Benedictus Cave
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| Location: | Swabian Alb , Germany | |
| Height : | 680 m above sea level NN | |
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Geographic location: |
48 ° 3 '19 " N , 8 ° 59' 24" E | |
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| Cadastral number: | 7919/01 | |
| Geology: | Mass limestone of the Upper Jura | |
| Type: | Karst cave | |
| Lighting: | No | |
| Overall length: | 5 meters | |
| Particularities: | Image of a saint in the cave | |
The Benediktushöhle , also called Einsiedler-Höhle , is a natural passage cave in the Upper Mass Limestone west of Beuron in the district of Sigmaringen in Baden-Württemberg , Germany .
location
The cave downstream of the Beuron Archabbey and above the St. Maurus Chapel is located in the Upper Danube Nature Park , at the Käpfle at around 680 m above sea level. NN . The bed of the Danube itself is there at around 615 m above sea level. NN .
description
The cave in the White Jura δm is five meters long, three meters high and also three meters wide. It is a through cave sloping to the northwest side, the rear part of which was filled in. From the Danube side (south side) it is closed with a steel grille.
As the origin of the name suggests, the Käpfle is possibly a prehistoric hilltop settlement. So far, no finds are known from the Benediktushöhle.
In the cave there is a life-size portrait of a saint of seated Benedict of Nursia (* around 480; † 547).
Emergence
The cave in the breakthrough valley of the Upper Danube was created by the Danube through a combination of corrosion and erosion .
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. 224 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Christoph Morrissey, Dieter Müller: Wall systems in the district of Sigmaringen . (= Prehistoric and early historical fortifications 22 published by the Stuttgart Regional Council - State Office for Monument Preservation), 1st edition, Konrad Theiss Verlag, Stuttgart 2007. ISBN 978-3-8062-2107-7
- ↑ Jörg Biel: Prehistoric hill settlements in Südwürttemberg-Hohenzollern , Theiss, Stuttgart 1987, ISBN 3-8062-0778-X .
- ^ Fritz Schray: Benedict of Nursia . In the Schwäbische Zeitungs edition of July 11, 2007