Monday, March 25, 2013

German officials

These are some of the german officials cards that i received in the last 4 months. I've received 2 or 3 other officials but the cards are from other countries. 

Gerh, Kaifer.
 DE-1817418, sent by Rebecca.
This is a card from Ostwestfalen-Lippe, a region in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, and shows the Hermannsdenkmal. This monument commemorates the Cherusci war chief Hermann or Armin (Latin: Arminius) and the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in which the Germanic tribes under Arminius recorded a decisive victory in 9 AD over three Roman legions under Varus. At the time it was built, the location of the statue was believed to have been very near the actual site of the battle, though it is now known through excavations that the battle actually happened near Kalkriese, a considerable distance to the west and north of the monument.
Construction for the 53.46 m (173.39 ft) tall statue was started in 1841, but not completed until 1875 with the help of substantial funds from the state of Prussia. - in: wikipedia

Hanseatischer Verlag - Lubeck
DE-1837494, sent by Irena.
There are about 20 bridges in the Speicherstadt in Hamburg, this is one of them.

© Schoning GmbH & Co. KG
 DE-1921406, sent by Maria.
My 2nd card from Nuremberg and my 1st Christmas Market card. This one is called Christkindlesmarkt.
Nuremberg is a city in the German state of Bavaria.
Christkindlesmarkt is a Christmas market that is held annually in Nuremberg. It takes place during Advent in the Hauptmarkt, the central square in Nuremberg’s old town, and in adjoining squares and streets. With about two million visitors a year the Nürnberger Christkindlesmarkt is one of the largest Christmas markets in Germany and one of the most famous in the world. Every year the Christmas market begins on the Friday preceding the first Sunday in Advent and ends on December 24, unless that day is a Sunday. - in. wikipedia

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