BELARUS / ESTONIA / FINLAND / LATVIA / LITHUANIA / MOLDOVA / NORWAY / RUSSIA / SWEDEN / UKRAINE - Struve Geodetic Arc

"The Struve Arc is a chain of survey triangulations stretching from Hammerfest in Norway to the Black Sea, through 10 countries and over 2,820 km. These are points of a survey, carried out between 1816 and 1855 by the astronomer Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Struve, which represented the first accurate measuring of a long segment of a meridian. This helped to establish the exact size and shape of the planet and marked an important step in the development of earth sciences and topographic mapping. It is an extraordinary example of scientific collaboration among scientists from different countries, and of collaboration between monarchs for a scientific cause. The original arc consisted of 258 main triangles with 265 main station points. The listed site includes 34 of the original station points, with different markings, i.e. a drilled hole in rock, iron cross, cairns, or built obelisks." -http://whc.unesco.org

Postcard 1 : BELARUS: "Tchekutsk" (Chekutsk) in Ivanovo district

So happy to have this postcard! ^-^

A UNESCO-mapcard and written and stamped card with cute stamp!

Thank you so much Karina!

Postcard 2 : BELARUS: "Ossownitza" (Ossovnitsa) in Ivanovo district

Finally! I received the card!
Thank you so much Katya for not getting tired of sending the postcard! 
received this inside the envelope>

Postcard 3 : ESTONIA: Tartu Observatory

Thank you so much Heidi for sharing with me this card for our RR! =)

Postcard 4 : FINLAND: Alatornion Kirkko

Thank you, thank you so much Sini for sharing with me this postcard

and for helping me out with my collection!

I wish you luck in finding cards on your fast approaching trips!
Special thanks for the stamps! Take care!  =)

Postcard 5 : FINLAND: Oravivuori

Thank you so much Heidi for this card

with the commemorative stamp of the Struve Geodetic Arc!
Cute stamp... =)

Postcard 6 : UKRAINE: Stara Nekrasivka

Thank you so much Veronika for sharing with me this postcard! =)

Postcard 7: RUSSIA: Hogland, Z Point

You made me smile with your comment regarding this UNESCO Site, Vadim! =)

Thanks much especially for the stamps! 

Postcard 8: NORWAY: Fuglenes in Hammerfest

Northern lights in Hammerfest, the northernmost town in the world

"I think this card from Struve Geodetic Arc is the most beautiful

UNESCO card ever made in Norway", shares Joey of Stavanger, Norway.

Thank you so much Joey for this great postcard!

Postcard 9 : MOLDOVA: "Rudi" near Rudi village, Soroca district

 
Thank you so much Ecaterina for this awesome postcard with matching stamp!
The lone UNESCO Site from Moldova!

Chain of 34 Original Station Points

Norway

- Fuglenes in Hammerfest

- Raipas in Alta

- Luvdiidcohkka in Kautokeino

- Baelljasvarri in Kautokeino

Sweden

- "Pajtas-vaara" (Tynnyrilaki) in Kiruna

- "Kerrojupukka" (Jupukka) in Pajala

-  Pullinki in Övertorneå

- "Perra-vaara" (Perävaara) in Haparanda

Finland

- Stuor-Oivi (currently Stuorrahanoaivi) in Enontekiö

- Avasaksa (currently Aavasaksa) in Ylitornio

- Tornea (currently Alatornion kirkko) in Tornio

- Puolakka (currently Oravivuori) in Korpilahti

- Porlom II (currently Tornikallio) in Lapinjärvi

- Svartvira (currently Mustaviiri) in Pyhtää

Russia

- "Mäki-päälys" (Mäkipäällys (Finland 1917/1920-1940) in Hogland (Suursaari)

