Germany - Hannover, The Musical Manhole Cover

International Postcard Week

October 5-11, 2025

Hannover, Germany

The Manhole cover is actually a speaker where people can listed to a program of local musicians and bands! The sender writes that the list of music changes monthly.

This postcard was postmarked in 2025.

 

Germany - Typical Views

Einfach, typish Deutsch

(simply, typically German)

This fun postcard was postmarked from Germany in 2014. 

Germany - Monchengladbach

Monchengladbach, Germany

This postcard was postmarked in 2026.

 

Germany - Grevenbroich

Grube aus Grevenbroich (Greetings from Grevenbroich)

This postcard was postmarked from Germany in 2021.

 

Germany - Wittlich

Grube aus Wittlich
(Greetings from Wittlich)

This postcard was postmarked in 2009.

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The town of Wittlich is located in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.  It has a population of around 18,000 people. 

Germany - Hamburg, Original Art for International Postcard Week

October 6-12, 2019
International Postcard Week

The sender writes:
Hamburg is a beautiful place, especially for a water person like me.  This card creates a very different kind of reality.  I'm a wave.  But it has it's own kind of beauty to it.  I wish you all the best!

Noa from Germany

Germany - Radebeul, Karl May Museum

Erlebnisrundgang mit Karl May  >> Damals, als ich Old Shatterhand war...
jedes Wochenende (Apr - Okt), Karl -May-Museum, Radebeul

Translation from German:
Adventure Tour with Karl May >> Back when I was Old Shatterhand ...
every weekend (Apr - Oct),  Karl May Museum, Radebeul

This postcard was postmarked from Germany in 2018.

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German author Karl May (1842–1912), wrote many books about the American frontier and Native Americans featuring the fictional characters Winnetou (a Mescalero-Apache Chief) and Old Shatterhand (a white European settler).

The Karl May Museum is located in Radebeul, Germany.  It containing artifacts from May's life as well as from life on the American frontier and Native American life of that era.

Germany - GroBbeeren and Großbeeren Tower

International Postcard Week
October 7-13, 2018

Hello, and greetings from Germany.  My name is Anke and I live in a village called GroBbeeren.

I discovered International Postcard Week through a member of Postcrossing.

On the front you can see an aerial view of my home.  I took the photo from the tower you can see in the upper right corner.  It's a monument for the defeat of the Frenchman in 1813, where Napoleon was prevented to conquer Berlin.
Every year in August we have a festival where this feat is celebrated.
Bye, Anke

Limited Edition # 4 of 30

This wonderful postcard comes from Anke in Germany. 

Germany - Suurhusen Steeple

Suurhusen

Kirche aus dem fruhen 13.  Jahrhundert mit dem "schiefsten" Turm der Welt.
Der Uberhang betragt 2 Meter und 47 Zentimeter.

The sender wrote:
The Steeple of the Suurhusen Church, inclined at an angle of 5.19 degrees (or 2.47 metre) at a  height of 27.37 metres and is the most leaning tower in the world.  The settlement was first mention in the downments from 1255 (early 13th century).

This was postmarked in 2009 .

Germany - Der schone Taunus

Der schon taunus
2009

The sender writes:
The Taunus is a mountain range.  The highest point is 881 meters.  It's perfect for watching shooting stars  ;-)

Germany - Farchant in Upper Bavaria

Farchant Im Werdekfelser Land, Oberbayern
(Farchant in The Werdenfelser Land, Upper Bavaria)
Bavaria

The tower shown on the postcard is from St. Andreas Church.
2017

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Farchant is a municipality in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in Bavaria, Germany.

The Werdenfelser Land is a region of Upper Bavaria that extends from Mittenwald in the south to Farchant. It includes parts of the Bavarian Alps. 

Germany - Bastei Rock Formations and Bridge

Elbsandsteingebirge Basteibrucke
Zauber einer Landschaft

Scones Elbsandsteingebirge

From a translator:
Elbe Sandstone Mountains Basteibrücke
Magic of a landscape
Beautiful Elbe Sandstone Mountains
2009

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The Bastei is a rock formation towering 194 metres above the Elbe River in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains of Germany. Reaching a height of 305 metres above sea level, the jagged rocks of the Bastei were formed by water erosion.

The Bastei has been a tourist attraction for over 200 years. In 1824, a wooden bridge was constructed to link several rocks for the visitors. This bridge was replaced in 1851 by the present Bastei Bridge made of sandstone. 

