Krzemionki Prehistoric Striped Flint Mining Region - Poland

Located in the mountain region of Świętokrzyskie, Krzemionki is an ensemble of four mining sites, dating from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age (about 3900 to 1600 BCE), dedicated to the extraction and processing of striped flint, which was mainly used for axe-making. 

With its underground mining structures, flint workshops and some 4,000 shafts and pits, the property features one of the most comprehensive prehistoric underground flint extraction and processing systems identified to date. 

The property provides information about life and work in prehistoric settlements and bears witness to an extinct cultural tradition. 

It is an exceptional testimony of the importance of the prehistoric period and of flint mining for tool production in human history.

https://dorpenstedennederland.blogspot.com/

https://fieggentrio.blogspot.com/

Preveza

Preveza was a department in the Greek region of Epirus. 

The capital is the city of the same name.

https://dorpenstedennederland.blogspot.com/

https://fieggentrio.blogspot.com/

Jodrell Bank Observatory - England

Located in a rural area of northwest England, free from radio interference, Jodrell Bank is one of the world's leading radio astronomy observatories. 

At the beginning of its use, in 1945, the property housed research on cosmic rays detected by radar echoes. This observatory, which is still in operation, includes several radio telescopes and working buildings, including engineering sheds and the Control Building. 

Jodrell Bank has had substantial scientific impact in fields such as the study of meteors and the moon, the discovery of quasars, quantum optics, and the tracking of spacecraft. 

This exceptional technological ensemble illustrates the transition from traditional optical astronomy to radio astronomy (1940s to 1960s), which led to radical changes in the understanding of the universe.

https://dorpenstedennederland.blogspot.com/

https://fieggentrio.blogspot.com/

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is a state in northeastern Germany. 

The capital is Schwerin, but the largest city is the port city of Rostock. 

It is the least populated state in the Federal Republic.

https://dorpenstedennederland.blogspot.com/

https://fieggentrio.blogspot.com/

Jaipur City, Rajasthan - India

The walled city of Jaipur, in India’s north-western state of Rajasthan was founded in 1727 by Sawai Jai Singh II. 

Unlike other cities in the region located in hilly terrain, Jaipur was established on the plain and built according to a grid plan interpreted in the light of Vedic architecture. 

The streets feature continuous colonnaded businesses that intersect in the centre, creating large public squares called chaupars. 

Markets, shops, residences and temples built along the main streets have uniform facades. 

The city's urban planning shows an exchange of ideas from ancient Hindu and early modern Mughal as well as Western cultures. 

The grid plan is a model that prevails in the West, while the organization of the different city sectors (chowkris) refers to traditional Hindu concepts. 

Designed to be a commercial capital, the city has maintained its local commercial, artisanal and cooperative traditions to this day.

https://dorpenstedennederland.blogspot.com/

https://fieggentrio.blogspot.com/

Satsuma

Satsuma is the name for a group of closely related mandarin varieties that originated in Japan, possibly as early as 1429. 

The fruits were named satsuma in 1876 by the wife of an embassy official of the American embassy in Japan, after the province of Satsuma in Kyushu.

https://dorpenstedennederland.blogspot.com/

https://fieggentrio.blogspot.com/

Hyrcanian Forests

The Hyrcanian Forests form a unique forested massif that stretches along the Caspian Sea in Azerbaijan and Iran. 

The history of these broad-leaved forests dates back 25 to 50 million years, when they covered most of this Northern Temperate region. 

Their floristic biodiversity is remarkable with over 3,200 vascular plant species documented. 

To date, 180 species of birds typical of broad-leaved temperate forests and 58 mammal species have been recorded. 

Elements of the property comprise full ecosystems including top predators such as leopard, wolf and brown bear, and the forest has a high degree of rare and endemic tree species. 

The oldest trees seen here are 300-400 years old, with some possibly up to 500 years old.

https://dorpenstedennederland.blogspot.com/

https://fieggentrio.blogspot.com/

Vosges

Vosges is a French department in the Grand Est region. 

The name is derived from the French name for the mountain range of the same name.

https://dorpenstedennederland.blogspot.com/

https://fieggentrio.blogspot.com/

Historic Centre of Sheki with the Khan’s Palace - Azerbaijan

The historic city of Sheki is located at the foot of the Greater Caucasus Mountains and divided in two by the Gurjana River. 

While the older northern part is built on the mountain, its southern part extends into the river valley. 

Its historic centre, rebuilt after the destruction of an earlier town by mudflows in the 18th century, is characterized by a traditional architectural ensemble of houses with high gabled roofs. 

Located along important historic trade routes, the city's architecture is influenced by Safavid, Qadjar and Russian building traditions. 

The Khan Palace, in the northeast of the city, and a number of merchant houses reflect the wealth generated by silkworm breeding and the trade in silk cocoons from the late 18th to the 19th centuries.

https://dorpenstedennederland.blogspot.com/

https://fieggentrio.blogspot.com/

Veronica

The veronica is an elongated flower that you often find in a picking or field bouquet. 

The flower is also called speedwell.

https://dorpenstedennederland.blogspot.com/

https://fieggentrio.blogspot.com/