POSTCARD N.58 - Germany

Postcrossing postcard sent on the 9th January; received on the 12th January
Postcard image: several thumbnail views of Luftkurort Hirsau
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Thank you Lisa for a somewhat vintage looking postcard although I presume it to be not that old an edition, due to the quality of the paper and the printing, of the town of Hirsau in the State of Baden-Württemberg. This little town grew around a Benedictine monastery founded in 830, now in ruins, having been destroyed by the French in 1692, and was also  known to be a "Luftkurort", or "Air Spa" , due to the quality of the air. This fact is highlighted in the legend in the front of the postcard amidst the thumbnails of significant buildings of the town, one of which is the "Sanatorium Dr. Römer", a giveaway of the importance these towns had in the fight against tuberculosis and other respiratory diseases.

Stamps, left to right:

0,10 € stamp, issued on 08JUN2017, from the "flowers" series initiated in 2005 with the image of a Winter Aconite (Eranthis hyemalis),

0,85 € stamp, part of the "World of the letter" definitive set, issued on 02_DEC2021. This set is composed of 5 stamps with 0,5€; 0,85€;  1€; 1,60€; 2,75€ denominations, respectively illustrated by images showing letters as lotus flower; bird; ship; kite and boat by lighthouse.

the machine applied postmark indicates that the card was processed through Briefzentrum 80 (Munich).

The vignette contains the city of Munich's symbol (a monk with a book in one hand) and the phrase "München Stadt weltberühmter Biere"  (Munich City of World Famous Beers). This vignette has been in use for a long time because i found examples on the internet dating back to 1972