Ascension Ponor Cave
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| Location: | Wuppertal | |
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Geographic location: |
51 ° 18 '0 " N , 7 ° 15' 36" E | |
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| Type: | Karst cave | |
| Overall length: | 661 m | |
| Level difference: | 40 m | |
The Himmelfahrt-Ponorhöhle is a cave in the Wuppertal urban area, with a length of 661 m it is the second largest cave in the urban area after the Hardthöhlen (according to current knowledge in 2017) and geologically of particular importance.
Location and description
The Himmelfahrt-Ponorhöhle is a 661 m long and 40 m deep cave (according to other information 700 m long and 50 deep) in the east of Wuppertal in the Linderhauser Senke near the city limits of Schwelm . It is located in the Möddinghofe cave area east of the Meine Brook . In the breakthrough valley of the karst water - the mine - which occasionally falls dry, there are some rapid streams and rock outcrops as well as stream shrinkages . The Himmelfahrt-Ponorhöhle is also related to a ponor . Other cave entrances in the vicinity are named as the Erdmännkes Kuhle and the Meinebach-Ponorhöhle .
The Ascension Ponor Cave is a complex cave system formed on several floors. It contains alternating extreme bottlenecks, layer joint halls and crevices. Access to the cave is secured against unauthorized entry.
history
The working group Kluterthöhle e. V. (AKKH) explored the cave for the first time in 2000, penetrated deep into the cave and recorded its size. Apart from the 263 m long alder cave in Schwelmer city area, only smaller caves were known in this area up to this point.
Protection status
The Möddinghofe cave area is designated as a natural monument in the Wuppertal-Nord landscape plan under 2.6.17 .
Web links
- Ascension Ponor Cave | AKKH photo album (17 pictures). In: akkh.de. Retrieved January 17, 2017 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Ascension Ponor Cave | AKKH photo album. In: akkh.de. Retrieved January 17, 2017 .
- ↑ Development of the Düsseldorf Regional Plan (RPD)
- ↑ a b c d Lutz Koch : Geological excursion through the Linderhauser Kalkgebiet. Retrieved January 17, 2017 .
- ↑ Wuppertal-Nord landscape plan ( memento of the original from January 17, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
