List of geotopes in the Miltenberg district

This list contains the geotopes of the Lower Franconian district of Miltenberg 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
Former quarry in the SW of Reistenhausen		676A002	Collenberg position	Spessart	In a long line of quarries in the Main Valley between Miltenberg and Stadtprozelten, the Miltenberg sandstone was quarried as a coveted natural stone in great abundance. Today these abandoned quarries provide space for protected species. This former quarry was therefore designated as a nature reserve.	90000 900 × 100	Type: Layer sequence Type: Sandstone	Quarry	precious	Nature reserve, landscape protection area, FFH area
Red sandstone outcrop WSW von Dorfprozelten		676A005	Dorfprozelten position	Spessart	In a long line of quarries in the Main Valley between Miltenberg and Stadtprozelten, the Miltenberg sandstone was quarried as a coveted natural stone in great abundance. From a little distance, this steep, former quarry is impressive, but as a nature reserve it is very ingrown and actually inaccessible.	57000 570 × 100	Type: Rock Type: Sandstone	Quarry	significant	Nature reserve, landscape protection area, FFH area
Former Quarries WSW of Miltenberg		676A006	Miltenberg position	Odenwald	The large, old and abandoned red sand quarries near Miltenberg are extremely steep and not entirely harmless. On March 28, 2005, a large amount of rock, weighing up to a few tons, fell on the dealership and caused considerable damage. The beautiful outcrop is now secured.	12400 310 × 40	Type: Rock Type: Sandstone	Quarry	significant	Landscape reserve, bird sanctuary, nature park
Former Großheubach quarry NNW		676A007	Großheubach position	Spessart	To the north of Großheubach is a former red sand quarry which, due to its use as a TRIAL training route, is very well maintained and not overgrown. The brown-red to light purple mica-bearing fine to medium sandstones are z. T. weakly scoop-bearing. They contain sloping layers, flow ripples and clay galls. In the upper area, silt and claystone layers are interposed.	6175 95 × 65	Type: Rock Type: Sandstone	Quarry	significant	Landscape protection area, nature park
Former Red sand quarry Königswald E von Mömlingen		676A008	Mömlingen position	Odenwald	In the Königswald east of Mömlingen there is an extensive area with historical quarries in the Lower Buntsandstein. The quarry to the south is now used as an event location and has a hut and a barbecue area.	15000 300 × 50	Type: Type of rock, sequence of layers, sedimentary structures Type: Sandstone	Quarry	precious	Landscape protection area, nature park
Sandstone quarry W von Bürgstadt		676A009	Burgstadt position	Spessart	On the banks of the Main across from Bürgstadt, the Calvoerde-Dickbank sandstone (Miltenberg sandstone) is exposed in an old quarry. The entrance immediately in front of the geotope is overgrown and cordoned off, but 3/4 of the wall is clearly visible.	1000 50 × 20	Type: Rock Type: Sandstone	Quarry	significant	Nature reserve, landscape protection area, FFH area
Soil profile at the Schwedenschanze WSW in Mömlingen		676A011	Mömlingen position	Odenwald	The soil profile is a so-called sediment trap. Various floors were exposed here in a very small space. In addition to frost wedges and a polygon pattern floor, Rohlöss with an age of around 17,000 years was also found. The outcrop is on the Geopark Path Fire and Water Mömlingen.	40 20 × 2	Type: Fossil Soil, Schurf, Rock Type: Loess, Silt, Sandstone	Schurf	significant	Landscape protection area, nature park
Mühlhansenloch WSW from Mömlingen		676A012	Mömlingen position	Odenwald	The Mühlhansenloch is interpreted as a Maar-Diatrem volcano. On the tuff wall you can see a basalt dike in places. The outcrop is on the Geopark Path Fire and Water Mömlingen.	40 20 × 2	Type: Rock type, volcanic vent Type: Tuff / tuffite, basalt	Schurf	precious	Landscape protection area, nature park
Underground clay mining E from Klingenberg		676G001	Klingenberg am Main position	Spessart	The city of Klingenberg operated a clay mine until December 2011, the history of which goes back several centuries. The area of the clay pit lies in a valley basin. Here clay was initially mined in open-cast mine holes and since the middle of the 18th century underground. The clay deposit owes its existence to a trench-like collapse in a red sandstone saddle that plunged to the east. In 2012 security and safekeeping work was carried out on the company premises. The tunnels are closed. At the Seitenbach below the site, a tunnel opening from the early days of mining was renovated. In addition, rails, hoists and a cage are reminiscent of mining.	60000 300 × 200	Type: Adit, Disturbance Type: Clay, Sandstone	Tunnel / gallery / shaft	especially valuable	Landscape protection area, nature park
