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November 12th, 2026
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Theme: Cities Whose Names Mean 'New' Something
Across continents, settlers often named fresh towns after places they'd left behind, tacking on a word for 'new.' Nova Friburgo was founded by Swiss immigrants from Fribourg who kept their homeland's name alive in Brazil's hills. Novi Sad, meaning 'new garden' in Serbian, grew along the Danube as a planted frontier town. Neukölln, once an independent town, carries 'new' Cölln in its very name within Berlin, while New Plymouth in New Zealand and Nova Gorica in Slovenia both echo older cities their founders left behind.
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New Plymouth, New ZealandA city on New Zealand's North Island named after Plymouth, England, by its founding settlers.
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Novi Sad, SerbiaA city on the Danube whose Serbian name literally translates to 'new garden'.
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Nova Friburgo, BrazilA mountain town founded by Swiss immigrants and named for their home city of Fribourg.
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Neukölln, GermanyA Berlin district whose name means 'new Cölln', referencing the historic core of the city.
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Nova Gorica, SloveniaA planned Slovenian town built after Gorizia was divided by the post-war Italian border.