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Nördlingen

Western Europe

Nordlingen is a town in the Donau-Ries district, in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, with a population of approximately 20,674, located about 115 kilometres east of Stuttgart and 145 kilometres northwest of Munich. It sits within the Nordlinger Ries, an impact crater about fifteen million years old and 25 kilometres in diameter, formed by a meteorite strike estimated at 70,000 kilometres per hour that left the area with an estimated 72,000 tons of micro-diamonds.

Facts
Population
20,674 1
Area (sq km)
68.1 2
Founding Year
898 1
Founding Year
898 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 2
Elevation (m)
441 2
Latitude
48.85 degrees north 2
Longitude
10.5 degrees east 2
FAQs

What is the steeple of Saint George's Church in Nördlingen made of?

It is built of suevite impact breccia containing shocked quartz.

The 90-metre steeple of Saint George's Church, called Daniel, is made of suevite, an impact breccia that contains shocked quartz. This ties the church to the Ries impact crater in which Nördlingen sits, because suevite forms from rock melted and broken by a meteorite strike.
Sources
1. Nordlingen (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Source text, founding-year-range-start: 898
    Nördlingen was first mentioned in recorded history in 898.
  • Source text, founding-year-range-end: 898
    Nördlingen was first mentioned in recorded history in 898.
  • Source text, founding-year: 898
    Nördlingen was first mentioned in recorded history in 898.
  • Lead paragraph, population
    population of approximately 20,674
  • On Continent: Europe, Lead paragraph names Germany; continent follows from the atlas record for Germany
    Nearle or Nerle) is a town in the Donau-Ries district, in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany
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2. Nordlingen (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 48.85, longitude 10.5
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 441 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 68.1 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population (2020)
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Nordlingen (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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