www.etymonline.com/word/Rome#...
Nur-Sultan: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia...
Pristina: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pristina
Riga: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riga
Vaduz: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
Vilnius: http://regionai.stat.gov.lt/en/vilnia...
Luxembourg City: https://www.etymonline.com/word/luxem...
Valletta: http://mymalta.guide/other-landmarks/...
Chișinău: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi%C8%...
Monaco City: https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/h...
Podgorica: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podgorica
Amsterdam: https://www.etymonline.com/word/Amste...
Hague: https://www.etymonline.com/word/Hague...
Skopje: https://www.britannica.com/place/Nort...
Oslo: https://www.etymonline.com/word/oslo
Warsaw: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw#...
Lisbon: http://www.lisbon-guide.info/about/hi...
Bucharest: http://www.fareaway.com/2009/02/bucha...
Moscow: https://www.etymonline.com/word/Mosco...
San Marino: https://catholicexchange.com/st-marinus
Belgrade: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History...
Bratislava: https://www.etymonline.com/word/brati...
Ljubljana: https://izi.travel/en/5a08-the-origin...
Madrid: https://theculturetrip.com/europe/spa...
Stockholm: https://www.etymonline.com/word/Stock...
Bern: https://www.etymonline.com/word/Bern#...
Ankara: https://linguistics.stackexchange.com...
Kiev: https://www.etymonline.com/word/Kiev#...
London:    • How Did The Boroughs Of London Get Th...  
Vatican: https://www.etymonline.com/word/Vatic...