A Sparkling Small Town, Attracting Numerous Tourists Annually, Yet Locals Are Unhappy
Although diamonds are not rare, because diamond engagement rings are a must-have for many couples, the low production and high price of diamonds deter many people. However, there is a small town in Germany that is completely covered in diamonds, with houses built entirely of diamonds. I'm sure you're moved, and I'm also thinking about taking action, but fortunately, after learning more, I stopped myself.
This small town in Germany is called Nordlingen. Because of this town being built of diamonds, there are many tourists from all over the world who come to visit every year. But if you have some ideas, I advise you to give up this idea. Because first, the local regulations explicitly prohibit tourists from staying overnight. And if anyone intends to secretly take some diamonds from the walls, they will be arrested.
It is said that this town has nearly 72,000 tons of diamonds, estimated to be at least 7.2 million pieces. Did someone really use diamonds to build this town? If so, that would be very extravagant. In fact, it's not like that. About 5.2 million years ago, a small asteroid impact occurred here, forming a large meteorite crater. The rocks on the ground were instantly transformed into diamonds less than 0.2mm in size due to the intense heat and pressure.
Later, when people began to build a town here, they were unaware of the large amount of diamonds embedded in the rocks. The people in the town did not know that there were many diamonds embedded in the rocks, so this town became almost entirely built of these diamonds. Under the sunlight, the town shines brightly. This secret was discovered by chance, due to post-war reconstruction, some houses were damaged and discovered by people.
This diamond-built town has become a local tourist attraction, some for their curiosity to see this magical diamond town, and some for personal intentions. To this end, the town posted many signs saying that the diamonds were not worth much, and hotels were built far from the town.