Germany - Route Industriekultur, Industry Architecture

Route Industriekultur  (Industrial Heritage Trail)

(1) Henrichshutte Hattingen
(2) Deutsches Bergbau - Museum Bochum
(3) Gasometer Oberhausen
(4) Aquarius Mulheim
(5) Zeche Zollern Dortmund
(6) Tetraeder Bottrop
(7) Zeche Zollverein Essen

2017

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The Industrial Heritage Trail links tourist attractions related to the industrial heritage in the Ruhr area in Germany. It is a part of the European Route of Industrial Heritage.

(1) The Henrichshütte is a former hut factory in Hattingen and is now operated as a museum .

(2) The German Mining Museum in Bochum is the largest mining museum in the world.

(3) The Gasometer Oberhausen is a former gas holder in Oberhausen, Germany, which has been converted into an exhibition space.

(4) The Aquarius Water Museum is a water tower that has been shut down.  In 1989 it was renovated and converted into a museum.

(5) The Zeche Zollern II/IV Colliery (Coal Mining) is located in Dortmund, Germany. In 1969 it was recognized as Germany's first technical building and a monument of international importance. Since 1981, it has been the headquarters of the Westphalian Industrial Museum.

(6) The Tetrahedron in Bottrop is a walkable steel structure in the form of a tetrahedron with a side length of 60m, resting on four 9m tall concrete pillars.

(7) The Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex is a large former industrial site in the city of Essen, Germany. It has been inscribed into the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites since December 14, 2001.

Germany - Hamburg 2017 Calendar Postcard

Hamburg 2017

Stell mich auf!  (Position me!)
bitte umklappen (Please fold down)

This novelty postcard has a built in stand.  You can see the dots at the bottom where you tear and fold the strips back to make it so the calendar can sit upright on your desk.

This 2017 calendar postcard is from Germany. 

Germany - Dusseldorf, Rheinturm (Rhine Tower) with Lightning

Dusseldorf Reloaded

This postcard features lighting around the Rhine Tower.  It is from 2016.

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The Rheinturm (Rhine Tower) is a 240.5 metre high concrete telecommunications tower in Düsseldorf, Germany. Construction started in 1979 and finished in 1981. It stands 174.5 metres high and houses a revolving restaurant and an observation deck at a height of 170 metres. It is the tallest building in Düsseldorf.

Germany - Bielefeld, Postcrossing's 7th International Meeting

Postcrossing
7th International meeting in Bielefeld, Germany
27-30, October 2016

This postcard is postmarked in 2016 with the signatures of around 38 Postcrossing members.

Germany - Leipzig, Monument to the Battle of the Nations

Messestadt Leipzig
Volkerschlachtdenkmal

Monument in memory of the great battle of Leipzig

Farbfoto: Kuhn, Leipzig

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The Monument to the Battle of the Nations is a monument to the 1813 Battle of Leipzig, also known as the Battle of the Nations. It was completed in 1913 for the 100th anniversary of the battle.

Germany - Wurzburg Residence and Square

International Postcard Week
October 2-8, 2016
Wurzburg Residence and Square, Wurzburg, Germany

This postcard was made by Demaris Swint.

The back reads:
Hi,
This summer my daughter and I spent three weeks in Europe.  This was one of our destinations.  The Wurzburg Residence, Germany, A UNESCO world heritage site.  Yes, it is I in the photo.

Happy International Postcard Week,
Demaris  

Germany - Konstanz and Lake Constance

Postcrossing Meet-Up
Lake Constance
7th May 2016
Konstanz, Germany

This postcard is postmarked in 2016 from Germany with the signatures of 19 Postcrossing members.

I have never not had a great time at a meet-up, so I am sure all these people had a blast!

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Lake Constance is situated in Germany, Switzerland and Austria near the Alps. (The map outline on the postcard is of the lake.)

Konstanz (English: Constance) is a university city located at the western end of Lake Constance.

Germany - Fulda, Domdechanei

Barockstadt Fulda
Domdechanei

In der sudlich direkt neben dem Dom gelegenen baocken Domdechanei befindet sich das Dommuseum mit seinen prachtvollen sakralen Kunstwerken.

Loose translation:
Baroque city of Fulda
Domdechanei
In the south located right next to the Dom baocken Domdechanei the Cathedral Museum is rich with glorious sacred artworks.

The sender writes:
This was a magnificent building.
2016