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LOL... No, it is not your mother in law



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So she wasn't the first Female Federal District Judge for Texas and First District Judge for Dallas and possibly the first (and only ?) woman to swear in a President ?

Not the famous Ice Skater then :(
 

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So she wasn't the first Female Federal District Judge for Texas and First District Judge for Dallas and possibly the first (and only ?) woman to swear in a President ?

Not the famous Ice Skater then :(

Correct... She was the first and so far only woman to swear in a President due to President Kennedy losing his mind... Literally!

Your floor
 

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Okay. We all (hopefully) know that Madrid is the highest capital city in Europe. How many of us know what the highest town in Europe is?
 

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Okay. We all (hopefully) know that Madrid is the highest capital city in Europe. How many of us know what the highest town in Europe is?

Depends a bit on the definition of "town", as well as whether you pick the maximum elevation within the political boundaries of the town (which may be at the top of a mountain), the elevation of a particular house, etc., but -

I seem to remember reading that Juf in Switzerland is the highest settlement in Europe that is inhabited year-round.
 

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Depends a bit on the definition of "town", as well as whether you pick the maximum elevation within the political boundaries of the town (which may be at the top of a mountain), the elevation of a particular house, etc., but -

I seem to remember reading that Juf in Switzerland is the highest settlement in Europe that is inhabited year-round.

Ah but Juf is a settlement - defined as a small village. The place I'm looking for is a proper sized town with a church and shops and stuff.
 

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*raises hand*

Question:- are we talking "town" as in locally thought of definition or "town" as in over a certain population?
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Assuming we're stretching the definition of Europe somewhat, might the answer be Kapıköy?
 

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*raises hand*

Question:- are we talking "town" as in locally thought of definition or "town" as in over a certain population?
--- old post above --- --- new post below ---
Assuming we're stretching the definition of Europe somewhat, might the answer be Kapıköy?

I'm thinking of the definition of a town as a place with at least 5,000 inhabitants (the place in the question has over twice that), a church or two, plenty of shops, a town square, a town hall and a mayor.
It's not Kapikoy - wherever that is.
 

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I'm thinking of the definition of a town as a place with at least 5,000 inhabitants (the place in the question has over twice that), a church or two, plenty of shops, a town square, a town hall and a mayor.
It's not Kapikoy - wherever that is.

Turkey - sometimes counted as Europe
 

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I was going to say St Moritz but then I remembered the upper part was called St Moritz Dorf, suggesting it is a village.

So I will go for Davos.

Open floor if correct.
 
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I was going to say St Moritz but then I remembered the upper part was called St Moritz Dorf, suggesting it is a village.

So I will go for Davos.

Open floor if correct.

Yep. Davos - at 1,560 metres above sea level - is accepted as the highest town in Europe as opposed to several villages and settlements which are higher.
 

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