{"id":536362,"date":"2023-01-06T21:32:17","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T18:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/old-nazi-map-sparks-treasure-hunt-in-the-netherlands\/"},"modified":"2023-01-06T21:32:17","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T18:32:17","slug":"old-nazi-map-sparks-treasure-hunt-in-the-netherlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/old-nazi-map-sparks-treasure-hunt-in-the-netherlands\/","title":{"rendered":"#Old Nazi map sparks treasure hunt in the Netherlands"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f8fa7999e6\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f8fa7999e6\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/old-nazi-map-sparks-treasure-hunt-in-the-netherlands\/#%E2%80%9COld_Nazi_map_sparks_treasure_hunt_in_the_Netherlands%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Old Nazi map sparks treasure hunt in the Netherlands&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9COld_Nazi_map_sparks_treasure_hunt_in_the_Netherlands%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Old Nazi map sparks treasure hunt in the Netherlands&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>The release of a seven-decades-old map thought to indicate where Nazi soldiers stashed millions of euros worth of loot during World War II has set off a wild treasure hunt in the Netherlands \u2014 as history buffs and amateur detectives scramble to get their hands on the cache.<\/p>\n<p>Equipped with metal detectors and shovels, sleuths descended in droves on the rural village of Ommeren, where a yellowed map suggests the Nazis buried four boxes of gems and precious metals following a bank explosion in August 1944.<\/p>\n<p>The map, which has been in the custody of the Dutch National Archive since the county was freed from German occupation in 1945, was released this week after a 75-year confidentiality period expired.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI see groups of people with metal detectors everywhere,\u201d Jan Henzen, 57, told Reuters during a break from his own search.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/old-nazi-map-treasure-hunt-netherlands-feat-image.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The map was released this week following a 75-year confidentiality period.\" class=\"wp-image-25264351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/old-nazi-map-treasure-hunt-netherlands-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/old-nazi-map-treasure-hunt-netherlands-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/old-nazi-map-treasure-hunt-netherlands-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The map was released this week following a 75-year confidentiality period.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">ZUMAPRESS.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cLike a lot of people, the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> about the treasure made me go look for myself. The chance of the treasure still being here after 70 years is very small, I think, but I want to give it a try.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>National Archive spokeswoman Anne-Marieke Samson told the outlet that authorities are still unsure that the treasure even exists, though its origin story is thought to be \u201creliable.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/old-nazi-map-treasure-hunt-netherlands-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The treasure is believed to have been buried in the rural village of Ommeren.\" class=\"wp-image-25264355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/old-nazi-map-treasure-hunt-netherlands-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/old-nazi-map-treasure-hunt-netherlands-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/old-nazi-map-treasure-hunt-netherlands-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The treasure is believed to have been buried in the rural village of Ommeren.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite several attempts to unearth the treasure in 1947, Samson explained, \u201cthey never found it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, the loot \u201cmight very well have been dug up already,\u201d she admitted.<\/p>\n<p>Klass Tammes, the former mayor of Ommeren, who now runs the foundation that owns the land where the treasure is believed to be hidden, said would-be gold diggers have come from all over the country.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/old-nazi-map-treasure-hunt-netherlands-04.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Amateur sleuths have flocked to the small village in droves.\" class=\"wp-image-25264363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/old-nazi-map-treasure-hunt-netherlands-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/old-nazi-map-treasure-hunt-netherlands-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/old-nazi-map-treasure-hunt-netherlands-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Amateur sleuths have flocked to the small village in droves.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cA map with a row of three trees and a red cross marking a spot where a treasure should be hidden sparks the imagination,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnyone who finds anything will have to report it to us, so we\u2019ll see. 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