European Country by History

Prior to 1492, an emirate existed in the south of this country.

This country was ruled by the count of Urgell until 988.

This country takes up around two-thirds of the historical region Bessarabia.

This country's former leader was executed by firing squad on 25th December 1989.

This country's capital served as the seat of the Rurikid prince Oleg between 882 and 912.

The founder of this country's ruling family was the Genoese leader of the Guelphs.

This country was created out of the unification of different states in 1871. It was later split into two countries, until it was reunified in 1990,

This country's capital was besieged from 1992 to 1996.

This country's capital was largely destroyed in late 1944.

Julius Caesar defeated Vercingetorix at the Battle of Alesia in what is now this country.

People were once thrown out of windows in the country's capital.

This country constructed several forts, including Fort Apollonia, in what is now Ghana in the 17th century, and also had a colony on the banks of the Delaware River.

This country's capital was struck by two earthquakes and tsunamis in the 18th century.

This country was given to the Order of St. John in 1530.

This country, along with the country on its western border, formed part of a sovereign state that existed between 1918 and 1939; it was then reestablished in 1945 and existed until 1992.

The world's oldest surviving parliament was founded in 930 in this country.

This country's capital was a free imperial city of the Holy Roman Empire from 1561 to 1581.

A forerunner of this country became the largest sovereign state in Europe in 1410, during the reign of Vytautas the Great.

The Cyrillic alphabet was created within one of the medieval precursors of this country.

Neolithic sites such as the Knap of Howar and Wayland's Smithy are located in this country.