3979 - Reichenbach im Vogtland, Saxony, Germany

Reichenbach im Vogtland is located in eastern Germany, near the Czech border. One of the sites on the front of the card show the Göltzschtalbrücke (Göltzsch Viaduct). It was built between 1846 and 1851 as part of the railway between Saxony and Bavaria. It is the world's largest brick bridge, and for a time the tallest railway bridge in the world. It spans the valley of the Göltzsch River. It is 574 m long, 23 m wide at the base, 9 m wide at the top, and 78 m tall at its highest point. There are over 26 million bricks in the bridge.

Between 1955 and 1958, the masonry was completely restored, and it wasn't until 1977 when placement of steel cover plates and other smaller jobs were completed.

It is infamous as a suicide bridge for 150 years. In August 2001 three teenagers jumped. A documentary film
Ein Tag mit Folgen: Teuflische Spiele (A Day with Consequences: Diabolical Games), was created about the event and how it changed the lives of the family and people they left behind. In 2002, there were eight suicides in eight months, forcing the Federal Police to increase supervision.

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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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