3774 - Oberwart, Burgenland, Austria

Oberwart is a town of 7600 people in eastern Austria. The settlement was established in the 11th century by the guards of the Hungarian frontier together with Unterwart and Siget in der Wart. The town was first mentioned in documents in 1327 under the name Superior Eör.

Oberwart is home to the Oberwart Gunners, who play in the Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga. The team has won the Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga twice - 2011 and 2016, and have been the runner ups six times. Officially they are known by their sponsors name, Unger Steel Oberwart Gunners.

The Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga (Admiral Basketball League - sponsor is Admiral Sportwetten) started play in the 1947-48 season and is the top-tier league of Austrian basketball. There are nine teams in the ÖBL. The arenas are small with the largest one with a 3000 seat capacity (Raiffeisen Graz) and the smallest at 1000 seats (Xion Dukes Klostermeuburg). The UBSC Wien have the most ÖBL titles with 11.

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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.

3584 - Blaine, Minnesota, United States of America

The sender was in Las Vegas recently and bought this card from The Mob Museum. The Mob Museum, officially known as the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, is located in downtown Las Vegas. It open in 2012. It features artifacts, stories, and the history of organized crime in the United States, but also the actions and initiatives by law enforcement to prevent such crimes. The museum is found at the former Las Vegas Post Office and Courthouse, which was built in 1933. The quote on this card was from John Gotti. John Gotti (1940-2002) was the mafioso and boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City. After ordering the killing of Gambino boss Paul Catellano in 1985, he took over the family and led what was the United States' most powerful crime syndicate. He was known as The Teflon Don after three high profile trials in the 1980s resulted in acquittals. Later it was revealed that the trials had been tainted by jury tampering, juror misconduct, and...

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