List of oldest European cities

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This is a list of the oldest towns and cities in Europe.

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Name Location Approximate time founded Note(s)
Choirokoitia Greece 7,000 BC http://www.worldheritagesite.org/sites/choirokoitia.html
Sesklo Greece 6,500 BC http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/archaeology/sites/europe/sesklo.html
Dimini Greece 4,800 BC http://www.greeklandscapes.com/greece/dimini/dimini.html

http://www.greeklandscapes.com/image-slides/dimini/

Talianki Ukraine 3,700 BC http://webpages.charter.net/anthropogene/arc_vol1_is9.html
Skara Brae Scotland 3200 BC http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/british_prehistory/skara_brae_gallery.shtml
Akrotiri Greece 3,000 BC http://www.sacred-destinations.com/greece/santorini-akrotiri.htm
Athens Greece 3,000 BC http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/aegean/thecities/athens.html
Knossos Greece 2,700 BC http://www.athenapub.com/11knoss.htm
Gournia Greece 2,300 BC http://www.uk.digiserve.com/mentor/minoan/gournia.htm
Sofia Bulgaria 2,000 BC http://insurance.essentialtravel.co.uk/tg-europe/bulgaria/sofia-history.asp
Cadiz Spain 1,100 BC http://www.andalucia.com/cities/cadiz.htm
Rome Italy 753 BC http://www.biblestudy.org/maps/who-founded-ancient-rome-and-when-how-did-it-happen.html
Biskupin Poland 738 BC http://www.netconnect-project.eu/biskupin.htm
Istanbul Turkey 700 BC http://www.allaboutturkey.com/istanbul.htm
Naples Italy 680 BC http://faculty.ed.umuc.edu/~jmatthew/naples/Greek_Naples.html
Marseille France 600 BC http://www.frenchvintagev.com/languedoctour.html
Vienna Austria 500 BC http://www.wien.gv.at/english/history/
Paris France 250 BC http://www.webraydian.com/content/view/626/32/
Genoa Italy 205 BC http://www.world66.com/europe/italy/liguria/genoa/history
Broch of Gurness Scotland 200 BC http://www.orkneyjar.com/history/brochs/gurness/
Lyon France 43 BC http://insurance.essentialtravel.co.uk/tg-europe/france/lyon-history.asp
Trier Germany 18 BC http://www.world66.com/europe/germany/rhinelandpalatinate/trier/history
London UK 43 AD http://www.britainexpress.com/London/roman-london.htm