Nördlingen
Sign in to saveNördlingen (; or ) is a town in the Donau-Ries district, in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, with a population of approximately 20,674. It is located approximately east of Stuttgart, and northwest of Munich. It was built in an impact crater 15 million years old and 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.
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Nördlingen is a town in Bavaria, Germany, with about 20,600 residents, notable for being built inside a crater created by a meteorite impact 15 million years ago. The impact site, called the Nördlinger Ries, is scientifically significant because it left behind an estimated 72,000 tons of micro-diamonds and provides rare evidence of a major meteorite collision on Earth's surface.
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- Nördlingen, south view from the church tower Daniel
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- Stadt
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- Bayern
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- Swabia
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- Donau-Ries
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- 441
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- 68.09
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- 86720
- German location.area_code
- 09081
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- History
- Prehistory and Celtic period
- Roman Empire
- Middle Ages
- Early modern period
- Modern period
- Mayors
- Economy
- Sport
- Impact diamonds
- In popular culture
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- Further reading
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Nördlingen (; or ) is a town in the Donau-Ries district, in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, with a population of approximately 20,674. It is located approximately east of Stuttgart, and northwest of Munich. It was built in an impact crater 15 million years old and 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 very few towns in Germany that still have completely intact city walls—joining the ranks of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Dinkelsbühl and Berching, all of them in Bavaria.