During this conflict, Swedish soldiers plundered Saxony-Anhalt, including Eisleben, sometimes weekly. Locals were forced to quarter and feed Swedish troops and pay them vast sums of money.

Massive treasure from 1600s revealed inside German church statue "This is an incredible story," said Ulf Dräger, curator of the State Coin Cabinet of Saxony-Anhalt. St Andrews-church in Eisleben ...