Kesselfinkenloch
The Kesselfinkenloch is a cave ruin on the Albtrauf near the Hochwang district of Lenning .
The Kesselfinkenloch is a collapsed sinkhole located directly on the steep drop of the Swabian Alb . The rock hole is about 10 m wide, 15 m long and 10 m deep in the mass limestone (coral deposits) caused by the collapse of a cave. Only the cave entrance has been preserved as a mighty stone arch ("arch").
During the Thirty Years' War, the cave is said to have offered refuge to a tinker named Fink, hence the name Kesselfinkenloch.
The Kesselfinkenloch is designated as a large natural monument under the name Kesselfinkenloch with rock section and Frühmeßfels and also as a protected geotope under the name Kesselfinkenloch W von Lenningen .
| location | Swabian Alb |
| height | 690 m above sea level NN |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 32 '43.41 N ", 9 ° 27' 12.60 E" |
See also
List of natural monuments in Lenningen
Web links
- Profile of the extensive natural monument in the LUBW's list of protected areas
- Description on the website of the municipality of Grabenstetten
- Description on the website of the municipality of Lenningen
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Coordinates: 48 ° 32 '46.1 " N , 9 ° 27' 7.7" E