For you, impressions from Osnabrück, the ‘city of peace’.

The city was founded in the early Middle Ages around the bishopric of Osnabrück, which was established in 780 and located at a junction of old trade routes. In the late Middle Ages and early modern period, Osnabrück was a Hanseatic city, more precisely a principal city of the Westphalian quarter of the Hanseatic League. Osnabrück, together with Münster, about 50 km away, also became famous as the place where the Peace of Westphalia was negotiated and signed in 1648.

According to its own statement, Osnabrück still adheres to the guiding principle of ‘#Peace as a task – committed to peace’ in the spirit of peace, which determines the cultural and political life of the city.

Apart from its interesting history, Osnabrück also has many very pretty buildings. Take a look for yourself!
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Oakshaw Trinity Church, Paisley

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Organo (chiesa Santa Maria La Nova, Scicli, Sicily 🇮🇹)

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Apostel-Paulus church in #Berlin

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St Patrick Church Patrington. What a beauty. But well off the beaten track.
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A fav. photo of 2022 taken at this time of year before the start of Spring. It felt a dead place, the graveyard & redundant welsh church in the Dee Valley. I reflected on the death of my once lively christian faith which for years controlled how I saw the world, as the church has done for centuries. I found a new way of seeing, new Light. The dark winter days will pass, like everything, even the church.
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Castle Semple Collegiate Church. Walk to or from Howwood/Lochwinnoch. Impressive building founded in 16th C. #scottishhistory #oldchurches