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The title City of Seven Hills usually refers to
Rome , which was
founded on seven hills . However, there are many other cities that make the same claim.
[1]
Africa
Yaounde, city of Seven Hills during the night
Ceuta ,
Spain [
citation needed ]
Ibadan ,
Nigeria – Built on Oke Padre, Oke Ado, Oke Bola, Oke Mapo, Oke Are, Oke Sapati, Oke Mokola.
[2]
[3]
Kampala ,
Uganda
[4] – The hills are Mengo, Lubaga, Namirembe, Old Kampala, Kibuli, Nakasero and Makerere
Yaoundé ,
Cameroon
[5]
Sunset view of hills in the city of Yaounde
Americas
Albany, New York
[6]
Athens, Texas
[7]
Asunción ,
Paraguay
[8]
Chicontepec ,
Mexico , whose name is
Nahuatl for "on seven hills"
[9]
Cincinnati, Ohio (now encompasses more than seven)
[10]
[11]
Dubuque, Iowa
[12]
Ellicott City, Maryland
[13]
Guaranda ,
Ecuador
[14]
[15]
Kernersville, North Carolina [
citation needed ]
Lynchburg, Virginia – College Hill, Garland Hill, Daniel's Hill, Federal Hill, Diamond Hill, White Rock Hill, and Franklin Hill were the original "Seven Hills" of the City of Lynchburg.
[16]
Nevada City, California – Built upon Aristocracy Hill, American Hill, Piety Hill, Prospect Hill, Wet Hill, Cement Hill, and Lost Hill. There is also a middle school and business district called Seven Hills.[
citation needed ]
Newton, Massachusetts [
citation needed ]
Nixa ,
Missouri [
citation needed ]
Port Washington, Wisconsin – The seven hills comprise two High School Hills, North Bluff Hill, South Hill, St. Mary’s Hill, Billy Goat Hill and Sweet Cake Hill.[
citation needed ]
Pottsville, Pennsylvania – Built on Lawton's Hill, Greenwood Hill, Bunker Hill (
Sharp Mountain ), Guinea Hill, Forest Hills, Cottage Hill and Mount Hope.[
citation needed ]
Providence, Rhode Island – Built on Christian Hill, College Hill, Constitution Hill, Federal Hill, Smith Hill, Tockwotten Hill, and Weybosset Hill.
[17]
Richmond ,
Virginia – Built on numerous hills and escarpments to include
Union Hill ,
Church Hill , Council Chamber Hill,
Shockoe Hill ,
Gambles Hill , Navy Hill and
Oregon Hill .
[18]
Rome, Georgia [
citation needed ]
Saint Paul, Minnesota – The exact list of seven hills varies, but every list includes
Cathedral Hill ,
Capitol Hill ,
Dayton's Bluff , Crocus Hill (sometimes also called St. Clair), and Williams Hill—which is no longer a hill.
[19]
Valera ,
Trujillo ,
Venezuela
[20]
San Francisco , California (see
List of hills in San Francisco )[
citation needed ]
Seattle ,
Washington (see
Seven hills of Seattle )[
citation needed ]
Seven Hills, Ohio [
citation needed ]
Somerville ,
Massachusetts – Built on Clarendon Hill, College Hill, Spring Hill, Winter Hill, Central Hill, Plowed Hill, Cobble Hill.
[21]
Staten Island ,
New York – Fort Hill, Ward Hill, Fox Hill, Grymes Hill, Emerson Hill, Todt Hill, and Richmond Hill.[
citation needed ]
Tallahassee ,
Florida –
Goodwood Plantation , Old Fort Park, Mission San Luis, Old Capitol, The Grove, FAMU (Lee Hall), FSU (Westcott Hall)
[22]
Victoria ,
Argentina
[23]
Washington, D.C. – Built on Capitol Hill, Meridian Hill, Floral Hills, Forest Hills, Hillbrook, Hillcrest, and Knox Hill.[
citation needed ]
Worcester ,
Massachusetts – Built on Pakachoag (Mount St. James), Sagatabscot (Union Hill), Hancock Hill, Chandler Hill (Belmosy Hill), Green Hill, Bancroft Hill, and Newton Hill
[24]
Yonkers ,
New York
[25]
[26]
Eurasia
Asia
Shimla ,
India – The seven hills are
Jakhu Hill ,
Summer Hill , Bantony Hill, Inveram Hill, Elisium Hill, Observatory Hill and Prospect Hill.
Amman ,
Jordan :
[27] the seven hills are Qusur, Jufa, Taj, Nazha, Nasser, Natheef, and al-Akhdar.
