Pin up girl - Novouralsk, Russia

Novouralsk is a closed town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the eastern side of the Ural Mountains, about 70 kilometres north of Yekaterinburg, the administrative centre of the oblast. It was formerly known as Sverdlovsk-44. Although it occurred during World War II and was named Novouralsk in 1954, it was kept secret until 1994. It has had closed-town status since its establishment.

 

#76 FOTW - Budapest, Hungary

The modern flag of Hungary originated from the national freedom movement from before 1848, which culminated in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. The revolution was not only in opposition against the monarchy but also the Habsburg Empire and to form an independent republic. Accordingly, the flag of Hungary features a tricolour element based on the flag of France as a reflection of the ideas of the French Revolution of 1848.

Folklore of the romantic period attributed the colours to virtues: red for strength, white for faithfulness and green for hope. Alternatively, red for the blood spilt for the fatherland, white for freedom and green for the land, for the pastures of Hungary. The new constitution, which took effect on 1 January 2012, makes the ex-post interpretation mentioned first official (in the semi-official translation: strength, fidelity and hope).

 

#1 Plakat Polska Bronowice - Cracow, Poland

Bronowice Małe - an area of ​​Krakow included in District VI Bronowice, a former village near Krakow. It was actually incorporated into Krakow by the Germans in 1941, and formally on January 18, 1945, as the XXXV cadastral district.

On November 20, 1900, the wedding of the poet Lucjan Rydel and Jadwiga Mikołajczykówna, a resident of Bronowice, took place in Włodzimierz Tetmajer's manor house in Bronowice, later called Rydlówka. This event became the basis for the drama Wesele by Stanisław Wyspiański.

 

Large Letter Reprint - Great Falls, Montana

Nicknames: Big Sky Country, The Treasure State

Motto: "Oro y Plata" (Spanish) "Gold and Silver"

Egg Mountain near Choteau is famous for the dinosaur eggs found there. This finding supports the theory that dinosaurs are more similar to mammals and birds than to reptiles. In 1862, gold was first discovered in Montana. In the following years of huge successes in gold mines, it even began to replace money. Priests, for example, did not go around with a tray after Mass but offered a tin bowl...

 

Watercolor painting of a pug - Tainan City, Taiwan

Tainan is a special municipality in southern Taiwan facing the Taiwan Strait on its western coast. Tainan is the oldest city on the island. It is commonly called the "prefectural capital" for its over 260 years of history as the capital of Taiwan under Dutch rule, the Kingdom of Tungning and later Qing dynasty rule until 1887. 

 

Panorama view of Helsinki - Helsinki, Finland

Together with the cities of Espoo, Vantaa and Kauniainen – and surrounding commuter towns, including the neighbouring municipality of Sipoo to the east – Helsinki forms the metropolitan area. This area is often considered Finland's only metropolis and is the world's northernmost metro area with over one million inhabitants. Additionally, it is the northernmost capital of an EU member state.