Daneilshöhle
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The Daneilshöhle , also called the robber's cave , is located on the north side of the Huy mountain range in the Harz district in Saxony-Anhalt .
The Daneilshöhle forms three interconnected cavities in a rock face of the middle red sandstone , which are under nature protection . The cavities were evidently formed by washing up in the Tertiary or Ice Age , i.e. of geological origin.
Holes for barrier beams and vertical walls show that the Daneilshöhle was enlarged by human hands. It is said to have served as a hermitage in the Middle Ages and possibly also as a shelter for highwaymen and robbers in the early modern period . In the criminal case against Simon Bingelhelm from Halberstadt , who was called a thousand devils and who was executed in June 1600 for murder and other acts, it is mentioned as the crime scene.
literature
- The Daneilshöhle im Huy , in: W. Spohr: Heimatsagen und Bilder aus der Geschichte Halberstadts, 2nd edition, Quedlinburg 1917, pp. 6-8
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Coordinates: 51 ° 57 ′ 45.4 ″ N , 10 ° 59 ′ 18 ″ E