Germany: Freiberg

Freiberg is a university and former mining town in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is a so-called Große Kreisstadt (large county town) and the administrative centre of Mittelsachsen district.

Its historic town centre has been placed under heritage conservation and is a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Ore Mountain Mining Region, due to its exceptional testimony to the development of mining techniques across many centuries.

Thanks to Ms Sylvia. She has used 2021 stamp showing Überseequartier Station, Hamburg

Germany: SCHUM sites.

Mainz, Speyer and Worms are known as the SchUM sites, for the first letters of their medieval Hebrew names. The three cities form part of what was once referred to as "Jerusalem on the Rhine."

They were highly influential in their contributions to Jewish language, religious studies and religious architectural style.

Thanks to Ms Svenja.
 

Germany: Speyer Cathedral

Speyer Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Speyer. The cathedral, is dedicated to St. Mary, patron saint of Speyer. Pope Pius XI raised Speyer Cathedral to the rank of a minor basilica of the Roman Catholic Church in 1925. In 1981, the cathedral was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Thanks to Ms Lestin. She has used a flower definitive. 

Germany: Naumburg Cathedral

Naumburg Cathedral located in Naumburg, Germany, is the former cathedral of the Bishopric of Naumburg-Zeitz. The church building, most of which dates back to the 13th century, is a renowned landmark of the German late Romanesque and was recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2018.

 

Thanks to Ms Ina. She has used two stamps showing Naumburg Cathedral issued in 2016. Nice postmark of WWF featuring a Panda is used to cancel the stamps.

Germany: Schloss Sanssouci

Sanssouci was the summer palace of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, in Potsdam, near Berlin. The palace was designed/built by Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff between 1745 and 1747 to fulfill King Frederick's need for a private residence. Sanssouci and its extensive gardens became a World Heritage Site in 1990.

Thanks to Mr Alex. He has used 2013 stamp commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Rose Garden, Forst (Lausitz). The stamp on right is a definitive featuring Aster.

Germany: Hamburg

Hamburg is the second-largest city in Germany after Berlin. Hamburg lies on the River Elbe and two of its tributaries, the River Alster and the River Bille. The city is a major international and domestic tourist destination.

Thanks to Ms Petra. She has used a 2019 definitive from flower series.

Germany: Octoberfest

Oktoberfest is the world's largest Volksfest (beer festival and travelling funfair). Held annually in Munich, Bavaria,Germany, it is a 16- to 18-day folk festival running from mid or late September to the first weekend in October, with more than six million people from around the world. during the 16-day festival in 2013, for example, 7.7 million litres (66,000 US bbl; 1,700,000 imp gal) were served. Visitors also enjoy numerous attractions, such as amusement rides, sidestalls, and games. There is also a wide variety of traditional foods available.

Thanks to Mr Peter.

Germany: Erkrath

Erkrath is a town in the district of Mettmann, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Thanks to Mr Volua,

Germany: Bomann Museum, Celle

For more than 100 years, one of the largest cultural-historical museums in Lower Saxony, located opposite the Celle Palace, has been presenting its collections about the everyday culture of eastern Lower Saxony, the town’s history as well as the history of the former Kingdom of Hanover. Next to it is St Mary's Church which is a 700 year old  church with 74.5 m high tower. 

Thanks to Ms Nadina

Germany: Erlangen

Erlangen is a Middle Franconian city in Bavaria, Germany. It is located north-west of Nuremberg at the confluence of the river Regnitz and its large tributary, the Schwabach.

Thanks to Ms Anja. The centre of the card shows Eralgen Palace.

Germany: Magdeburg

Magdeburg is a central German city on the Elbe River. In the city center, the Gothic-style Magdeburg Cathedral is the burial place of the Holy Roman emperor Otto the Great.

Thanks to Wolfgang. Nice Magdeburg Cancellation used.

