postxing

20 March 2006

Postcrossing card US-20008:

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Location:	Schalkhaar, Netherlands
Lat, Lon:	52° 16' N, 6° 12' E
Population:	Unknown
Language(s):	Dutch, Frisian
Tidbit:	He he, another city stumps Wikipedia. But I did find a page about the province (Overijssel), which has a river named IJssel. This river is a branch of the Rhine, and ' [t]he name IJssel is thought to derive from the Germanic i sala, meaning "dark water".'

Postcrossing card US-17137:

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Location:	Singapore, Singapore
Lat, Lon:	1° 17' 35'' N, 103° 51' 21'' E
Population:	4,425,720
Language(s):	Malay (National), English, Mandarin Chinese, Tamil
Tidbit:	From Wikipedia: The name Singapore was derived from the Malay word singa (lion), which itself is derived from the Sanskrit word सिंह siMha of the same meaning, and the Malay word "pura", also derived from the Sanskrit word पुर pura (city) [1]. Hence, Singapore is also known as the Lion City. The naming is attributed to a minor prince named Sang Nila Utama, who according to lore, saw a lion as the first living creature on the island and decided to name it Singapura as a result.

Postcrossing card US-16962:

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Location:	Santa Iria da Azóia, Portugal
Lat, Lon:	38° 51' N, 9° 5' W
Population:	Unknown (102638, Lisbon area)
Language(s):	Portuguese
Tidbit:	You can visit Maria's weblog: http://quanto-a-mmmim.blogspot.com (as-mmmy-concern) (in Portuguese, so I can't read it!)

Postcrossing card US-13899:

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Location:	Hürth-Efferen, Germany
Lat, Lon:	50° 52' N, 6° 52' E
Population:	54,568 (Hürth, 2003)
Language(s):	German
Tidbit:	From Wikipedia: In former times, the Eifel aqueduct, a Roman aqueduct which supplied the city of Cologne with drinking water, went through Hürth. A couple of springs and streams in today's municipal area were used for that purpose before the Eifel aqueduct was built. Remnants of the aqueducts can still be found in the underground of the city.

I have been very busy at work so I have much updating to do, but for now I'll just add my new history map. More postcards to be posted soon!