Postcrossing card DE-10681:
A lovely handmade card with very pretty stamps :)
About the postcard
| Sender: | Dani (dani) |
| Posted: | Unknown |
| Recieved: | 2006-02-02 |
| Travelled: | 9115 km (5664 mi) |
About the origin
| Location: | Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
| Lat, Lon: | 53° 52' N, 10° 42' E |
| Population: | 211,961 (2005) |
| Language(s): | German, Low German, Danish and Frisian |
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From Wikipedia:
In the 14th century Lübeck became the "Queen of the Hanseatic League", being by far the largest and most powerful member of this medieval trade organization. Lübeck is very famous for its excellent marzipan industry, and Marzipan was believed to have been invented in Lübeck possibly in response to either a military siege of the city, or a famine year. The story, perhaps apocryphal, is that the town ran out of all foods except stored almonds and sugar and made loaves of marzipan "bread" with it. Others believe that marzipan was actually invented in Persia a few hundred years before Lübeck claims to have invented it. Hmm... I wonder who is right? |
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