2476 - Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Dülmen is a city of 46 700 people. It was first mentioned in 889 as Dulmenni, a property of Werden Abbey. It received town privileges in 1311 and joined the Hanseatic League in 1470. It was a part of the Prince-Bishopric of Münster untiil 1803. It belonged to the House of Croÿ for a few years until 1811, when it was taken by the French. After the defeat of Napoleon, is became a part of the Prussian Province of Westphalia. The Dülmen oil plant was a target during World War II and 90% of the city was destroyed as a result.

Kira's card is a photo of The Pleiades. The Pleiades are a group of star and an open star cluster with hot B-type stars. The cluster is dominated by hot blue and luminous stars that have formed within the last 100 million years.It is believed there are 250 to 500 stars here.

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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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