Munich is the heart of Europe.
>>218844360It's Brussels though
>>218844407It's not.
>>218844360Which city is the prostate of Europe?
Heart of Europe city is between London, Paris, Rome, Prague, Vienna and Istanbul. Actually, you can cut the first 3. And Istanbul probably too
That's Frankfurt/Main, im Herzen von Europa.
>>218844603>>218844582It's München.I'm right. You're wrong.
It must be a city where Celto-Germanic Europe meets Balto-Slavic Europe. Only Prague, Vienna and Bratislava meet the criteria.
>>218845425You're wrong, it's München.
>>218844360It's actually Minsk, Belarus
>>218845448What is it always with foreigners and München?Sure, it's a very nice city. But it's also by far the most expensive city in Germany, and even if it's expensive it still has too many foreigners.I'm not even sure if Europe has a heart, we're too diverse. If it has a heart, it's somewhere in BeNeLux or Germany and France, the original kernel from which the European Union grew.
>>218845786Because München is the heart of Europe.Come on, it's noy that hard to ubderstand it.
>>218844360It's obviously Copenhagen
>>218846012Jesus Christ, you guys are impossible today.
>>218844360its paris
>>218846117No, it isn't.
>>218846161it literally is
>>218845786>>218845448>>218845425>>218844533frankfurt is the geographic center of europe and one of the most significant cities in germany right?surely that would be it?
>>218846167>>218846218Why do you guys hate Munich so much?The fact that Munich is the center of Europe is so obvious to me, but you guys can't accept this basic statement.
>>218846218>frankfurt is the geographic center of europe and one of the most significant cities in germany right?I don't think so. Frankfurt is the seat of the European Central Bank, but Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and Cologne are a lot more significant as they house more companies, organizations and media headquarters.Frankfurt is really kind of icky - banks, jews, foreigners, junkies. In Frankfurt the percentage of Germans is less than 50%.
>>218846611I just want to point out that the financial capital of most countries is a better choice for a country's "heart" than it's industrial base nobody would say LA or Detroit or whatever is the heart of the USA. EVERYONE would say that NYC is basically the best choice.nothing is made there. it's all finance and culture.
>>218846611Frankfurt is too western.
here's the AI slop answer:Choosing a single city as the "heart of Europe" is difficult because the continent has so many distinct historical, political, and cultural centers. However, if I had to choose one, I would select Prague, Czech Republic.Here is why Prague earns that title: Geographic Centrality: Located almost exactly in the center of the continent, Prague is a physical bridge between Western and Eastern Europe. Historical Resilience: It has stood as a major political and cultural capital for over a millennium, surviving the Holy Roman Empire, the Habsburg Monarchy, Nazi occupation, and Communism. Its architecture is a miraculously preserved timeline of European history, featuring Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, and Art Nouveau styles side-by-side. Cultural Crossroads: Historically, it was a melting pot of Czech, German, and Jewish cultures, fostering intellectuals and artists like Franz Kafka, Alphonse Mucha, and Antonín Dvořák who shaped European identity.Honorable Mentions: Brussels, Belgium: The political heart, serving as the de facto capital of the European Union. Vienna, Austria: The imperial heart, representing the grand tradition of European diplomacy, classical music, and coffee house culture. Strasbourg, France: The symbolic heart of reconciliation, sitting on the border of France and Germany.apparently Gemini doesn't think any German city deserves the title.
>>218846760AI is sovless, of course it would choose the most souless location.The center of europe is Munich.
The Case for Munich (The "Lifestyle")People arguing for Munich are often focusing on the idealized version of Central European life. Why it fits: It sits centrally in the "Blue Banana" (the corridor of urbanization stretching across Europe). It blends high-tech industry (BMW, Siemens) with deeply rooted tradition (Oktoberfest, beer gardens). It feels wealthy, safe, and centrally located near the Alps. Why I didn't choose it: It can feel culturally specific to Bavaria rather than representative of the whole continent. While beautiful, it doesn't quite have the "crossroads of East and West" narrative that a city like Prague or Vienna possesses.My AI assistant (Gemini 3 Pro, the smartest and best one) says that Munich is too German to truly be the heart of Europe, and I think this is a good argument. unless you are smarter than AI, which knows everything, I don't think you have any real counter to this
>>218846891>too german to be the heart of europeAI is stupid.
>>218846705It isn't about industry, it never was about industry, Munich has no industry. It's about publishing companies, film studios, TV stations and production firms, theatres - in short, culture. Hamburg historically has had a lot of publishers, TV and film productions are mostly at home around Cologne and Munich. Berlin has its fair share too, on account of being the capital and the biggest city in the country. Frankfurt has none of that. Though it is part of one of the two major metropolitan sprawl areas, the Rhein-Main. The other is of course the Rhein-Ruhr, where the industrial heart of Germany used to be until the 1970s.
