Kahlenstein
The Kahlenstein is a mass limestone rock on the Swabian Alb northeast of Bad Überkingen . It forms the edge between the eastern slope of the Fils valley and the Alb plateau. From the 675 m above sea level. NN high Kahlenstein there is a view of the upper Filstal . The 25 m high rock is used for climbing . It is protected as a natural monument and also as a geotope under the name Kahlenstein with cave .
The 150-meter-long Kahlenstein Cave is named after the Kahlenstein . It is the largest of around 50 small caves around the Kahlenstein. The entrance is at 660 m above sea level. NN . On June 12, 1892, it was opened as a show cave . Since 1972 the cave entrance has been closed with a grille to protect it from further destruction. At the foot of the rocks there is another cave, the Kahlenloch, around 17 meters long.
Kahlenstein Cave, entrance
Kahlenstein Cave
literature
- 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. 60 .
Web links
- Kahlenstein Cave Club
- Rock information system of the German Alb Association
- Geotope profile (PDF, 755 kByte) on: Map server of the State Office for Geology, Raw Materials and Mining (LGRB) ( information )
Coordinates: 48 ° 36 ' N , 9 ° 48' E