Nuremberg, Germany

Country: Germany

From: pen-pal

A postcard from Bavaria, Germany. More about Nuremberg here.

Albrecht Duerer, painter and printer, was born in Nuremberg.

Mickey mouse was born somewhere else and has nothing to do with Nuremberg besides the fact that the stamp was stuck on the above postcard.

Potsdam

Country: Germany

From: pen-pal 

Sanssouci palace

Winterberg

Country: Germany
from: pen-pal

Winterberg is a winter sports resort in North-Rine Westphalia. The town was founded in about 1270. It has some dark past as Winterberg experienced witch trials and their executions between the 16th and 18th centuries.

If you are keen on bobsleigh, skeleton, and luge, you will love the town's sports facilities.

The town is very old, so I guess, sightseeing lovers would have something to do there as well.

Berlin

Country: Germany
from: Polish Ladies Abroad Club

I have not been to Berlin so it is nice to get a postcard and dream about a visit in the city. It is the capital city of germany, it has about 3 million and 700,000 inhabitants. Berlin is situated by the banks of the Spree and Havers rivers.

Ania thank you very much for the card!

Stamp

Theme: car make

Those old Golfs used to be quite popular in Poland too.

Frankenberg Town Hall

Country: Germany
Theme:  buildings / castle
Year: 2009

Frankenberg (by the Edder River) is a town and the center of the Hasse region in Germany.
The Town Hall in Frankenberg  was build over 500 years ago, in 1509.

   

Frohe Weinachten

Country: Germany
From: friend
by Hanra

Stamp

Theme: Nature / Mountains - national park
Year: 2016

Sächsische Schweiz - Saxon Switzerland - climbing area with around 1,000 peaks and hollows, national park in Germany (the Elbe River valley). The highest peak in Saxon Switzerland is Großer Zschirnstein (562m above sea level).

Winter Scene

Country: Gremany
From: Polish Lady Abroad Club
Artist: Aleksandr Ivanov
by MKF Mund-und Fussmalende Kunster Verlag

Stamp

Theme: Organizations

The stamp issued to commemorate the 25th anniversary of 'Polish-German Youth Cooperation', organization founded in 1991 by the governments of Poland and Germany. 

Polish-German Youth Cooperation sponsors and supports/ helps to organize projects and youth meetings, youth exchange in both countries, publishes information/books on Poland and Germany. The organization has two offices: in Warsaw and in Potsdam.

Birthday Card 3

Country: Germany
Language: English
From: friend
Year: 2016
by: Cartuna Greetings

Stamps:

1. Theme: TV / TV series

    Year: 2016

Raumpatrouille (Space Patrol) - the first German SF TV series - broadcast started on Sept. 17, 1966.

2. Theme: nature / flowers /crocus

Crocus - the name comes from Greek - first grown and harvested in the Mediterranean. There are more than 80 kinds of crocuses. The seasoning made of Crocus sativus is the most expensive spice in the world.

Schmallenberg - Germany

Country: Germany
City: Schmallenberg
From: Polish Ladies Abroad Club
Year: 2016

Schmallenberg is a health resort town in High Sauerland District - in the mountainous region - in Germany. It is the second biggest town of Westphalia. The beginnings of the town date back to the year 1072 when a Benedictine monastery was founded in the area, near the Wilzenberg mountain.

Schmallenberg was granted town rights in 1244. Nowadays, the town has approximately 25,000 inhabitants.

Stamp

Theme: nature/flowers - narcissus
Country: Germany

Kassel, Germany

Country: Germany
Place: Kassel
Year: 2016
From: Penpal exchange

Kassel is a city in northern Germany, on the Fulda River. It is the third biggest city in the region called Hesse. About 200,000 people live Kassel. It is really old - it was granted city rights in 1189 and the first written remark on the place dates back to 913 AD.

Have you been to Kassel?

Kassel, Germany

Country: Germany
Place: Kassel
Year: 2016
From: Pen pal exchange

Kassel is a city in northern Germany, on the Fulda River. It is the third biggest city in the region called Hesse. About 200,000 people live Kassel. It is really old - it was granted city rights in 1189 and the first written remark on the place dates back to 913 AD.

Have you been to Kassel?

Dorsten

This postcard made my day! Such lovely greetings from Polish Ladies Abroad Club co-member.....
Besides, I learned about a city in Germany which I had never been to.

Country: Germany
City: Dorsten
From: Polish Ladies Abroad Club
Year: 2016

Dorsten is a city in western Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia), situated by the Lippe River and the Wesel-Datteln Canal. It was granted city rights in the year 1251. These days Dorsten has about 80 thousand inhabitants. It sure looks lovely in the pictures!

Stamps

Theme: nature/flowers - tulip and marigold
Theme: winter/ snowman
Country: Germany

Frigate of Elfenbein

Theme: Art/Sculpture
Country: Germany:
Year: 2016

The frigate was created by Jacob Zeller, German sculpture and ivory carver, in 1620. The artist finished his work in the summer, a few months before his death in December.

Material used: ivory, gold and iron.

The sculpture includes carved names of the princes of Saxony, beginning with Harderich, who supposedly lived shortly after the birth of Christ, up to Elector Johann Georg I of Saxony. There are also tiny sailors, guns, chains, nails, ropes and anchors made of gold. The picture of the artist's wife, Magdalena Sibylla of Brandenburg and the crest of Johann Georg I are parts of the relief carving.

The base resembles the fountain in Rome, sculptured by Gian Lorenzo Bernini - figures of Neptune standing on a ball, Fortuna, the goddess of changing destiny and sea horses.

Tulip

Theme: nature
Series: flowers
Country: Germany
Year: 2013

Tulips, as popular bulb plants as they are these days, originally come from Persia, where they have been grown since 10th century. About six hundred years later tulips came to Austria and then Netherlands, Europe.
There are approximately 120 species and 15,000 cultivars of tulips.
Tulips grow/occur naturally in southern Europe, northern Africa, Asia (the area of Turkey, Iran, Pamir Mountains, Hindu Kush, China and Japan. They are quite pretty of variety of colors.

Some time ago, in the autumn, I planted a few kinds of bulb plants (including tulips) on my balcony.
When the spring came, I watched them grow. It was such an enjoyable view and a beautiful patio decoration as well. Especially that when they first emerged from under the ground, snow was still covering the land. It was my first sign of spring then.