cosman and finding quilt stores in Europe

Europe is a haven for quilters, even if the price of fabric is sometimes scary. Quilt stores are more regional, though. There are many patchwork stores in my state, Baden-Württemberg, but far fewer in the state where my husband was born, Franken (Bavaria).
The best listing of stores in Europe is found at cosman.nl. As of today's count, there are 1083 patchwork stores in Europe.
Some statistics for your analytic pleasure:

• Germany has 253 stores, or 1 store per 1411 square kilometers. That means you theoretically only have to drive 40 km to get to the "nearest" store.
• The Netherlands, with 118 stores, is 1 store per 317 sq km, or an 18 km drive.
• France has 159 stores, 1 per 3979 sq km, or a 63 km drive

Fun, huh!? Sadly, the theoretical driving distance is not true for most of us. In my state, I'm in a region with 18 stores in Stuttgart alone. My daughter's home is located in a region with 37 stores nearby. That means I can easily access over 50 stores if I want to (and the spirit is willing, but the purse is weak).
On the other hand, if you live in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, you only have Regine's Nähparadies, but she's probably glad for less competition.
Finally, and very cool, you can download the GPS coordinates for all of these stores onto your Navi system. TomTom systems even download it directly from the website.
Read a little about the site author himself at the Nederlands Quilt Guild site (Dutch only)
My husband has told me that as soon as I retire, and have an electric car that runs on solar panels attached to the roof of the car, I'm allowed to visit all of the shops I want. As long as I leave the credit card at home. But he didn't say anything about my EC card. Heehee. :)