[4] In January 2023, Ommeren made the news as would-be treasure-hunters descended on the village searching for riches potentially worth millions, allegedly hidden by Nazi soldiers during World War II.

It was triggered by an old map,[5] believed to reveal where German soldiers may have buried ammunition boxes full of looted diamonds, rubies, gold and silver.

The hand-drawn map complete with a red X to mark the burial spot was part of a case file made public by the Dutch National Archive after a 75-year confidentiality period.

The village was near the Allied front line during Operation Market Garden in 1944, an airborne attempt to create a land route into northern Germany.

[6] A subsequent officially sanctioned dig on 1 May 2023 found no treasure, rather a World War II-era bullet, some twisted scrap metal, a crumpled car wheel and muddy boots.