Diamond Town

The people of Nördlingen live on tons of diamonds but have no intention of breaking the town for money.
Diamond town
Although not the birthplace of Grimm's tales, Nördlingen has her own fairy tale. In fact, this small Bavarian town is built on 72,000 tons of diamond dust. They are mixed in buildings, public works.
The town is inhabited by about 20,000 people

. Photo: Sohu.
According to Smithsonian, diamonds scattered throughout the town began to appear about 15 million years ago. An asteroid traveling at 25km / s collided with the earth, falling exactly in present-day Nördlingen Scientists estimate the asteroid weighs nearly 3 billion tons, and when colliding with earth creates enormous heat and pressure, enough to create a raw rock called suevie.



Ingredients in suevie stone include glass, crystal and diamond.
When the first people settled here, they used suevie stones to build houses, starting in 898. They did not know that, Nördlingen was a land with a higher percentage of diamonds than anywhere on earth. land. However, these diamonds are so small, scattered that no one can see with the naked eye. It was not until the 1960s that people clearly understood the origin of their place of residence.
Many tourists gave the town the nickname "The King of Gemstones" Photo: Pixabay.




Today, people know they live on tons of diamonds. But they didn't destroy this place for sale. In addition, these diamonds are less than 0.2mm in size so they are of no value, despite their very high proportions. However, the town still finds different ways to monetize its famous trait. Tourists all over the world have flocked here to admire the beauty of this diamond-plated town.
Hotels here start at around 60 euros per night. Photo: NH.




One of the most famous structures is St. Joseph's Cathedral. George, where is inlaid about 5,000 carats. In addition, visitors can also visit other attractions such as the Ries Crater Museum, the Stadtmuseum. You can also visit some local restaurants and cafes like Café Radlos, La Fontana, Cafe-bunch.de, as suggested by Lonely Planet.
There are many ways to get to Nördlingen. If traveling by small train, there is a train station to the east of the town.



If you go from Munich, it will take 2 hours, the fare is about 21 euros. If traveling from Augsburg, the time is less than half and the fare is about 12 euros. You can also come here from Stuttgart, travel time about 2 hours, train tickets about 18 euros.
The town is small so the best way for you to explore is on foot. The town has many tour operators that often sell day tours, starting at 14am and ending at 20:30. Alternatively, you can go around by bike, renting 8 euros per day.
According to Anh Minh / Vnexpress
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