List of geotopes in Middle Franconia

The list of geotopes in Middle Franconia automatically includes the following lists of geotopes in Middle Franconian counties and cities from the article namespace:

• List of geotopes in the district of Ansbach
• List of geotopes in the Erlangen-Höchstadt district
• List of geotopes in Fürth
• List of geotopes in the Fürth district
• List of geotopes in the district of Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim
• List of geotopes in the district of Nürnberger Land
• List of geotopes in Nuremberg
• List of geotopes in the district of Roth
• List of geotopes in the Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district

The selection corresponds to the administrative region Middle Franconia .

This list is incomplete. Around 3,400 geotopes are recorded in the Bavarian geotope register. The Bavarian State Office for the Environment (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 on the Hesselberg NE of Gerolfingen	more pictures	571A001	Gerolfingen position	Southwest Albrand region	The quarry on the Hesselberg opens up the border between Malm Gamma and Beta and is rich in fossils.	5000 100 × 50	Type: Layer sequence, Animal fossils Type: Limestone	Quarry	precious	Landscape protection area, FFH area	Bavaria's most beautiful geotopes No. 28
Quarry NE of Wittelshofen		571A002	Wittelshofen position	Southwest Albrand region	In the quarry, the layer sequence Posidonia slate / Jurensis marl / Opalinus Clay is exposed. The outcrop is fenced in to prevent the overexploitation of fossils. Information boards are set up. Fossil-rich Posidonia schist fragments can also be found outside the fence.	10000 200 × 50	Type: Layer sequence, Animal fossils Type: Mudstone	Clay pit / clay pit / marl pit	precious	Natural monument, landscape protection area
Former SSE quarry in Illenschwang		571A003	Wittelshofen position	Southwest Albrand region	Former quarry on the edge of a rubble dump that opens up the border between ariet sandstone and angulate sandstone . The Angulate sandstone here is rich in rounded concretions that are locally called Swedish spheres.	1200 40 × 30	Type: Layer sequence Type: Sandstone	Quarry	precious	Natural monument
Former Quarry SE from Wilburgstetten		571A004	Weiltingen position	Southwest Albrand region	Former break in ariet sandstone, today almost completely overgrown.	10000 100 × 100	Type: Rock Type: Sandstone	Quarry	precious	Natural monument
Former sand pit NE von Winden		571A005	Leutershausen position	Sandstone Keuper Region	Former sand pit near Winds , on the outcrop wall of which sedimentary structures in the bubble sandstone are clearly visible.	40 20 × 2	Type: Rock Type: Sandstone	Gravel pit / sand pit	significant	Landscape component, landscape protection area, nature park
Former quarry NW of Vorbach		571A006	Rothenburg ob der Tauber position	Eastern Franconian Plates	The quarry near Vorbach provides an insight into the rock sequence of the Upper Muschelkalks at the transition to the rectangular limestone facies.	15000 150 × 100	Type: Rock Type: Limestone	Quarry	precious	FFH area, bird sanctuary, nature park
Gypsum break SSE from Endsee	more pictures	571A007	Steinsfeld position	Gypsum Keuper Region	The lower myophoric layers are exposed in the gypsum quarry , it is one of the “100 most beautiful geotopes in Bavaria” . Marl banks and plaster layers follow over base gypsum (7 m). Haunschild described here galena Bank as light gray, fossil-free stone marl location with Kalkspatdrusen .	16000 200 × 80	Type: Rock type, tunnels, carts / fields, folds / troughs / saddles Type: plaster, mudstone	Quarry	significant	Landscape component, landscape protection area, FFH area	Bavaria's most beautiful geotopes No. 10
Marl pit N of Cadolzhofen		571A008	Windelsbach position	Gypsum Keuper Region	In the marl pit north of Cadolzhofen , layers of estheria are exposed . The rock consists mainly of dark gray clays and marls with white plaster strings.	3000 150 × 20	Type: Rock Type: Marlstone	Clay pit / clay pit / marl pit	precious	Nature reserve, landscape protection area, FFH area
Former clay pit N of Burghausen		571A009	Windelsbach position	Gypsum Keuper Region	In the former clay pit north of Burghausen , mainly gray to greenish black clay stones and marls from the Estherian layers have been developed. Plaster layers are occasionally turned on in the lower area.	3000 100 × 30	Type: Rock Type: Clay Marlstone	Clay pit / clay pit / marl pit	significant	Landscape component, landscape protection area, nature park
