Gutenberger cave
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| Location: | Swabian Alb , Germany | |
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Geographic location: |
48 ° 32 '34.5 " N , 9 ° 31' 19.3" E | |
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| Cadastral number: | 7423/2 | |
| Type: | Stalactite cave | |
| Discovery: | 1889 | |
| Show cave since: | 1890 | |
| Lighting: | electric | |
| Overall length: | 180 meters | |
| Length of the show cave area: |
110 meters | |
| Average annual number of visitors: | 4,300 (2007-2011) | |
| Current visitors: | 4,363 (2011) | |
The Gutenberger Höhle is a show cave in the Swabian Alb .
description
The Gutenberger cave is 680 meters above sea level and has a length of 180 meters. The vertical extension of the cave is 28 meters. It is located in Baden-Württemberg near Lenningen in the Gutenberg district in the Malm delta and is laid out on two parallel Rhenish fissures.
The cave was discovered through excavations in 1888/89 from Heppenloch, which has been known since time immemorial . August Hedinger discovered animal artifacts from the Ice Age. Since April 1890 it has been open to the public as a show cave over a length of 110 meters. The cave has been electrically lit since 1967.
Today's entrance to the cave starts from the 17 meter long Heppenloch . In the higher parts it is spacious, in the lower part it is narrow, due to the nature of the rock. The cave has very beautiful stalactite decorations and consists of a total of seven halls.
The Gußmannshöhle , also a show cave, is only 200 meters away .
The Gutenberger Höhle has been recognized as an important geotope and geopoint of the UNESCO Geopark Swabian Alb since September 2016 .
literature
- Hans Binder , Anke Lutz, Hans Martin Lutz: Show caves in Germany . Edited by Aegis Verlag, Ulm 1993 ISBN 3-87005-040-3
- 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. 122 .
- Stephan Kempe A world full of secrets - caves. Series: HB Bildatlas special edition. Edited by HB Verlags- und Vertriebs-Gesellschaft, 1997 ISBN 3-616-06739-1
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Erich Knust: Cave plan. Cave Research Group Karlsruhe.