Germany: Saxon Switzerland

The Sächsische Schweiz (English: Saxon Switzerland) is a former district (Kreis) in the south of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Saxon Switzerland is a hilly climbing area and national park around the Elbe valley south-east of Dresden in Saxony, Germany. Together with the Bohemian Switzerland in the Czech Republic it forms the Elbe Sandstone Mountains. The Bastei  is a rock formation with observation deck in the Saxon Switzerland on the right bank of the Elbe .

Thanks to Ms Gabi.

Germany: Koln Cathedral

Cologne Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Cologne, Germany. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Cologne and of the administration of the Archdiocese of Cologne. It is a renowned monument of German Catholicismand Gothic architecture and was declared a World Heritage Site in 1996. It is Germany's most visited landmark, attracting an average of 20,000 people a day and currently the tallest twin-spired church at 157 m (515 ft) tall.

Thanks to Mr Torsten.

Germany: Saarbrucken

Saarbrücken is the capital and largest city of the state of Saarland, Germany. Saarbrücken is Saarland's administrative, commercial and cultural centre. Saarbrücken was created in 1909 by the merger of three towns, Saarbrücken, St. Johann, and Malstatt-Burbach. It used to be the industrial and transport centre of the Saar coal basin. Historic landmarks in the city include the stone bridge across the Saar(1546), the Gothic church of St. Arnual, the 18th-century Saarbrücken Castle, and the old part of the town, the Sankt Johanner Markt (Market of St. Johann). Twice in the 20th century Saarbrücken was separated from Germany: in 1920–35 as capital of the Territory of the Saar Basin and in 1947–56 as capital of the Saar Protectorate.

Thanks to Mr Martin.

Germany: Fuggerei

The Fuggerei is the world's oldest social housing complex still in use. It is a walled enclave within the city of Augsburg, Bavaria. It takes its name from the Fugger family and was founded in 1516 by Jakob Fugger the Younger (known as "Jakob Fugger the Rich") as a place where the needy citizens of Augsburg could be housed. By 1523, 52 houses had been built, and in the coming years the area expanded with various streets, small squares and a church. The gates were locked at night, so the Fuggerei was, in its own right, very similar to a small independent medieval town. It is still inhabited today, affording it the status of being the oldest social housing project in the world.

Thanks to Ms Petra.

Germany: Muskau Park

Muskau Park is a landscape park in the Upper Lusatia region of Germany and Poland. It is the largest and one of the most famous English gardens in Central Europe, stretching along both sides of the German–Polish border on the Lusatian Neisse. The park was laid out from 1815 onwards at the behest of Prince Hermann von Pückler-Muskau (1785–1871), centered on his Schloss Muskau residence.In July 2004, Muskau Park was added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Thanks to Mr Edith

Germany: Dusseldorf

Düsseldorf , is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the seventh most populous city in Germany. Düsseldorf is an international business and financial centre, renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. The city is headquarters to one Fortune Global 500 and two DAX companies. Messe Düsseldorf organises nearly one fifth of premier trade shows.

Thanks to Mr Jurgen

Germany: The Wadden Sea

The Wadden Sea is an intertidal zone in the southeastern part of the North Sea. It lies between the coast of northwestern continental Europe and the range of Frisian Islands, forming a shallow body of water with tidal flats and wetlands. It is rich in biological diversity. In 2009, the Dutch and German parts of the Wadden Sea were inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List and the Danish part was added in June 2014.

Thanks to Ms Tanja.

Germany: Chile House

The Chilehaus (Chile House) is a ten-story office building in Hamburg, Germany. It is located in the Kontorhausviertel. It is an exceptional example of the 1920s Brick Expressionism style of architecture. This large angular building is located on a site of approximately 6,000m², spanning the Fischertwiete Street in Hamburg. It was designed by the German architect Fritz Höger and finished in 1924. 

Thanks to Ms 

Germany: Goslar

Goslar is a historic town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Goslar and located on the northwestern slopes of the Harz mountain range. The Old Town of Goslar and the Mines of Rammelsberg are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.