List of cities claimed to be built on seven hills

The title City of Seven Hills usually refers to Rome, which was literally founded on seven hills. Ever since, many cities have claimed to be built on seven hills.

Africa

• Ceuta, Spain
• Ibadan, Nigeria^[1]
• Kampala, Uganda^[2] - the hills are Mengo, Lubaga, Namirembe, Old Kampala, Kibuli, Nakasero and Makerere
• Yaoundé, Cameroon^[3]

Americas

• Albany, New York^[4]
• Athens, Texas, United States^[5]
• Asunción, Paraguay^[6]
• Chicontepec, Veracruz, whose name is Nahuatl for On Seven Hills.^[7]
• Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (now encompasses more than seven)^[8][9]
• Ellicott City, Maryland, United States^[10]
• Guaranda, Ecuador^[11][12]
• Kernersville, North Carolina
• Lynchburg, Virginia, United States College Hill, Garland Hill, Daniel's Hill, Federal Hill, Diamond Hill, White Rock Hill, and Franklin Hill were the original "Seven Hills" of the City of Lynchburg.^[13]
• Nixa, Missouri, United States
• Pottsville, Pennsylvania, built on Lawton's Hill, Greenwood Hill, Bunker Hill (Sharp Mountain), Guinea Hill, Forest Hills, Cottage Hill and Mount Hope.
• Providence, Rhode Island, built on Christian Hill, College Hill, Constitution Hill, Federal Hill, Smith Hill, Tockwotten Hill, and Weybosset Hill.^[14]
• Richmond, Virginia, United States, built on numerous hills and escarpments to include Union Hill, Church Hill, Council Chamber Hill, Shockoe Hill, Gambles Hill, Navy Hill and Oregon Hill.^[15]
• Rome, Georgia, United States
• Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States – The exact list of seven hills varies a bit, but every list includes Cathedral Hill, Capitol Hill, Dayton's Bluff, Crocus Hill (sometimes also called St. Clair), and Williams Hill—which is no longer a hill.^[16]
• Valera, Trujillo, Venezuela^[17]
• San Francisco, California, United States (see List of hills in San Francisco)
• Seattle, Washington, United States (see Seven hills of Seattle)
• Seven Hills, Ohio, United States
• Somerville, Massachusetts, United States, built on Clarendon Hill, College Hill, Spring Hill, Winter Hill, Central Hill, Plowed Hill, Cobble Hill.^[18]
• 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 – Goodwood Plantation, Old Fort Park, Mission San Louis, Old Capitol, The Grove, FAMU (Lee Hall), FSU (Westcott Hall) ^[19]
• Victoria, Argentina^[20]
• Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, built on Pakachoag (Mount St. James), Sagatabscot (Union Hill), Hancock Hill, Chandler Hill (Belmosy Hill), Green Hill, Bancroft Hill, and Newton Hill^[21]
• Yonkers, New York, United States^[22][23]

Asia

• Amman, Jordan
• Bhopal, India

• Jerusalem, Israel: Jerusalem's seven hills are Mount Scopus, Mount Olivet and the Mount of Corruption (all three are peaks in a mountain ridge that lies east of the Old City), Mount Ophel, the original Mount Zion, the New Mount Zion and the hill on which the Antonia Fortress was built.
• Macau
• Mecca, Saudi Arabia
• Mumbai Saat Dweep Samuh (now joined, into a peninsula)
• Tehran, Iran
• Kottayam, India
• Thiruvananthapuram, India
• Tirumala, India In Asia, there are few cities on seven hills, except in India. One of the hill towns of Tirumala is where the Temple of Seven Hills, the Tirumala Venkateswara, is located. This temple is affirmed to be the most active place of worship in the world.

Europe

• Abergavenny, South Wales, United Kingdom
• Armagh, in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
• Athens, Greece. The historical seven hills of Athens are Acropolis, Areopagus, Philopappus Hill (or Hill of the Muses), Hill of the Nymphs, Pnyx, Mount Lycabettus, and Mount Anchesmos (or 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, United Kingdom
• Besançon, France
• Bergen, Norway, built not on but between seven mountains. See Seven Mountains, Bergen.
• Bristol, England, United Kingdom^[24]
• Brussels, Belgium, said to be built on St.Michielsberg, Koudenberg, Warmoesberg, Kruidtuin, Kunstberg, Zavel and St.Pietersberg
• Budapest, Hungary
• Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
• Cáceres, Spain^[25]
• Chișinău, Moldova
• Coatbridge, Scotland, United Kingdom
• Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom (see Hills of Edinburgh)
• Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland
• Iaşi, Romania (see Seven hills of Iaşi)
• Istanbul (formerly known as Constantinople), Turkey (see Seven hills of Istanbul)
• Kaposvár, Hungary
• Kiev, Ukraine Borichev, Shchekovitsa, Starokievska and Khorevitsa.^[26]
• Lisbon, Portugal, São Jorge, São Vicente, Sant’Ana, Santo André, Chagas, Santa Catarina, São Roque
• Lviv, Ukraine
• Liverpool, UK^[27]
• Madrid, Spain^[28]
• Moscow, Russia (See Seven hills of Moscow)
• Nijmegen, Netherlands
• Plovdiv, Bulgaria
• Prague, Czech Republic, said to be built on seven or nine hills: Hradčany, Vítkov, (Opyš), Větrov, Skalka, (Emauzy), Vyšehrad, Karlov and Petřín
• Pula, Croatia
• Rome, Italy (see Seven hills of Rome)
• Saint-Étienne, France
• Sandomierz, Poland
• Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
• Siegen, Germany^[29]
• Smolensk, Russia
• Telšiai, Lithuania
• Torquay, England, United Kingdom
• Tulle, France
• Turku, Finland
• Veszprém, Hungary
• Vilnius, Lithuania
• Zevenbergen, Netherlands

Oceania

• Brisbane, ((Seven Hills)), Australia
• Seven Hills, New South Wales, Australia^[30]

References

See also

• Seven Hills