Wednesday 1 May 2024

4 CA - L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site (1978)

L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site

At the tip of the Great Northern Peninsula of the island of Newfoundland, the remains of an 11th-century Viking settlement are evidence of the first European presence in North America. The excavated remains of wood-framed peat-turf buildings are similar to those found in Norse Greenland and Iceland.

拉安斯欧克斯梅多国家历史遗址

在纽芬兰岛北部半岛的一角,有11世纪维京人(Viking)的聚落遗址,这是欧洲人踏足北美大陆的最早证据。遗址出土的木结构泥草房屋遗迹同在格陵兰岛和冰岛发现的十分类似。

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/4

Courtesy of TwasBrillig from Postcrossing forum



1035 BR - Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks (2001)

The two sites included in the designation contain flora and fauna and key habitats that characterize the Cerrado – one of the world’s oldest and most diverse tropical ecosystems. For millennia, these sites have served as refuge for several species during periods of climate change and will be vital for maintaining the biodiversity of the Cerrado region during future climate fluctuations.

塞拉多保护区:查帕达-多斯-维阿迪罗斯和艾玛斯国家公园

塞拉多保护区由两个部分组成,保护区内包含动植物及其主要栖息地,这些使得塞拉多成为世界上最古老和最富多样性的热带生态系统之一。千百年来,这片区域在气候变化时为许多生物物种提供了庇护。在未来可能发生的气候变化中,这里对保持塞拉多地区生物多样性仍然有着至关重要的作用。

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1035

  • 1035bis-001 Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park
  • 1035bis-002 Emas National Park
Courtesy of Rodrigo_2021 from postcrossing forum
1035bis-001 Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park

1035bis-002 Emas National Park


1478 CZ - Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region (2019)

Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří (Ore Mountains) spans a region in south-eastern Germany (Saxony) and north-western Czechia, which contains a wealth of several metals exploited through mining from the Middle Ages onwards. The region became the most important source of silver ore in Europe from 1460 to 1560. Mining was the trigger for technological and scientific innovations transferred worldwide. Tin was historically the second metal to be extracted and processed at the site. At the end of the 19th century, the region became a major global producer of uranium. The cultural landscape of the Ore Mountains has been deeply shaped by 800 years of almost continuous mining, from the 12th to the 20th century, with mining, pioneering water management systems, innovative mineral processing and smelting sites, and mining cities.

厄尔士/克鲁什内山脉矿区

该矿区位于德国东南部(萨克森)和捷克西北部。厄尔士/克鲁什内山脉又称“金属山脉”,蕴藏着各种金属,当地的采矿活动可追溯至中世纪。在1460-1560年间,这里是欧洲最大的银矿开采地,触发了当时的技术革新。锡是在该矿区历史上第二种被提取和加工的金属。19世纪末,厄尔士/克鲁什内山脉矿区成为世界上重要的铀出产地。800年(12-20世纪)几乎从未间断的采矿活动在这里留下了矿山、先进的水利管理系统、创新的矿物加工和冶炼场地、矿区市镇等遗产,深刻影响了金属山脉的文化景观。

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1478

  • 1478-001 Dippoldiswalde Medieval Silver Mines Germany
  • 1478-002 Altenberg-Zinnwald Mining Landscape Germany
  • 1478-003 Lauenstein Administrative Centre Germany
  • 1478-004 Freiberg Mining Landscape Germany
  • 1478-005 Hoher Forst Mining Landscape Germany
  • 1478-006 Schneeberg Mining Landscape Germany
  • 1478-007 Schindlers Werk Smalt Works Germany
  • 1478-008 Annaberg-Frohnau Mining Landscape Germany
  • 1478-009 Pöhlberg Mining Landscape Germany
  • 1478-010 Buchholz Mining Landscape Germany
  • 1478-011 Marienberg Mining Town Germany
  • 1478-012 Lauta Mining Landscape Germany
  • 1478-013 Ehrenfriedersdorf Mining Landscape Germany
  • 1478-014 Grünthal Silver-Copper Liquation Works Germany
  • 1478-015 Eibenstock Mining Landscape Germany
  • 1478-016 Rother Berg Mining Landscape Germany
  • 1478-017 Uranium Mining Landscape Germany
  • 1478-018 Jáchymov Mining Landscape Czechia
  • 1478-019 Abertamy – Boží Dar – Horní Blatná – Mining Landscape Czechia
  • 1478-020 The Red Tower of Death Czechia
  • 1478-021 Krupka Mining Landscape Czechia
  • 1478-022 Mědník Hill Mining Landscape Czechia
Courtesy of hs87 from Czechia
1478-019 Abertamy
1478-021 Krupka

Saturday 20 April 2024

VN1328 Imperial Citadel of Thang Long - Hanoi available for swap

VN1328-cover  Thang Long - One Pillar Pagoda (0 available) 
06/04/2020 1 postcard on its way to TwasBrillig (received) in exchange for CA4 -  L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site (Completed)