Hay pillars on Haineberg SSW from Kleinheubach		676G002	Miltenberg position	Odenwald	The hay pillars are 7.5 m long and 1.3 m thick. They were knocked out of the red sandstone on the spot and were probably intended for the construction of the Mainz Cathedral in the 11th century. Of the original 42 columns, there were still 14 in the 18th century. Today, 8 columns are still preserved.	200 20 × 10	Type: Wrought Rock Type: Sandstone	no information	precious	Landscape protection area, nature park
Basalt mine on the Buchberg SW of Mömlingen		676G003	Mömlingen position	Odenwald	Presumably in 1851, a basalt passage, presumably 5 to 10 m wide, was first opened up in the opencast mine. From 1892 basalt was repeatedly mined underground. In 1928 basalt mining was stopped due to a lack of funds. The opencast mine has now been filled. Today you can still see a row of pines with a dump and an attempt at opencast mining, which however did not reach the basalt. Basalt outcrops are not available, basalt stones can be found on the heaps. A shaft that was connected to the underpass tunnel is still available, but is currently covered.	1000 100 × 10	Type: Pinge / nfeld, Schacht, Halde Type: Basalt	Ping	significant	Landscape protection area, nature park
Zigeunerhöhle SE by Heppdiel		676H001	Eichenbühl position	Odenwald	A large, slipped sandstone slab from the middle red sandstone lies at an angle on the slope in the forest. The resulting cavity was used as a cave or refuge, which can be recognized by the niches in the interior.	12 4 × 3	Type: Covered Cave Type: Sandstone	block	significant	Natural monument, landscape protection area, nature park
Zittenfeldener Quelle (Siegfriedquelle) SSE from Amorbach	more pictures	676Q001	Amorbach position	Odenwald	Due to the intermediate layers of clay in the red sandstone, there are many springs, especially in the middle red sandstone. The Zittenfelden spring is one of several springs in the Odenwald that claims to be the Siegfried spring where Siegfried von Hagen was murdered. Today's source outlet is expanded like a cave. A few meters above there is another spring grotto that has fallen dry.	1000 200 × 5	Type: Layer Source Type: Sandstone	cave	precious	Natural monument, landscape protection area, nature park
Röllbachquelle SE from Röllbach	more pictures	676Q002	Röllbach position	Spessart	In the local recreation facility at Röllbachsbrunnen, the spring fill is used as a water treading basin. The source outlet is one of many sources that arise from the clay / sandstone alternation of the middle red sandstone.	3000 100 × 30	Type: Layer Source Type: Sandstone	no information	significant	Natural monument, landscape protection area, nature park
Block field at Hallstein WSW from Weilbach		676R001	Weilbach position	Odenwald	Approx. 30 meters below the Hallhöhe, in a deforested and newly planted area in the forest, there is a collection of larger, non-standing rock blocks made of rock sandstone. The largest of these blocks is marked with white letters as the Hallstein natural monument. In the periglacial of the Würm Ice Age, this block migrated approx. 50 m from the next to the valley.	20000 200 × 100	Type: Boulder Sea, Boulder Type: Sandstone	block	precious	Natural monument, landscape protection area, nature park
Umlaufberg NNE from Faulbach		676R002	Faulbach position	Spessart	Clearly set off from the surrounding landscape of the dark, forest-covered low mountain range hills, near Faulbach there is an oval-shaped hill covered with meadows (Grohberg). It is the backward island of a previous meander. The best view of this Umlaufberg can be found on the opposite side of the Main near Mondfeld.	935000 1100 × 850	Type: circulation / breakdown Mountain Type: loess, sandstone	no information	significant	Nature reserve, landscape protection area, FFH area
Seltenbachschlucht E from Klingenberg	more pictures	676R003	Klingenberg am Main position	Spessart	The Seltenbach Gorge is one of the few easily accessible places where, among other things, rocks from the Middle Buntsandstein are exposed. Various sediments of the red sandstone can be studied on the rock walls. At the upper end of the gorge is the Klingenberg clay mine, where particularly pure and high-quality special clays were extracted.	20000 1000 × 20	Type: Type of rock, sequence of layers, sedimentary structures Type: Sandstone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	Landscape protection area, nature park	Bavaria's most beautiful geotopes No. 90