2262 - Emmerich am Rhein, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

A nice card with a photo of a river in a valley, I am assuming it is the Rhine. Sabine, the writer, and I share similar interests in walking and working in the garden.

However, after checking out Emmerich on Wikipedia I discovered Sabine's "small town on the Rhine" is actually a city of over 30 000 and can trace its history back as a Roman Colony, and then to 700 when St. Willibrord founded a mission here. In October 1944 it was strategically bombed and 91% of the city was destroyed. Being on the Rhine, it would have been one of the first places in Germany where the allied armies crossed into Germany. I wonder if the bridge was destroyed by the retreating German forces.

The Netherlands annexed Emmerich in 1949, but returned it to West Germany in 1963.

Emmerich am Rhein translates to Emmerich on the Rhine.

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3227 - Mölln, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Mölln is a small city of about 20 000 located in northern Germany. The Elbe-Lübeck Canal flows through the town, and there are eight small lakes that surround the city. It was founded in the 12th century and was a part of the Old Salt Route. Salt that was produced in the salt mines of Lower-Saxony was shipped to the Baltic Sea. Till Eulenspiegel, a legendary trickster known for exposing vices and provoking thought, is said to have lived in Mölln the last year of his life. He apparently died of the plague in 1350, but his existence has never been proven. Mölln has several monuments dedicated to him.

3322 - Hamburg, Germany

Happy birthday to me! What a lovely handmade card from the sender. Beautiful penmanship. Am Rothenbaum is the site of the main court of the German Open Tennis Championships. The International German Open has been played at the Rothernbaum since 1892, making it Germany's longest running tennis tournament. The current stadium was built in 1999 and can hold 13 200 people.

3232 - Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States of America

The Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal North Pierhead Light was built in 1882. There were nine keepers of the light until 1897. It was redesigned in 1903 and is 12 meters high. The Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal was started in 1872 and wasn't opened for large-scale watercraft until 1890. The canal is 2.1 kilometers long that goes from Sturgeon Bay in Lake Michigan to Green Bay. There are no locks on this canal. The canal was sold to the United States government in 1893 and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers maintains the canal.

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