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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).
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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 |
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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 Santiago de Compostela |
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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 |
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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 Stavanger 2008 |
| 2009 | Linz Vilnius |
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Vilnius 2009 Linz 2009 |
| 2010 | Essen Istanbul Pécs |
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Istanbul 2010 Essen 2010 Pecs 2010 |
| 2011 | Turku Tallinn |
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Turku 2011 Tallinn 2011 |
| 2012 | Guimarães Maribor |
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Guimarães 2012 Maribor 2012 |
According to the official EU website. 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 Košice 2013 |
| 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 |
Aarhus (Denmark), the European Capital of Culture for 2017
Paphos (Cyprus) is the European Capital of Culture for 2017 along with Aarhus.
