By | July 18 2012 4:35 PM

A certificate of debt dating from 1562 has been found in a regional archive in Germany, and should it still be valid, the hamlet of Mittenwalde could become one of the richest towns in the world, according to the Reuters. The document states that Mittenwalde lent Berlin 400 guilders on May 28, 1562, with the terms of repayment at 6 percent interest per year. That equates to about 112 million euros, and the total debt is worth trillions when compound interest and inflation are added, according to Radio Berlin Brandenburg.