Former Clay pit NE of Bellershausen		571A010	Diebach position	Gypsum Keuper Region	In the clay pit near Bellershausen , the border between myophoria and estheria layers is exposed.	3000 100 × 30	Type: Layer sequence Type: Mudstone	Clay pit / clay pit / marl pit	significant	Landscape protection area, nature park
Former clay pit N von Gastenfelden		571A011	Book at the forest position	Gypsum Keuper Region	In the former clay pit near Gastenfelden , a displacement of approx. 150 cm can be seen in the outcrop in the Lehrberg layers .	4000 200 × 20	Type: Rock type, Fault type: Clay marl	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Nature reserve, landscape protection area, FFH area
Street outcrop N of Seitendorf		571A012	Heilsbronn position	Sandstone Keuper Region	The road outcrop near Seitendorf shows the type locality of the Seitendorf intermediate layers. According to Fuchs (1959) this is a sequence of bubble sandstone in which sandstone and Latvian layers alternate.	150 50 × 3	Type: Standard / Reference Profile Type: Sandstone	embankment	precious	Natural monument
Former marl pit SW of Auerbach		571A013	Colmberg position	Sandstone Keuper Region	In the overgrown part of the Auerbach marl pit , the "Frommetsfeldener fault" was previously exposed, where the Lehrberg layers bordered on sandstone reeds. Today only Lehrberg layers are recognizable, in 2010 only the northern part was preserved. The rest is completely overgrown and partly recultivated.	40 20 × 2	Type: fault, rock type: marlstone	Clay pit / clay pit / marl pit	precious	Natural monument, landscape protection area, nature park
Former sand pit NE of Rühlingstetten		571A014	Wilburgstetten position	Southwest Albrand region	Former sand pit near Rühlingstetten , in which white to reddish, mostly unsolidified sandstones with kaolinized feldspars from the Upper Castle sandstone are exposed .	10000 100 × 100	Type: Rock Type: Sandstone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Natural monument
Gorge SE from Schlierberg		571A015	Ehingen position	Southwest Albrand region	In the valley of the Kesselbach , the complete sequence of layers of the hettangium (psilonate layer, angulate sandstone) is exposed. The outcrops are easily accessible on the upper stream, but are partly covered by debris. The lower stream is heavily overgrown. Some of the outcrops are rich in fossils.	15000 150 × 100	Type: Rock type, stream / river course Type: Sandstone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	Natural monument
Clay pit NNE by Schwand		571A016	Leutershausen position	Gypsum Keuper Region	In the clay pit near Schwand , the Lehrberg layers are open. They are up to 10 m thick here, and their benches are easily recognizable over a length of 100 m. The pit is used by the city of Leutershausen.	2000 100 × 20	Type: Rock Type: Marlstone	Clay pit / clay pit / marl pit	precious	Landscape protection area, nature park
Bubble sandstone outcrop at Rüdern		571A017	Dietenhofen position	Sandstone Keuper Region	In the case of Rüdern , inclined sandstone is exposed in alternation with clay stones.	80 20 × 4	Type: sedimentary structures, rock type: sandstone, mudstone	embankment	precious	Natural park
Dogger outcrop on Hesselberg NW of Wittelshofen		571A018	Gerolfingen position	Southwest Albrand region	In the middle part of the geological nature trail on the Hesselberg, a small dig opens up the approximately 1 m thick sand-lime brick of the Dogger Gamma, including the overlying and underlying layers. Information boards point out the fossils in the sand-lime brick.	12 6 × 2	Type: Layer sequence Type: sandstone, marlstone	Schurf	precious	Landscape protection area, FFH area
Castle sandstone outcrop NE of Fürnheim		571A019	Wassertrüdingen position	Southwest Albrand region	At the outcrop near Fürnheim you can see coarse-grained, sloping upper castle sandstone with numerous mudstone rubble.	200 40 × 5	Type: sedimentary structures, rock type: sandstone, gravel	embankment	precious	no protected area
Road exposure SSE from Oberoestheim		571A021	Diebach position	Gypsum Keuper Region	High road embankment near Oberoestheim , where layers of plaster of paris are exposed . Easily accessible for good excursions because of the parking lot opposite.	250 50 × 5	Type: Rock Type: Marl, Gypsum	embankment	precious	Landscape protection area, nature park
