Nördlingen

Local nameNördlingen
LocationGermany

Nördlingen is a town in the Donau-Ries district, in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, with a population of approximately 20,674. It is located approximately 115 km east of Stuttgart, and 145 km northwest of Munich. It was built in an impact crater 15 million years old and 25 km in diameter—the Nördlinger Ries—of a meteorite which hit with an estimated speed of 70,000 km/h, and left the area riddled with an estimated 72,000 tons of micro-diamonds.Nördlingen was first mentioned in recorded history in 898. The town was the location of two battles during the Thirty Years' War, which took place between 1618 and 1648. Today it is one of only three towns in Germany that still have completely intact city walls, the other two being Rothenburg ob der Tauber and Dinkelsbühl.

Another attraction in the town is Saint George's Church's 90-metre steeple, called "Daniel", which is made of a suevite impact breccia that contains shocked quartz. Other notable buildings are the town hall, St.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nördlingen

Official Website https://www.noerdlingen.de/

Coordinates 48°51'5.968" N 10°29'18.914" E

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