Linkenboldshöhle
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 Entrance to the Linkenboldshöhle |
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| Location: | Baden-Wuerttemberg , Germany | |
| Height : | 906 m above sea level NN | |
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Geographic location: |
48 ° 16 '33.6 " N , 9 ° 1' 50.4" E | |
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| Cadastral number: | 7720/01 | |
| Geology: | White Jura | |
| Type: | Karst cave | |
| Discovery: | 1761 | |
| Overall length: | 139.5 m | |
| Level difference: | 4 m | |
| Length of the show cave area: |
112.5 m | |
| Website: | official page | |
The Linkenboldshöhle is a 140 meter long cave near Onstmettingen , a district of Albstadt on the Swabian Alb ( Baden-Württemberg ).
Description of the cave
The Linkenboldshöhle lies at 906 m above sea level. NN under a hill just below the Alb plateau in the White Jura ε near the European watershed . The cave has a constant gradient of 1 ° 50 'in a south-west-north-east direction, the difference in altitude is only 4 meters. The main course is quite narrow in some places, but easy to navigate. The area of the entrance grotto below the natural shaft hole is filled with collapse areas. From the entrance grotto, a 27-meter long corridor turns right to the north and descends steeply into the so-called cellar . This part of the cave has nothing to see. In the entrance grotto, the main passage leads left in a south-westerly direction, here you will find a variety of sintered forms such as sintered flags, sintered curtains and stalactites , e.g. B. top right the cave spirit . In the second hall you can find the waterfall made of originally white lime, slightly sooty. On the next sharp turn to the left is the large organ with many cavities. In the third hall is a tray up or at a narrow point a powerful intact retarded stalactite, named after the Erdgeist "left Bold" Linkenbolderer (also known as wedding cake hereinafter). After a 1.4 meter high corridor you reach the fourth and largest hall, the Kronprinz Wilhelm Halle . The vertically upward column is indicated with a height of 14 meters. From here you can almost only go on in a stooped position and shortly before the end of the cave you reach the oven in a small grotto , a particularly beautiful sintered shape.
The cave is a wintering habitat for bats and is therefore closed from October 1st to April 30th. Guided tours are offered on Ascension Day and in September on Monument Day or by appointment.
Directions
The cave can be easily reached on foot via a wide path from the hiking car park on the K7103 district road to Hausen im Killertal . The entrance is on the northeast side of the Linkenbohl hilltop .
history
Records about the cave from the 18th century tell of a cave inspection by the Balingen chief magistrate with a citizen of Onstmettinger in 1761. The "mechanic pastor " Philipp Matthäus Hahn also mentions the cave in his writings and has it in the 1760s during his time as pastor visited in Onstmettingen. When visiting the cave, the schoolmaster and mechanic Philipp Gottfried Schaudt left his name in the cave. Before the development, access was only possible via a natural shaft hole with the help of ladders or rappelling. In 1875 a "Linkenbold-Aktien-Gesellschaft" was founded with the aim of opening up the cave for tourist use by building a tunnel, i.e. a convenient access. After six months of development work, the cave was opened on 24./25. It opened with a festive ceremony on June 6th, 1876. The further development did not go as expected and so the public limited company was dissolved in 1939 and the community took over the cave. After the Second World War, nobody was interested in the cave anymore. The lattice door was broken open at some point and the uncontrolled access led to the cave becoming neglected. During this time, its beauty has suffered from the chipping off of part of the stalactites, soot stains from the pitch torches and waste. In 1974 the local group Onstmettingen of the Swabian Alb Association took over the cleaning and care of the cave. The cave has been equipped with electric lighting since 1975 and is open to the public again on a smaller scale.
Myths and legends
A legend tells of Linkenbold: This is a meerkat - a small goblin - in Linkenboldslöchlein, which leads the wild and courageous army (Wotansheer). He was not to be trifled with, he was unpredictable and treacherous.
The Linkenbol is also interpreted as Bol (hill) of the Lingowalt, another name for Wotan. Lingowalt as supreme god, is ruler of light and Walter of happiness. This interpretation suggests that the hill already had a special meaning in prehistoric times, that is, that there was a small cult site here. Because a crevice in the earth, from which it sometimes steamed and fog billowed on cold winter days, was something special, even divine.
The local poet Carl Metzger from Onstmettinger wrote the play "Der Linkenbolderer", in which traditions and legends were processed in a very free way. According to this story, the Linkenbolderer and his people are said to have hidden in the cave. The premiere of the Heimatspiel on February 23, 1929 was followed by seven performances in the Talgang within three weeks .
research
The entire cave was surveyed in 1980. The measurements refuted the assumption that the flowing water flowed into the interior of the cave to the end of the cave. The slope of almost 2 ° shows the opposite direction into the so-called basement to the right of the entrance tunnel.
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. 188 .
- Gustav Schübler : About the caves of the Württemberg Alps in connection with observations about the basalt formations of this mountain range. Württemberg yearbooks for patriotic history, geography, statistics and topography, 1824, 2nd issue, pp. 328–386.
- Stephan Kempe: World full of secrets - caves . HB Verlags- und Vertriebs-Gesellschaft, 1997, ISBN 3-616-06739-1 (series: HB Bildatlas special edition).
Web links
- List of show caves in Germany
- Official site for the Linkenboldshöhle at Schwäbischer Albverein OG Onstmettingen
- Information about the Linkenboldshöhle from showcaves.com