3824 - Zolochiv, Lviv, Ukraine

Zolochiv is a city of 24 000 people located in western Ukraine. It has quite a storied and violent history:

It was occupied from 1180 under the name of Radeche until the end of the 13th century. This fort there was burned to the ground during the invasion of the Crimean Tatars.
In 1442, the city was founded as Złoczów, by John of Sienna, a Polish nobleman.
The Polish king, Sigismund I the Old incorporated the town on 15 September 1523.
From 1772 - 1918, it was a part of Austrian monarchy.
From 1923 to 1939, it was a part of Poland.
The Soviet Union occupied Zolochiv from 1939 to 1941. Ukrainian nationalists were tortured and the Zolichiv prison.
In July 1941, the Germans began to occupy Zolochiv. As the Soviets fled, they killed about 700 Ukrainians. In retaliation, the Germans rounded up between 1800 - 2000 Jews and shot them. Jews who remained were forced to work as slave labourers. About 2000 Jews were sent to Belzec and were killed. Remaining Jews were confined to a ghetto.
From July 1944 - August 1945, the Soviet Union occupied the town again.
From 1945 to 1991, Zolochiv was made a part of the Ukrainian Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union.
In 1991, Ukraine declared its independence and Zolochiv was now Ukrainian; not Soviet.
In 2022, Zolochiv was hit by a Russian missile attack. The missile was shot down by air defense, but the debris destroyed a brick making company and nearby houses. Six people were injured.

Слава Україні! Slava Ukraini!

Героям слава! Heroiam slava!,

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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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