Deutschneudorf is a municipality in the district Erzgebirgskreis

Erzgebirgskreis

Erzgebirgskreis is a district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is named after the Erzgebirge , a mountain range in the southern part of the district which forms part of the Germany–Czech Republic border...

, in Saxony

Saxony

The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

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Deutschneudorf is also the site of a recent dig in search of Nazi gold. This site, an abandoned copper mine in the Ore mountains, was identified by radar scans as having a large amount of dense metal (believed to be too dense for copper). On 28 February 2008, it was reported by CNN and others that digging had halted due to a disagreement between the two leaders of the dig. It has been speculated that the contents of the Amber room

Amber Room

The Amber Room in the Catherine Palace of Tsarskoye Selo near Saint Petersburg is a complete chamber decoration of amber panels backed with gold leaf and mirrors...

may also be found in this mine.

External links

• Photo Gallery The Amber Room Der Spiegel 20 February 2008