Zwiefaltendorfer stalactite cave
| Zwiefaltendorfer stalactite cave
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| Location: | Swabian Alb , Germany | |
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Geographic location: |
48 ° 12 '54.4 " N , 9 ° 31' 0.1" E | |
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| Cadastral number: | 7723/01 | |
| Type: | Primary cavity in the tufa | |
| Discovery: | 1892 | |
| Show cave since: | 1892 | |
| Overall length: | 27 meters | |
| Length of the show cave area: |
27 meters | |
| Particularities: | Smallest show cave in Germany | |
The Zwiefaltendorfer stalactite cave is located in Zwiefaltendorf , a district of the city of Riedlingen in Baden-Württemberg . It was discovered during the excavation of a cellar on January 19, 1892 at a depth of ten meters in the limestone tuff . In the same year the cave was opened as a show cave . With a length of 27 meters, it is the smallest show cave in Germany . The cave can be accessed from the cellar of the Zum Rössle inn in Zwiefaltendorf.
The cave contains secondary stalactites coated with pearl sinter .
The four to six meters high and two to three meters wide cave was formed in tufa . It was formed at the same time as the limestone sediments that precipitated from karst water since the last postglacial warm period ( Würme Ice Age ) . It is one of the rare primary caves .
A visit to the cave is combined with that of the inn and a small brewery tour. The guide also answers questions about distilling schnapps.
literature
- Hans Binder , Herbert Jantschke: Cave guide Swabian Alb. Caves - springs - waterfalls . 7th completely revised edition. DRW-Verlag, Leinfelden-Echterdingen 2003, ISBN 3-87181-485-7 , p. 202 .
- Stephan Kempe: World full of secrets - caves. Series: HB Bildatlas special edition. Edited by HB Verlags- und Vertriebs-Gesellschaft, 1997 ISBN 3-616-06739-1