Sausenheim Fox Cave
Coordinates: 49 ° 33 ′ 7 " N , 8 ° 8 ′ 47.6" E
The Fox Cave is a secondary cave on the Grünstadter Berg , west of the Grünstadt district of Sausenheim .
environment
At this point of the Grünstadt mountain there are cliff remains of a primeval sea. It is a mixed sand and limestone rock. Downwards the pure sandstone dominates , the upper areas consist of quartz grains that are formed into small spheres with a calcareous binder and form a solid rock layer. The lower zones are softer than the upper ones. The cave may have been created as a surf cave by washing out . It is shown on good maps, but not designated as a natural monument . Not far from there is the historic Queckbrunnen , to the east the BAB 6 runs past it.
description
The cave is on the east side of the mountain, facing the Rhine plain . The cliff remnant running in north-south direction forms a protruding angle to the east at this point, in which the wide-open entrance to the cave is located. This points to the south. The entrance area is about 2 meters high, 2.50 m wide and just as deep, it forms a balme .
There, the actual cave branches off to the left (west) into the mountain. This starts with a height of about 1.00 m and gets higher and higher towards the inside. The walkable length is about 10 meters, after about 6 meters it forks with a pillar-like rock. Left (south) of this is a cave arm with a height of about 1.30 m, which becomes lower and lower towards the end and has stalactites there . To the right of the pillar (north) one arrives at a 1.80 m high, round cave room with a diameter of approx. Its walls have a few niches at a height of 1.60 meters that are probably of human origin. Further to the right there is a low cave continuation approx. 1 meter high and 2 meters long, which tapers at the end. The entire cave floor is covered with a thick layer of sand. In the round cave it reaches a depth of over 60 cm. With their removal, the cave height would increase significantly. The floor is as clean as possible, only the entrance area or the balme are dirty with glass remains and cans.
The historical name of the associated tub is called "Im Fuchsloch" and is derived from the cave.
It is uncertain whether it was inhabited in prehistoric times , but the nearby Queckbrunnen, as a safe source of water, suggests it.
gallery
Entrance to the Fuchshöhle, at the back on the right BAB 6 and Grünstadt
Rock of the cave ceiling
View from the cave to the entrance
Pillar formation, the gate on the right leads into the round room
View into the round room
Stalactites
Web links
- Map section with drawn object
- Geocoaching site to the cave
- English website with an entry on the Fox Cave as a sight
Individual evidence
- ^ Annual report of Pollichia , volumes 25–27, p. 87, Bad Dürkheim 1868; (Digital scan)