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Showing posts with label Germany (State : Mecklenburg-Vorpommern). Show all posts
Showing posts with label Germany (State : Mecklenburg-Vorpommern). Show all posts
Friday, May 11, 2012
Germany - Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar
Historic Centres of Stralsund. Together with the town of Wismal, they are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Sent by Mirko, a postcrosser from Germany.
This is from UNESCO : Wismar and Stralsund, leading centres of the Wendish section of the Hanseatic League from the 13th to the 15th centuries and major administrative and defence centres in the Swedish kingdom in the 17th and 18th centuries, contributed to the development and diffusion of brick construction techniques and building types, characteristic features of Hanseatic towns in the Baltic region, as well as the development of defence systems in the Swedish period.
The historic towns of Wismar and Stralsund are situated in north-eastern Germany on the Baltic Sea coast. The cities were founded as part of the German colonization of the Slav territories in the late 12th or early 13th centuries. Both cities emerged as important trading places in the 14th century as part of the Hanseatic League. After the Thirty Years' War, the towns came under Swedish rule from the 17th to the early 19th centuries. Under the subsequent changing political situations there was a period of stagnation, but from the second half of the 19th century a gradual economic improvement began. The historic centres survived the Second World War bombardments and were part of the German Democratic Republic until unification (read further)
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Germany - Map of Rügen
Rügen, Germany's largest island.
Sent by Gabriela, a postcrosser from Germany.
This is from Wikipedia : Rügen (German pronunciation: [ˈʁyːɡən]) is Germany's largest island. Located in the Baltic Sea, it is part of the Rügen District of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern which also includes the neighboring islands of Hiddensee and Ummanz (read further).
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Germany - Kloster Eldena
Kloster Eldena or Eldena Abbey in Germany.
Sent by Herbstzeitlose, a postcrosser from Germany.
This is from Wikipedia : Eldena Abbey (German: Kloster Eldena), originally Hilda Abbey (German: Kloster Hilda) is a former Cistercian monastery near the present town of Greifswald in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Only ruins survive, which are well-known as a frequent subject of Caspar David Friedrich's paintings, including the famous Abtei im Eichwald ("Abbey in the Oak Forest") (read further).
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