3332 - Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy

Cagliari is found in the southern part of Sardinia. There are about 150 000 people who live there, and 420 000 in the metropolitan area.

It's an ancient city and it is estimated there has been a city on this site for 5000 years.

Cagliari was the capital city of the Kingdom of Sardinia from 1324 to 1848. Today it is cultural, educational, political, and artistic centre. It's also Sardinia's economic and industrial hub. The port of Cagliari is one of the biggest in the Mediterranean. The University of Cagliari was founded in 1607, and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cagliari has been in existence since the 5th century CE.

Cagliari is home to Cagliari Calcio football club. They won the Italian League back in 1970. Cagliari Calcio has bounced around the Italian leagues several times due to regulation, or because they qualified to move up. In 2022-23, Cagliari won the Serie B playoffs and will play in Serie A for 2023-24.

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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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