[28]
[29]
Bhopal ,
India
Jerusalem – Jerusalem's seven hills are
Mount Scopus ,
Mount Olivet and the Mount of Corruption (all three are peaks in a mountain ridge that lies east of the
Old City ), Mount Ophel, the
original Mount Zion , the New
Mount Zion and the hill on which the
Antonia Fortress was built.
Macau
Mecca ,
Saudi Arabia
Mumbai Saat Dweep Samuh (now joined into a peninsula)
Tehran ,
Iran
Kottayam ,
India
Thiruvananthapuram ,
India
Tirumala ,
India – One of the hill towns of Tirumala is where the Temple of Seven Hills, the
Tirumala Venkateswara , is located. This temple is one of the most active places of worship in the world.
Europe
Aalten ,
Netherlands – Village (no town privileges) said to be built on seven hills.
[30]
Abergavenny , South
Wales ,
United Kingdom
Armagh , in
Northern Ireland ,
United Kingdom
Athens ,
Greece . The historical seven hills of Athens are
Acropolis ,
Areopagus ,
Philopappou , Hill of the
Nymphs ,
Pnyx ,
Lycabettus , and
Tourkovounia .
Bamberg ,
Bavaria ,
Germany , The seven hills of Bamberg are; Cathedral Hill,
Michaelsberg , Kaulberg/Obere Pfarre, Stefansberg, Jakobsberg, Altenburger Hill, and Abtsberg.
Barcelona ,
Catalonia ,
Spain , is said to be built on Turó del Carmel,
Turó de la Rovira , Turó de la Creueta del Coll, Turó de la Peira, Turó del Putxet, Turó de Monterols and Turó de Modolell.
[31] Others exclude the latter and include
Montjuïc and Mont Tàber, the 17m hill where the Roman city of Barcino was built.
[32]
Bath ,
England ,
United Kingdom
Besançon ,
France
Bergamo ,
Lombardy ,
Italy
Bergen ,
Norway – Built not on but between seven mountains. See
Seven Mountains, Bergen .
Bristol ,
England ,
United Kingdom
[33]
Brussels ,
Belgium – Said to be built on St. Michielsberg,
Koudenberg , Warmoesberg,
Kruidtuin ,
Kunstberg ,
Zavel and St. Pietersberg
Bucharest ,
Romania
Cagliari ,
Sardinia ,
Italy
Cáceres, Spain
[34]
Cherdyn ,
Russia
Chișinău ,
Moldova
Cosenza ,
Calabria ,
Italy
Durham ,
England ,
United Kingdom
Edinburgh ,
Scotland ,
United Kingdom (see
Hills of Edinburgh )
Gorzów Wielkopolski ,
Poland
Iaşi ,
Romania (see
Seven hills of Iaşi )
Istanbul ,
Turkey (see
Seven hills of Istanbul )
Kaposvár ,
Hungary
Kyiv ,
Ukraine Borichev, Shchekovitsa, Starokievska and Khorevitsa.
[35]
Lisbon ,
Portugal , São Jorge, São Vicente, Sant’Ana, Santo André, Chagas, Santa Catarina, São Roque
Lviv ,
Ukraine
Liverpool ,
UK
[36]
Madrid ,
Spain
[37]
Maribor ,
Slovenia , seven hills are Pohorje, Kozjak, Kalvarija, Mestni vrh, Piramida, Meljski hrib and Pekrska gorca.
Moscow ,
Russia (See
Seven hills of Moscow )
Nijmegen ,
Netherlands – Seven hills within the 16c–19c city wall: Geertruidsberg, Hofberg (
Valkhof ), Lindenberg, Jansberg, Hundisberg, Hessenberg and Hoofdberg.
[38]
Plovdiv ,
Bulgaria – Was originally built on seven hills but now only has six due to one being destroyed in the early 20th century (
Markovo tepe )
Plymouth ,
England ,
United Kingdom
Prague ,
Czech Republic – Said to be built on seven or nine hills:
Hradčany , Vítkov, (Opyš), Větrov, Skalka, (Emauzy),
Vyšehrad , Karlov and Petřín
Pula ,
Croatia
Rome ,
Lazio ,
Italy (see
Seven hills of Rome )
Saint-Étienne ,
France
Sandomierz ,
Poland
Sheffield ,
England ,
United Kingdom
Siegen ,
Germany
[39]
Smolensk ,
Russia
Telšiai ,
Lithuania
Toulon ,
France
Tulle ,
France
Turku ,
Finland
Ufa ,
Russia
Veszprém ,
Hungary
Vilnius ,
Lithuania
Vladimir ,
Russia
Zevenbergen ,
Netherlands , Oronyms unknown, except Molenberg
[40]
Oceania
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