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Thursday, August 27, 2020

Germany: History of Bielefeld

During my holidays I got three postcards from Germany.

One of them is the Chronicle Card of Bielefeld. Bielefeld is located on an old trade route between Rhine and Elbe and was founded by merchants. First mentioned in 1015, it got the town privileges in 1214. Also in the 13th century the Sparrenburg Castle was built and Bielefeld joined the Hanseatic League. In the 17th century the city became a part of Brandenburg. 


The Lighthouse Schleimünde is shown on the stamp (issued 02-07-2020).


Thank You very much Marcel!

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