3955 - Weil der Stadt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Weil der Stadt is found about 30 km from Stuttgart, in the valley of the River Würm, and it called the "Gate to the Black Forest" (sound ominous). It was first mentioned in 1075 as the property of the abbey of Hirsau.

Johannes Kepler (1571-1630), famous astronomer, was born here. Kepler, of course, is best known for his Laws of Planetary Motion, and his books Astronomia nova, Harmonice Mundi, and Epitome Astronomiae Copernicanae. He is considered one of the fathers of modern astronomy, the scientific method, natural sciene, and modern science. He has also been described as the "father of science fiction" for his novel Somnium. In Somnium, an Icelandic boy and his witch mother learn of an island named Levania (the Moon). The novel details an imaginative description of how the Earth might look when viewe
d from the Moon.

Because of Kepler, Weil der Stadt escaped destruction in World War II. A French military barrage was called off in honour of it being Kepler's birthplace.

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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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