List of cities claimed to be built on seven hills

City of Seven Hills usually refers to Rome. There are 59 cities on this list. There are many other cities claimed to be built on seven hills or fewer than seven.

• Albany, New York^[1]
• Amman, Jordan, Amman spread over seven hills like Rome, Amman now covers at least nineteen hills. The highest hill is Citadel Hill/Jabal el Qala,
• Armagh, Armagh in Northern Ireland: a city of two cathedrals, a city on seven hills, the city of legends.
• Asunción, Paraguay, There are several small hills and slightly elevated areas throughout the city, including Cabará, Clavel, Tarumá, Cachinga, and Tacumbú, among others.
• Athens, Greece. The historical seven hills of Athens are Acropolis, Areopagus, Lofos Filopappou, Lofos Nymfon, Pnyx, Mount 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 said to be built on Mont Tàber, La Rovira, El Coll, El Carmel, La Peira, El Putxet and Montjuïc
• Bath, England
• Bergen, Norway (see Seven Mountains, Bergen)
• Brussels, Belgium, said to be built on St.Michielsberg, Koudenberg, Warmoesberg, Kruidtuin, Kunstberg, Zavel and St.Pietersberg
• Budapest, Hungary
• Cagliari, Sardinia
• Ceuta, Spain
• Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
• Dunedin, New Zealand
• Edinburgh, Scotland
• Gorzów, Poland
• Guaranda, Ecuador
• Iaşi, Romania (see Seven hills of Iaşi)
• Istanbul, Turkey (see Seven hills of Istanbul)
• Jerusalem, Israel (see Seven hills of Jerusalem) [1], the northern summit (hill) is called Scopus [Hill One], The middle summit (hill) was called Nob [Hill Two], The highest point of Olivet itself, and the southern summit (hill) was called in the Holy Scriptures the "Mount of Corruption" or "Mount of Offence" [Hill Three] (II Kings 23:13), on the middle ridge between the Kedron and the Tyropoeon Valleys there was (formerly) in the south "Mount Zion" [Hill Four] (the original "Mount Zion" and not the later southwest hill that was later called by that name), the "Ophel Mount" [Hill Five], to the north of that the "Rock" around which "Fort Antonia" was built [Hill Six], and the southwest hill itself [Hill Seven] that finally became known in the time of Simon the Hasmonean as the new "Mount Zion."
• Kampala, Uganda built on Mengo, Lubaga, Namirembe, Old Kampala, Kibuli, Nakasero and Makerere
• Kiev, Ukraine Borichev, Shchekovitsa, Starokievska and Khorevitsa.^[2]
• Lisbon, Portugal
• Los Angeles, California, United States^{[citation needed]}
• Lynchburg, Virginia, United States
• Lviv, Ukraine
• Macau
• Mecca, Saudi Arabia
• Melbourne, Australia
• Moscow, Russia (See Seven hills of Moscow)
• Nevada City, California, United States, built on Piety, Lost, Prospect, Aristocracy, Boulder, Nabob, and Buckeye Hills
• Nijmegen, Netherlands
• Nixa, Missouri, United States
• Plovdiv, Bulgaria
• Prague, Czech Republic, said to be built on seven or nine hills: Hradčany, Vítkov, (Opyš), Větrov, Skalka, (Emauzy), Vyšehrad, Karlov and Petřín
• Providence, Rhode Island, built on Christian Hill, College Hill, Constitution Hill, Federal Hill, Smith Hill, Tockwotten Hill, and Weybosset Hill.
• Pula, Croatia
• Richmond, Virginia, United States, built on numerous hills and escarpments to include Union Hill, Church Hill, Council Hill, Shockoe Hill, Gambles Hill, Navy Hill and Oregon Hill.
• Rome, Georgia, United States
• Rome, Italy (see Seven hills of Rome)
• Saint-Étienne, France
• Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
• San Diego, California, United States^{[citation needed]}
• San Francisco, California, United States (see List of hills in San Francisco, California)
• Seattle, Washington, United States (see Seven hills of Seattle)
• Sheffield, England
• Somerville, Massachusetts, United States, built on Clarendon Hill, College Hill, Spring Hill, Winter Hill, Central Hill, Plowed Hill, Cobble Hill.
• Staten Island, New York, United States - Fort Hill, Ward Hill, Fox Hill, Grymes Hill, Emerson Hill, Todt Hill, and Richmond Hill.
• Tallahassee, Florida, United States
• Tehran, Iran
• Telšiai, Lithuania
• Thiruvananthapuram, India
• Tirumala, India
• Torquay, England
• Turku, Finland
• Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, built on Airport Hill, Bancroft Hill, Belmont Hill, Grafton Hill, Green Hill, Pakachoag Hill, and Vernon Hill.
• Yonkers, New York, United States^{[3] [4]}
• Zevenbergen, Netherlands

References

1. ^ "Learn About Albany, NY's Amazing History and Architecture". Albany County Convention & Visitors Bureau. http://albany.org/aboutalbany/History.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-08. 
2. ^ http://www.infoukes.com/history/origin_of_kyiv/
3. ^ DiGiovanni, Nicholas. "City of Gracious Living By Nicholas DiGiovanni". http://yonkerstribune.typepad.com/yonkers_tribune/2008/07/city-of-graciou.html. Retrieved 26 January 2011. 
4. ^ Prudential Centennial Realty. "What Will I Love About Yonkers, NY?". http://prudentialcentennial.com/what-will-i-love-about-yonkers-ny/. 

See also

• Seven Hills