- "Hogland, Z" (Gogland, Tochka Z) in Hogland

Estonia

- "Woibifer" (Võivere) in Väike-Maarja Parish

- "Katko" (Simuna) in Väike-Maarja Parish

- "Dorpat" (Tartu Observatory) in Tartu

Latvia

- "Sestu-Kalns" (Ziestu) in Ērgļu novads

- "Jacobstadt" in Jēkabpils

Lithuania

- "Karischki" (Gireišiai) in Panemunėlis

- "Meschkanzi" (Meškonys) in Nemenčinė

- "Beresnäki" (Paliepiukai) in Nemėžis

Belarus

-  "Tupischki" (Tupishki) in Oshmyany district

- "Lopati" (Lopaty) in Zelva district

- "Ossownitza" (Ossovnitsa) in Ivanovo district

- "Tchekutsk" (Chekutsk) in Ivanovo district

- "Leskowitschi" (Leskovichi) in Ivanovo district

Moldova

- "Rudi" near Rudi village, Soroca district

Ukraine

- Katerinowka in Antonivka, Khmelnytsky Oblast

- Felschtin in Hvardiiske, Khmelnytsky Oblast

-  Baranowka in Baranivka, Khmelnytsky Oblast

- Staro-Nekrassowka (Stara Nekrasivka) in Nekrasivka, Odessa Oblast

NORWAY - Urnes Stave Church

"The wooden church of Urnes (the stavkirke) stands in the natural setting of Sogn og Fjordane. It was built in the 12th and 13th centuries and is an outstanding example of traditional Scandinavian wooden architecture. It brings together traces of Celtic art, Viking traditions and Romanesque spatial structures." -http://whc.unesco.org

Beautiful view of the Urnes Stave Church!

Thank you so much Svea of Germany who sent this card from Norway!

I'm sure you had a great tie there!

NORWAY - Rock Art of Alta

"This group of petroglyphs in the Alta Fjord, near the Arctic Circle, bears the traces of a settlement dating from c. 4200 to 500 B.C. The thousands of paintings and engravings add to our understanding of the environment and human activities on the fringes of the Far North in prehistoric times." -http://whc.unesco.org

A really really nice UNESCO postcard from Joey of Stavanger, Norway.

Thank you so much Joey for making me smile thru this postcard! =)

NORWAY - Bryggen

"Bryggen, the old wharf of Bergen, is a reminder of the town’s importance as part of the Hanseatic League’s trading empire from the 14th to the mid-16th century. Many fires, the last in 1955, have ravaged the characteristic wooden houses of Bryggen. Its rebuilding has traditionally followed old patterns and methods, thus leaving its main structure preserved, which is a relic of an ancient wooden urban structure once common in Northern Europe. Today, some 62 buildings remain of this former townscape." -http://whc.unesco.org

Thank you so much for this postcard, Cathrine!

Hope your wish to visit Bergen will come true one day!

NORWAY - West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord

"Situated in south-western Norway, north-east of Bergen, Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord, set 120 km from one another, are part of the west Norwegian fjord landscape, which stretches from Stavanger in the south to Andalsnes, 500 km to the north-east. The two fjords, among the world’s longest and deepest, are considered as archetypical fjord landscapes and among the most scenically outstanding anywhere. Their exceptional natural beauty is derived from their narrow and steep-sided crystalline rock walls that rise up to 1,400 m from the Norwegian Sea and extend 500 m below sea level. The sheer walls of the fjords have numerous waterfalls while free-flowing rivers cross their deciduous and coniferous forests to glacial lakes, glaciers and rugged mountains. The landscape features a range of supporting natural phenomena, both terrestrial and marine, such as submarine moraines and marine mammals." -http://whc.unesco.org

Postcard 1: Geirangerfjord

Postcard 2: Nærøyfjord

Thank you so much Cathrine for the two wonderful cards above!

The place looks so relaxing indeed!

NORWAY - Røros Mining Town and the Circumference

"Røros Mining Town and the Circumference is linked to the copper mines, established in the 17th century and exploited for 333 years until 1977. The site comprises the Town and its industrial-rural cultural landscapes; Femundshytta, a smelter with its associated area; and the Winter Transport Route. Completely rebuilt after its destruction by Swedish troops in 1679, Røros contains about 2000 wooden one- and two-storey houses and a smelting house. Many of these buildings have preserved their blackened wooden façades, giving the town a medieval appearance. Surrounded by a buffer zone, coincident with the area of privileges (the Circumference) granted to the mining enterprise by the Danish-Norwegian Crown (1646), the property illustrates the establishment and flourishing of a lasting culture based on copper mining in a remote region with a harsh climate." -http://whc.unesco.org

Yehey! My very first UNESCO card from Norway!

So happy and so grateful to Monica Kristine...