List of geotopes in the Lichtenfels district

This list contains the geotopes of the Upper Franconian district of Lichtenfels in Bavaria . The list contains the official names and numbers of the Bavarian State Office for the Environment (LfU) as well as their geographical location. This list may not be complete. Around 3,400 geotopes (as of March 2020) are recorded in the Bavarian geotope register. The LfU does not consider some geotopes suitable for publication on the Internet. For example, some objects are not safely accessible or may only be entered to a limited extent for other reasons.

Surname	image	Geotope ID	Municipality / location	Geological unit of space	description	Area m² / extension m	geology	Digestion type	value	Protection status	comment
Impact slope of the Main SW of Nedensdorf (Trimeusel)	more pictures	478A001	Relay stone position	Northern Albrand region	The main slope on the Trimeusel is probably the most impressive Lias outcrop in Northern Bavaria. Here you can find the most powerful Posidonia slate formation in all of Northern Bavaria. Striking layers are the monotony bench and the dinosaur layer THEODORIS. The outcrop is known as a fossil site, but collection is prohibited.	150 50 × 3	Type: Standard / Reference Profile, Animal Fossils Type: Mudstone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	especially valuable	Natural monument, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Street embankment SE from Oberlangheim		478A002	Lichtenfels position	Northern Albrand region	The road outcrop near Oberlangheim opens up an excellent profile from Malm Alpha to Beta. A parking bay is available.	1000 100 × 10	Type: Rock Type: Limestone	embankment	significant	Natural park
Profile in the ravine in Kirchlein		478A003	Burgkunstadt position	Obermain-Bruchschollenland	The ravine in the village of Kirchlein contains v. Gümbels famous little church profile. The outcrop, designated as a natural monument, shows the transition from the Rhätolias strata to the Lias strata. Unfortunately, despite being under protection, the site is very overgrown and the rock is practically impossible to find.	900 300 × 3	Type: Layer sequence Type: Sandstone	embankment	significant	Landscape component
Former quarry E von Meuselsberg		478A004	Burgkunstadt position	Obermain-Bruchschollenland	The abandoned break near Meuselsberg is strongly overgrown, z. Partly filled with dead wood and garden waste. He develops sandstones of the Rhätolia, which were quarried as stone.	1200 40 × 30	Type: Rock Type: Sandstone	Quarry	significant	no protected area
Embankment at the railway bridge WNW von Horb		478A005	Market position	Northern Albrand region	The road outcrop directly on the B289 contains the only outcrop in the Coburg sandstone in the Lichtenfels district. It is overlaid by the Quaternary central terrace. Greening the embankment was avoided in order to preserve the outcrop as an excursion destination. In the meantime, however, it has grown together strongly. Further cuts are located on the northern accompanying path near the railway bridge.	770 110 × 7	Type: Rock Type: Sandstone, Sand	embankment	significant	no protected area
Rodachprallhang on the Großer Kulbitz near Marktzeuln		478A007	Market position	Northern Albrand region	The Rodachprallhang near Marktzeuln offers an excellent geological profile from the Lower (Lower to Upper Heldburgstufe) to the Middle Burgsandstein (Sandstone Keuper).	500 100 × 5	Type: Rock Type: Mudstone, Sandstone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	significant	FFH area, bird sanctuary
Road access B289 near Weidnitz-Burgkunstadt		478A008	Burgkunstadt position	Northern Albrand region	The road sections between Weidnitz and Theisau, which are spread over a stretch of more than 3 km, open up rocks from the Middle Burg sandstone with caliche formations.	6000 2000 × 3	Type: Rock Type: Sandstone	embankment	significant	no protected area
Felsenkeller in Marktzeuln		478A009	Market position	Northern Albrand region	On the way to Rodach you will find 14 rock cellars over a length of 200 meters, some of which are more than 10 m long, which are mostly closed.	20 10 × 2	Type: rock type, tunnel type: sandstone	Tunnel / gallery / shaft	significant	Natural monument
Digging point at Kordigast SE in Burkheim	more pictures	478A011	Altenkunstadt position	Northern Franconian Alb	An official fossil tapping site has been set up in the embankment of an old material extraction point in Malm Alpha Bankkalk.	100 20 × 5	Type: Animal Fossils, Rock Type: Limestone, Marlstone	other information	significant	Landscape protection area, nature park
