Kaltbrunnental
| Kaltbrunnental (Chaltbrunnetal) | ||
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 Coal cave with finds from the Magdalenian period |
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| location | Canton of Solothurn , Canton of Basel-Country , Switzerland | |
| Waters | Ibach (Birs) | |
| Mountains | law | |
| Geographical location | 609 806 / 254056 | |
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| rock | Karst | |
| length | 7 km | |
| particularities | Karst nature trail, several karst caves, prehistoric sites, Chessiloch | |
The Kaltbrunnental (Swiss German: Chaltbrunnetal) stretches with up to 60 m high, steep rock faces from Meltingen along the Ibach to its confluence with the Birs at Chessiloch .
geography
The catchment area of the Kaltbrunnental includes the localities:
- Nunningen , Zullwil , Meltingen , Fehren , Breitenbach and Himmelried in the Swiss canton of Solothurn
- Brislach and Grellingen in the Swiss canton of Basel-Country
history
The Kaltbrunnental has a small space, a variety of phenomena of karst landscape as disappearing streams ( Bach shrinkage ), springs and caves with associated piping system. It therefore not only attracted our prehistoric ancestors, but also repeatedly attracted archaeologists and speleologists. At the exit of the valley is the Chessiloch, which became known due to the coat of arms from the First World War.
Caves with prehistoric sites
Pagan kitchen
The Heidenküche is a 10-minute walk from the Chessiloch into the valley on the right bank of the Ibach, 13 m above the creek bed in the area of the municipality of Himmelried SO. The cave excavated by JB Thiessing in 1883 is one of the first Paleolithic sites to be discovered in Switzerland, along with the Kesslerloch and the cave near Liesberg. It was possible to prove inspections during the late Magdalenian period.
Kohlerhöhle
The Kohlerhöhle is opposite the Heidenküche, on the left bank of the Ibach, 6 m above the creek bed in the area of the municipality of Brislach BL. It was discovered in 1934 by Heinz Kohler, Grellingen. In the lower find layer, prehistoric inspections by the Neanderthals could be proven more than 30,000 years ago and in the upper find layer inspections during the late Magdalenian period.
Kastel cave
The Kastelhöhle can be reached after a 10-minute walk from the Kohlerhöhle up the valley on the right side of the valley, 30 m above the creek bed in the area of the municipality of Himmelried (Schindelboden). It was discovered in 1948 by Walter Keller, Allschwil. In the lower find layer, prehistoric inspections by the Neanderthals more than 30,000 years ago were found, in the middle layer the first evidence of anatomically modern humans ( Homo sapiens ) in Switzerland was found in the older Magdalenian and in the upper find layer inspections during the late Magdalenian.
Pagan kitchen
Kohlerhöhle
Kastel cave
Karst educational trail Kaltbrunnental-Brislachallmet
The 9.5 km long karst educational trail leads from Zwingen in the direction of Schälloch, through the Brislachallmet into the Kaltbrunnental and from Chessiloch to Grellingen , is signposted with white signposts and information boards provide information about the diversity of the karst landscape, the prehistoric cave finds and cave exploration. It was initiated by the local cave research association and is maintained by the association Karstlehrpfad Kaltbrunnental-Brislachallmet. In addition to the caves in the Kaltbrunnen valley, which have long been known as sites of prehistoric settlement, you pass the Bättlerloch , the longest cave in north-western Switzerland .
Karst nature trail overview
white signposts karst nature trail
Ibachhöhle, plate 9
Fall source, plate 13
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Karst nature trail, plate 12
- ↑ Denise Leesch, Werner Müller: New findings on the way of life in the late Ice Age from the Käsloch, the Kastel cave and the Rislisberg cave . In: Archeology and Monument Preservation in the Canton of Solothurn . 17, 2012. pp. 41-51 online
- ^ Theodor Schweizer et al .: The "Kastelhöhle" in the Kaltbrunnental, municipality of Himmelried (Solothurn) . In: Yearbook for Solothurn History . tape 32 , 1959, pp. 1-88 , doi : 10.5169 / seals-324134 .
- ↑ Ranger course: Karst trail project