Gypsum karst spring Bottomless hole	more pictures	571Q002	Diebach position	Gypsum Keuper Region	The karst spring Bodenlos Loch SW of Unteroestheim lies in the area of ​​the base gypsum. It is a 15 m wide spring pot with a depth of approx. 6 m.	300 20 × 15	Type: Constriction Source Type: Plaster of Paris	no information	precious	Natural monument, landscape protection area, nature park	Bavaria's most beautiful geotopes No. 40
Hill slide W from Obergailnau	more pictures	571R002	Wettringen position	Gypsum Keuper Region	In February 1958 there was a landslide west of Obergailnau below the Schloßberg . An approximately 120 m long and 20 m wide floe made of sandstone reed slid about 10 m. The reed sandstone is strongly fissured, which is why seeping water soaked the layers of estheria and myophoria underneath, which then served as a sliding surface.	7500 150 × 50	Type: landslide, rock type: claystone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Natural monument, landscape protection area, FFH area
Malmkalkscholle Turtelberg W from Ostheim		571R003	Wassertrüdingen position	Southwest Albrand region	Distinctive little knoll west of Ostheim from Malmkalk on Bunter Breccia . The limestone clod was thrown into this place by the Ries event .	400 20 × 20	Type: Ejecta Material (Impact) Type: Limestone	Slope crack / rock wall	especially valuable	no protected area
Doline N by Bettenfeld		571R004	Rothenburg ob der Tauber position	Eastern Franconian Plates	Ponordoline north of Bettenfeld (Rothenburg ob der Tauber) , which is only temporarily active. It is located in the Lower Keuper , in the subsoil there is karstified shell limestone .	80 10 × 8	Type: sinkhole Type: mudstone, limestone	no information	precious	Natural park
Shift level NE from Rathsberg	more pictures	562R001	Bubenreuth position	Northern Albrand region	Striking layer of the Rhätolias sandstone near Rathsberg . In the south the step breaks up into many small knolls and valleys. In the north exposure of the profile on a ten meter high rock face. Below is a rock fall with large sandstone blocks.	200000 2000 × 100	Type: Layer level, layer sequence Type: sandstone, claystone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Nature reserve, landscape protection area
Former Sandstone quarries on the Hinteren Giesberg E von Dechsendorf	more pictures	572A001	Mark position	Sandstone Keuper Region	Several old quarries in the Middle Burgsandstein near Dechsendorf . The walls are partly used for climbing.	250000 500 × 500	Type: Rock Type: Sandstone	Quarry	significant	Landscape reserve, bird sanctuary
Former clay pit N von Marloffstein	more pictures	572A002	Marloffstein position	Northern Albrand region	Disused clay pit in the Lias Delta with numerous fossils, e.g. B. Pyritized cephalopods . In Toneisensteinknollen also are barite , galena , pyrite and sphalerite find.	112500 450 × 250	Type: Standard / Reference Profile, Animal Fossils Type: Clay Marlstone	Clay pit / clay pit / marl pit	especially valuable	no protected area
Exposure at the Wunderburg E von Marloffstein	more pictures	572A003	Marloffstein position	Northern Albrand region	Old quarry in the Rhaetian sandstone , with plant clays on its west side. In the upper part, ariet sandstone has been developed in places.	700 70 × 10	Type: Layer sequence Type: Sandstone	Quarry	significant	no protected area
Former Sand pit W of Kleinseebach		572A004	Möhrendorf position	Sandstone Keuper Region	Former sand pit in the castle sandstone and its base. Loose sandstone with quartz pebbles and sandstone pebbles.	37500 250 × 150	Type: Rock Type: Sand	Gravel pit / sand pit	significant	Bird sanctuary
Lias outcrop in the Teufelsgraben S of Oedhof	more pictures	572A005	Eckental position	Northern Albrand region	Outcrop of rocks of the Lias Delta and Epsilon over a length of approx. 50 m. From bottom to top: approx. 1.3 m Lias Epsilon, the Amaltheenton Formation (Lias Delta), approx. 0.4 m marl slate with calcareous Siemensi tubers, three approx. 10 cm thick limestone banks separated by equally thick layers of marl slate , another 30 cm marl slate, 5 cm thick fossil-rich marl limestone (so-called belemnite battlefield ).	150 50 × 3	Type: Layer sequence, Animal fossils Type: Mudstone, Marlstone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	no protected area
Teufelsbadstube gorge in SW Kalchreuth	more pictures	572R001	Kalchreuther Forst position	Northern Albrand region	Gorge in the Rhätsandstein. Good outcrops at a waterfall, otherwise strongly overgrown.	37500 500 × 75	Type: Canyon, Rock Type: Sandstone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	significant	Part of the landscape, bird sanctuary