Aufgel. Quarries on the Krappenberg WSW of Degendorf		478A012	Lichtenfels position	Northern Albrand region	On the ridge between Krappenberg and Fuchsgrund there are numerous abandoned quarries in the Rhätolias sandstone. Most of them show little or no information. The most instructive one is right next to the Prälatenweg hiking trail, approx. 600 m wsw from Degendorf. It measures approx. 35 × 15 × 6 m and shows beautiful outcrops and typical weathering structures.	40000 400 × 100	Type: Quarry / Pit, Rock Type: Sandstone	Quarry	precious	Natural park
Aufgel. Limestone quarry on the western slope of the Old Staffelberg		478A013	Relay stone position	Northern Franconian Alb	The quarry on the western slope of the Old Staffelberg is one of the few large-scale outcrops in the factory limestone (Malm Beta) in the area of the Staffelberg. The quarry was in operation until the 1950s.	1400 70 × 20	Type: Type of rock, type of layer sequence : Limestone	Quarry	significant	Landscape protection area, nature park
Former iron ore mining on the Kordigast SW of Altenkunstadt	more pictures	478G001	Altenkunstadt position	Northern Albrand region	Two dilapidated tunnels with heaps at Kordigast (south of Pfaffendorf and Burkheim) document the mining of iron ore in the 19th century. At that time, the iron oliths in the upper seam of the Dogger Beta were very popular.	1 1 × 1	Type: Stud Type: Sandstone	Tunnel / gallery / shaft	significant	Landscape protection area, nature park
Ebnether Keller NW of Ebneth	more pictures	478G002	Burgkunstadt position	Obermain-Bruchschollenland	The natural conditions at the Rhätolias stratification were used to create the spacious rock cellar. The rock is well exposed inside and outside the facilities.	12500 250 × 50	Type: rock cellar, rock wall / slope, layer type: sandstone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Natural monument
Dismissed Schönthalzeche S by Vierzehnheiligen		478G003	Relay stone position	Northern Franconian Alb	From the numerous mining sites for iron ore of the Dogger Beta in the valley head of the Schönthal a mine dump was cleared. The rolled mouth hole of the tunnel has been partially opened up and lined with door frames. The ore mining, which had been in operation since the middle of the 19th century, was only stopped in 1941 due to a lack of profitability.	2100 70 × 30	Type: Mine Type: Iron ore, sandstone	no information	precious	Landscape protection area, nature park
Karst spring Stierfessel E from Oberküps	more pictures	478Q001	Ebensfeld position	Northern Franconian Alb	The bullfetter near Oberküps is a so-called famine well, where the spring discharge varies greatly depending on the season.	1 1 × 1	Type: Layer Source Type: Limestone	no information	significant	Natural monument, landscape protection area, FFH area
Karst spring E from Großziegenfeld	more pictures	478Q002	Weismain position	Northern Franconian Alb	The karst spring rises in a mighty spring pot on the natural spring horizon of the Malm Gamma. The north side of the source pot is built in.	50 5 × 10	Type: Constriction Source Type: Limestone	no information	precious	Natural monument, landscape protection area, nature park
Dolinenfeld WSW von Weiden		478R001	Weismain position	Northern Franconian Alb	The area west of Weiden, designated as Brunnenerdfall on the topographical map, contains isolated sinkholes of the karstified Malm Gamma and Delta.	30000 300 × 100	Type: Dolinenfeld Type: Dolomite stone	no information	significant	Landscape protection area, nature park
Hohe Wand NE by Wallersberg		478R002	Weismain position	Northern Franconian Alb	The imposing Hohe Wand rock face in the Kleinziegenfelder Tal nature reserve consists of massive dolomite from the Malm Gamma and Delta.	30 10 × 3	Type: Rock wall / slope Type: Dolomite stone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Natural monument, landscape protection area, FFH area
Suttenstein E from Wallersberg		478R003	Weismain position	Northern Franconian Alb	The imposing Suttenstein rock lies in the Kleinziegenfelder valley. It consists of massive dolomite from the Malm Gamma and Delta.	20 10 × 2	Type: Rock wall / slope Type: Dolomite stone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Natural monument, landscape protection area, FFH area
Felsturm flower vase NE by Wallersberg		478R004	Weismain position	Northern Franconian Alb	The imposing rock flower vase is located in the Kleinziegenfelder valley. It consists of massive dolomite from the Malm Gamma and Delta.	225 15 × 15	Type: Rock tower / needle Type: Dolomite stone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Natural monument, landscape protection area, FFH area
