Sputnik International
By Svetlana Ekimenko
June 6, 2023
A mythical aura has long surrounded a medieval German settlement that sank in 1362 after being pummeled by a ferocious storm. It has been dubbed by some as the Atlantis of the North Sea, and spawned numerous legends.
A city swallowed by the North Sea back in 1362 appears to have been discovered by a team of researchers.
The church of what was once a medieval German trading hub – Rungholt – was found in the mud flats of the Wadden Sea, about 10 miles off the west coast of Schleswig-Holstein during low tide. There is also a wealth of mysterious lore and legend linked to the now-submerged town. But first, let’s take a closer look at how the remarkable discovery was made.