Birkel Cave
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 Entrance to the Birkel Cave |
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| Location: | Swabian Alb , Baden-Württemberg , Germany | |
| Height : | 580 m above sea level NN | |
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Geographic location: |
48 ° 41 '25 " N , 10 ° 11' 47" E | |
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| Cadastral number: | 7327/01 | |
| Geology: | Upper Jurassic | |
| Type: | Crevice cave | |
| Lighting: | No | |
| Overall length: | 51 meters | |
| Particularities: | Keyhole profile | |
The Birkel Cave is a 51 meter long crevasse cave that runs horizontally into the Jura rock there . The cave entrance is located around 2.5 kilometers east of Heidenheim an der Brenz in the Buchschorren forest, not far from the Bohner ore mines . The cave has a profile in the form of a keyhole and is safe to enter.
Inside the Birkel Cave
Web links
Commons : Birkelhöhle - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Hiking route to the Birkel cave (Tour 2, Schmittenberg circular routes) , website of the city of Heidenheim
- Birkel cave in the Buchschorren NE forest area of Heidenheim an der Brenz , geotope profile from the State Office for Geology, Raw Materials and Mining (PDF)
- Geotopes in the Stuttgart administrative region - 6-4 LK Heidenheim (p. 117, picture p. 118)
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. 80 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hans Binder, Herbert Jantschke: Höhlenführer Schwäbische Alb. Caves - springs - waterfalls , p. 80.