3052 - Prostějov, Olomouc, Czech Republic

Prostějov is a city of about 43 000. It was first mentioned in 1141. Today it is known for textiles. A tailor's guild was founded in Prostějov in 1500. in the 1850s Europe's first clothing factory was build here. Over 12 000 people were employed at this factory in 1910. Oděvní podnik Prostějov was the biggest textile company in the country and founded in 1964. When communism fell in Czechoslovakia, the company failed to restructure and adapt and when bankrupt in 2010. Several smaller companies now operate in Prostějov.

Prostějov has a professional hockey team that plays in the Czech 1.Liga. LHK Jestřábi Prostějov was founded in 1913. They have been the Czech 2.Liga Champions three times - 1999, 2005, 2014 - and the Tatra Cup champion in 1932, 1946, and 1952.

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3566 - Bakhmach, Chernihiv, Ukraine

Bakhmach is locarted in northern Ukraine. I'm taking this next paragraph straight out of Wikipedia: During the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 26, 2022, at least 65 units of Russian military equipment moved through Bakhmach, with about a hundred more on the outskirts. Local residents tried to stop the convoy on their own by blocking tank tracks with makeshift objects and convincing Russian soldiers not to move towards Kyiv . One man attempted to climb onto a tank and block the road with his body (he was not hurt). However, the military equipment continued to move, and Russian forces fired several shots into the air. Слава Україні!

3564 - Kassel, Hesse, Germany

A wonderful message on this card that translates to to those wh o can wait, everything comes with time.

2352 - Cologne (Köln), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Cologne is home to the twelve Romanesque churches. All are Catholic churches and all are found in Altstadt (old town). All were severely damaged during the 262 Allied air raids on Cologne. All twelves have been restored. St. Andreas was consecrated in 974. The crypt of the church as a sarcophagus that dates back to the third century and it holds the remains of St. Albertus Magnus, who died in 1280. St. Apostein was consecrated in the 800s. St. Cecilia was built in the 800s and it the current home of the Schnutgen Museum for Medieval Art. It still holds Catholic Mass on rare occasions. St. Georg's was built near the end of 1000s. It was extensively restored after the Second World War. St. Gerion's was established in 612. St. Kunibert was consecrated in 1247. Cunibert, the 9th Bishop of Cologne, is buried here. St. Maria im Kapital was built between 1040-1065. It was also heavily damaged during the war and restoration was finally completed in 1984. St. Maria Lyskirchem is the ...

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