Dolomite tower NW of Kleinziegenfeld		478R005	Weismain position	Northern Franconian Alb	The dolomite tower designated as ND on the quarry area of Firm Diroll (Burgkunstadt) consists of secondary dolomitized reef limestone of the Malm Gamm and Delta.	100 10 × 10	Type: Rock tower / needle Type: Dolomite stone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Natural monument, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Rote Wand NNE from Kleinziegenfeld		478R006	Weismain position	Northern Franconian Alb	The Rote Wand rock face in the Kleinziegenfelder valley consists of massive dolomite from the Malm Gamma and Delta.	50 10 × 5	Type: Rock wall / slope Type: Dolomite stone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Natural monument, landscape protection area, FFH area
Rock tower Mönch N von Kleinziegenfeld		478R007	Weismain position	Northern Franconian Alb	The Mönch rock tower is located in the Kleinziegenfelder valley. It consists of massive dolomite from the Malm Gamma and Delta.	50 10 × 5	Type: Rock tower / needle Type: Dolomite stone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Natural monument, landscape protection area, FFH area
Felsburg Viktoriastein SE from Arnstein	more pictures	478R009	Weismain position	Northern Franconian Alb	At the Victoriastein south of Weihersmühle, sections of the interlocking between bench limestone, sponge limestone banks and reef limestone of the Malm Gamma and Delta are accessible.	5000 100 × 50	Type: rock castle, rock type: dolomite stone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Natural monument, landscape protection area, FFH area
Rocks below the castle ruins NE of Niesten	more pictures	478R010	Weismain position	Northern Franconian Alb	The rocks consist of rocks from the Lower Malm and contain the Eselsloch cave.	30000 300 × 100	Type: rock wall / slope, karst halfway / natural bridge Type: limestone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Landscape protection area, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Karsttal Blade SW from Ehrhardsmühle	more pictures	478R011	Weismain position	Northern Franconian Alb	The short dry valley is framed by imposing rocks. On its north side there are mighty reef blocks that are free from vegetation and are used as a climbing garden. The thick banked and massive dolomites form up to 8 m wide overhangs above thin banked dolomite layers.	10000 100 × 100	Type: Kerbtal, rock face / slope, rock type: dolomite stone	Slope crack / rock wall	especially valuable	Natural monument, landscape protection area, nature park
Dolinenfeld between Arnstein and Bojendorf		478R012	Weismain position	Northern Franconian Alb	The doline field between Arnstein and Bojendorf reveals the karstified dolomite of the Malm Gamma and Delta, which is in the subsoil.	150 10 × 15	Type: Dolinenfeld Type: Dolomite stone	no information	significant	Natural park
Rock tower Rauhenstein NW from Wallersberg		478R013	Weismain position	Northern Franconian Alb	The Rauhenstein, designated as a natural monument, is a rock tower in the spongy limestone of the Malm Gamm and Delta.	500 25 × 20	Type: Rock Tower / Needle Type: Limestone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Natural monument, landscape protection area, FFH area
The Rauhen Felsen SW of Mosenberg		478R014	Weismain position	Northern Franconian Alb	The rough rocks, designated as a natural monument, consist of sponge limestone from the Malm Gamma and Delta.	200 20 × 10	Type: Group of rocks Type: Limestone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Natural monument, landscape protection area, FFH area
Pfersag waterfall NE from Ebneth	more pictures	478R016	Burgkunstadt position	Obermain-Bruchschollenland	The Pfersag waterfall is about 2 m high and marks the layer of the Rhätolias sandstone. The water comes from the wet well, which rises from several sources in Lias Alpha 3.	10 5 × 2	Type: Waterfall, Layer Source Type: Limestone, Sandstone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	Natural monument
WNW rock group from Ebneth		478R017	Burgkunstadt position	Obermain-Bruchschollenland	The rock group consists of Rhaetian sandstone rocks with typical cross-layering. The stratification breaks up into large boulders along wide open fissures. There are also several rock cellars here.	60 15 × 4	Type: Rock wall / slope, layer step, boulder Type: Sandstone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Natural monument
Rock group near Wildenroth		478R018	Burgkunstadt position	Obermain-Bruchschollenland	The Rhätsandsteinfelsen in Wildenroth are marked on the map as Hans-Ulrich-Felsen (natural monument). They became known through evidence of a prehistoric forge.	120 30 × 4	Type: Rock Wall / Slope Type: Sandstone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Natural monument
