4324 - Levoča, Slovakia

The sender was traveling by train to see UNESCO sites in Slovakia and Czech Republic. On this card is Spišský Hrad (Spiš Castle). This castle is found above the town of Spišské Podhradie and the village of Žehra. It was included on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list in 1993. The area of the castle is 3.9 hectares.

Construction of Spiš Castle began in the 12th century. The oldest mention of the castle in documents dates back to 1120. It was a boundary fort placed at the northern front of the Kingdom of Hungary. After it's time as a boundary fort, it became the seat of the head of Szepes County in the Kingdom of Hungary along with the political, administrative, economic, and culture centre, too. It was owned by many kings of Hungary ending with Matthias Corvinus.

The Csáky family, who owned the castle from 1628-1945, abandoned the castle in the early 18th century. In 1780 the castle was destroyed by fire. It was partially reconstructed in the second half of the 20th century, and extensive archaeological research was carried out. The reconstructed sections houses displays of the Spiš Museum, which is also responsible for managing the castle and its artifacts (including torture devices).

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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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