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Biggest Cities in Europe in 1500

Can you name the most populous cities in Europe with a population of over 30,000 in 1500?
Population figures according to this dataset by Dr. E. Buringh and 4000 Years of Urban Growth: An Historical Census by Tertius Chandler.
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Last updated: November 28, 2023
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Population
Country
(modern day)
City
200k
Turkey
Constantinople
185k
France
Paris
127k
Turkey
Adrianople
115k
Italy
Venice
114k
Italy
Naples
89k
Italy
Milan
80k
Belgium
Ghent
80k
Russia
Moscow
75k
Spain
Valencia
70k
Italy
Florence
70k
Spain
Granada
70k
Czech Republic
Prague
65k
Portugal
Lisbon
62k
Italy
Genoa
60k
Belgium
Bruges
55k
Italy
Bologna
55k
Italy
Palermo
55k
Italy
Rome
Population
Country
(modern day)
City
50k
United Kingdom
London
50k
France
Rouen
50k
Russia
Smolensk
50k
Romania
Târgoviște
49k
Italy
Brescia
46k
Spain
Seville
45k
Germany
Cologne
45k
Russia
Pskov
45k
North Macedonia
Skopje
40k
Italy
Cremona
40k
France
Lyon
40k
Greece
Thessaloniki
40k
Spain
Valladolid
40k
Austria
Vienna
39k
Italy
Verona
38k
Italy
Ferrara
38k
Germany
Nuremberg
37k
Belgium
Antwerp
Population
Country
(modern day)
City
37k
Russia
Veliky Novgorod
35k
Greece
Athens
35k
Spain
Córdoba
35k
Ukraine
Feodosia
35k
Spain
Toledo
35k
Belgium
Tournai
34k
Germany
Augsburg
33k
Romania
Suceava
32k
France
Bourges
31k
Belgium
Brussels
31k
Italy
Messina
30k
Serbia
Belgrade
30k
Poland
Gdańsk
30k
Germany
Hamburg
30k
Italy
Lucca
30k
France
Marseille
30k
France
Metz
30k
France
Toulouse
1 Comments
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Level 55
Nov 28, 2023
For a quiz specifically with a map and around roughly the same time period, I recommend checking out Biggest Cities of Europe in 1453 with a Map.