Nördlingen: Guide

Nördlingen is a town in the Donau-Ries district, in Bavaria, Germany, with a population of almost 20,000. It is located at , in the middle of a giant Impact crater|meteorite crater, called the Nördlinger Ries. The town was also the place of two Battle of Nördlingen|battles during the Thirty Years' War. Today it is one of only three towns in Germany that still has a completely established city wall, the other two being Rothenburg ob der Tauber and Dinkelsbühl . Another tourist feature of this medieval town is its 90m-steeple called "Daniel" being part of the Saint Georg's Church.

It is town twinning|twinned with the Markham, Ontario|Town of Markham in Ontario, Canada and the City of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales|Wagga Wagga in New South Wales, Australia.

People named Nördlinger, Noerdlinger, or Nordlinger are descended from families in Nördlingen. Since the Jews were expelled in the year 1400, going mostly to Laupheim, which accepted them, any families originating in Nördlingen later than 1400 are obviously non-Jewish.

The remains of a Roman Castle|castellum, built in the year 85 and probably called Septemiacum, have been found under the city.

Nördlingen in Movies

The fairytale-ballet anime Princess Tutu is set in the fictional Kinkan Town, which is heavily based on Nördlingen.

Nördlingen was the town shown in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory in the final scenes when the glass elevator is floating over a town.

External links