Local authorities believe the hoard was buried at the location in 1945 by the Nazis, but had since been removed. The emergence of a hand-drawn map with a red "X" attracted officials and amateur treasure hunters alike.
The release of a map sketched by a German soldier had touched off a gold rush in a tiny village, but an early-morning excavation failed to solve the mystery.
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<p>The recent declassification of a map drawn by a German soldier in 1945 has brought treasure hunters to Ommeren. The 751 residents have mixed feelings. </p>
The public release of a map from the 1940s has drawn fortune seekers with shovels and metal detectors to a small Dutch village. Not everyone is excited.