3416 - Stadthagen, Lower Saxony, Germany

A neat card of various old time racing cars. These are the open cockpit ones. F1 racing seems to be huge in Europe and several European Postcrossers have mentioned who their favourite team/driver are. I have to admit that I do not enjoy watching racing cars. I find it boring to watch on television. However, a former colleague of mine travelled to Daytona (I think) with her husband several years ago to watch a big NASCAR race. She said that the race is only one part of the experience as fans were allowed to go see the cars up close and there were many activities that they could participate in. To each their own, I suppose.

Stadthagen is a city of about 22 000 people and is the capital city of the district of Schaumburg. Count Adolf III of Holstein created Stadthagen in 1224. Apparently it was near an important trade and military route. It was called a few different names until 1378 when it was named Stadthagen.

Coal mining started in 1501 and continued until 1961.

Under the Nazis, the synagogue in Stadthaden was burned down during Kristallnacht. Twice Stadthagen was bombed by the RAF. In all two bombs fell behind city hall, will six bombs fell parallel to Windmuehlenstrasse (Windmills Street). The town surrendered without a fight to American soldiers on 9 April 1945. The town was spared the damage of many German cities.

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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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