Gottesacker (Kleinwalsertal)

Gottesacker plateau with alpine choughs seen from the summit of the Hohen Ifens

Gottesacker and Hoher Ifen, view from Gottesackerscharte

Size comparison: human-god-arena

The Gottesackerplateau , one with nature standing karst landscape , is located on the northwest border of the Kleinwalsertals near the High Ifens .

The Gottesacker is divided into the Lower ( 1858  m above sea  level ) and the Upper Divine Sack walls ( 2033  m above sea level ). The massif of the Obere Gottesackers is - viewed from Riezlern - also called "Sonnenberg". The plateau is home to rare plant species .

geology

Geologically , the Gottesacker plateau consists of the Schrattenkalk from the Cretaceous period, which belongs to the Helvetic region . Precipitation and snowmelt have carved out so-called carts on the plateau surface. The water runs underground to karst springs , which in turn flow over the Subersach into Lake Constance and the Rhine . Karst numerous caves like the developed Schneckenloch cave or the 77-meter-deep vertical cave Hölloch .

literature

• Wagner, Georg: Around Hochifen and Gottesacker area. 1950. Publishing house of the Hohenlohe'schen Buchhandlung Ferdinand Rau, Öhringen.

Web links

• The “Hölloch” shaft cave - side of the Sonthofen cave association

Coordinates: 47 ° 21 ′ 46 ″  N , 10 ° 7 ′ 14 ″  E