Bärental NE from Wunkendorf	more pictures	478R019	Weismain position	Northern Franconian Alb	The nature reserve Bärental near Wunkendorf opens up layers of the Malm Alpha to Gamma, whereby the rocks are in the area of the sponge facies. Numerous different geotope types, such as B. the Krassach spring as a typical karst spring, a creek, several karst caves with sinter formations and a rock gate, increase the tourist attraction of this area. Bones of the Ice Age cave bear were found in one of the caves (fox hole).	1200000 3000 × 400	Type: Kerbtal, karst halftone / natural bridge, karst horizontal cave, layer spring, stream shrinkage, rock wall / slope Type: limestone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Landscape protection area, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Rock clearance oven ESE from Oberküps		478R020	Ebensfeld position	Northern Franconian Alb	The oven is a rock with a half-cave in the sponge lime of the Malm Gamma.	8 4 × 2	Type: rock wall / slope, karst halfway / natural bridge Type: limestone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Natural monument, landscape protection area, nature park
Rock group on the Great Kordigast	more pictures	478R021	Altenkunstadt position	Northern Franconian Alb	The impressive rock formations on the east summit of the Great Kordigast provide a wonderful view. The rocks consist of reefs of the Malm Delta and are very rich in fossils (silicified sponges, trochite rubble limestone, shells).	5000 100 × 50	Type: Group of rocks Type: Limestone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Natural monument, landscape protection area, nature park
Uhufelsen ENE from Serkendorf		478R022	Relay stone position	Northern Franconian Alb	The Uhufelsen near Serkendorf consists of sponge limestone from the Malm Gamma and Delta.	50 10 × 5	Type: Rock Wall / Slope Type: Limestone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Natural monument, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Rock with half-cave Botzenkapelle SE from Serkendorf		478R023	Relay stone position	Northern Franconian Alb	The Botzenkapelle near Serkendorf is an impressive half-cave in the sponge limestone of the Malm Gamma and Delta.	50 10 × 5	Type: rock wall / slope, karst halfway / natural bridge Type: limestone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Natural monument, nature park
Rock tower Hohler Stein ESE from Schwabthal	more pictures	478R024	Relay stone position	Northern Franconian Alb	The hollow stone towering over the Alb plateau with the eponymous half-cave consists of secondary dolomitized limestone from the Malm Gamma and Delta.	100 10 × 10	Type: rock tower / needle, karst halfway / natural bridge Type: dolomite stone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Natural monument, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Dolinen NW of Eichig		478R028	Lichtenfels position	Northern Franconian Alb	The row of sinkholes northwest of Eichig has its origin in the karstification of the Malm Gamma and Delta. Several sinkholes are lined up in NE-SW direction along the lineament that runs parallel to the Köttler Grund. Bales of grass are stored at the sinkhole, which is designated as a natural monument.	2500 50 × 50	Type: Dolinenfeld Type: Limestone	no information	significant	Natural monument, landscape protection area, nature park
Staffelberg SE from Staffelstein	more pictures	478R029	Relay stone position	Northern Franconian Alb	The summit of the Staffelberg with the Scheffelfelsen is a striking landmark of the Main Valley. It forms the northwesternmost branch of the Franconian Alb. There are several small caves below the summit plateau. The summit area was released in 2001.	30000 150 × 200	Type: Inselberg / Zeugenberg Type: Dolomite stone, limestone	Rock slope / cliff	precious	Nature reserve, landscape protection area, FFH area	Bavaria's most beautiful geotopes No. 74
Ponordoline SE from Görau		478R030	Weismain position	Obermain-Bruchschollenland	The relatively large sinkhole right next to the Görau cemetery chapel is located in the area of an agricultural area, is free of disruptive vegetation and therefore very noticeable. In contrast to some water-filled depressions in the inflow area, the sinkhole floor is relatively dry, which speaks for an active ponor (swallow hole), since the surface water evidently seeps away very quickly.	800 40 × 20	Type: Ponor Type: Limestone	Sinkhole / sinkhole	precious	Landscape protection area, nature park