Nördlingen
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town, fortification, historic landmark
Nördlingen is an old town in the Donau-Ries district, in Bavaria, Germany, with a population of almost 20,000.The city of Nördlingen is located about 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) southwest of the centre of the crater, called the Nördlinger Ries.
Stone buildings in Nördlingen contain millions of tiny diamonds, all less than 0.2 mm (0.0079 in) across. The impact that caused the Nördlinger Ries crater created an estimated 72,000 tonnes (79,000 short tons) of them when it impacted a local graphite deposit. Stone from this area was quarried and used to build the local buildings.
Stone buildings in Nördlingen contain millions of tiny diamonds, all less than 0.2 mm (0.0079 in) across. The impact that caused the Nördlinger Ries crater created an estimated 72,000 tonnes (79,000 short tons) of them when it impacted a local graphite deposit. Stone from this area was quarried and used to build the local buildings.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nördlingen
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 48°51'12"N 10°29'48"E
- Ipf Mountain 11 km
- Harburg Castle 16 km
- Castle Kapfenburg 20 km
- Höchstädt Palace 28 km
- Limes Museum 30 km
- Hellenstein Castle (Heidenheim) 32 km
- Neuburg Castle 52 km
- Burg Friedberg 66 km
- Aichach 68 km
- Illertissen Castle 76 km
- Bavarian Railroad Museum 0.4 km
- Historic City Center 0.7 km
- Nördlingen Airfield 2.1 km
- Battlefield "Battle of Nördlingen " 1634 5.3 km
- Nördlinger Ries 6.5 km
- Neresheim Abbey 16 km
- Castle Kapfenburg 20 km
- Aalen Wind Farm 21 km
- Swabian Jura 80 km
- Franconian Jura 83 km