Gründlach (stream bed) SW of Heroldsberg	more pictures	572R002	Kalchreuther Forst position	Sandstone Keuper Region	Meander , impact and sliding slopes of the green roof in its natural state.	150,000 1000 × 150	Type: meander, stream / river course, impact slope Type: silt, sand	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	significant	Part of the landscape, bird sanctuary
Former Quarries in the Fürth city forest W of Fürth	more pictures	563A001	Fürth position	Sandstone Keuper Region	The Lower Burgsandstein is developed in the still available outcrops in the Nuremberg facies. This consists of medium to coarse-grained sandstones, some of which are only slightly resistant to weathering. The sometimes very thick sandstone banks show oblique layers and show signs of cutting.	10000 100 × 100	Type: Rock Type: Sandstone	Quarry	significant	Natural monument, landscape protection area, FFH area
Former clay pit E von Langenzenn		573A001	Langenzenn position	Sandstone Keuper Region	Stone marl banks and a red Letten parcel in the Lehrbergschichten are open-minded. There are several clay pits in the vicinity of the geotope, some of which are still in operation and some of which are in danger of being lost due to subsequent uses. During an inspection in 2010, the geotope was completely overgrown and the rock was only visible in erosion channels.	2000 100 × 20	Type: Layer sequence Type: Clay marlstone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	no protected area
Former Quarries at Druidenstein SE von Keidenzell		573A002	Langenzenn position	Sandstone Keuper Region	Several historical sandstone quarries in the Middle Burgsandstein, which also contains uranium-containing active agents. Nearby, a memorial stone reminds of the former rock formation.	1000 50 × 20	Type: Rock Type: Sandstone	Quarry	significant	no protected area
Fault near Banderbach		573A003	Zirndorf position	Sandstone Keuper Region	The artificial embankment on the northeastern edge of the village opens up poorly consolidated clay and sandstones in the bubble sandstone. As a special feature, several fault areas can be seen here. A small floe was lifted about three meters between two closely spaced faults dipping northeast. An information board explains the geology at the outcrop.	30 15 × 2	Type: fault, rock type: sandstone, mudstone	embankment	precious	Natural monument
Eastern quarry WNW of Obernzenn	more pictures	575A002	Illesheim position	Gypsum Keuper Region	A red to brown reed sandstone with red iron stone lumps, pebbles and sediment structures is exposed.	6250 125 × 50	Type: Rock type, Sedimentary structures Type: Sandstone	Quarry	significant	Landscape protection area, FFH area, nature park
Former Reed sand quarry NW of Obernesselbach		575A003	Neustadt an der Aisch position	Gypsum Keuper Region	It is one of the largest and best-preserved sandstone quarries in the district. It lies in the upper half of the reed sandstone layers, which are present here in the so-called flood formation. It shows many details that give clues to the formation of the reed sandstone (e.g. breaches with sliding folds). The quarry is also of historical value, as numerous buildings were built from the material of this quarry in the surrounding villages.	32500 250 × 130	Type: sedimentary structures, quarry / pit, rock type: sandstone	Quarry	precious	Landscape reserve, bird sanctuary, nature park
Former Reed sand quarry SW of Humprechtsau		575A004	Market Nordheim position	Gypsum Keuper Region	In this quarry one finds negatives of silicified primitive coniferous plants from the Mesozoic. The break lies in the lower half of the reed sandstone layers in the so-called flood formation.	15000 300 × 50	Type: Vegetable Fossils, Quarry / Pit, Sedimentary Structures, Rock Type: Sandstone	Quarry	especially valuable	Landscape reserve, bird sanctuary, nature park
Gypsum quarry on the Häfringsberg near Wüstphül		575A006	Market Nordheim position	Gypsum Keuper Region	The gypsum quarry on the Häfringsberg is still well preserved. It is a continuation of a drainage ditch of the fields further to the west (subrosion basin!).	1500 50 × 30	Type: Rock, Trench, Canal Type: Gypsum	Quarry	precious	FFH area, nature park
Former plaster quarry Katzenloch near Bad Windsheim	more pictures	575A007	Bad Windsheim position	Gypsum Keuper Region	The former break gives a good insight into the sequence of layers of the base plaster. The stone was also used to build houses, for example the town hall in Bad Windsheim was built from Bad Windsheim plaster, known under the trade name. The area is fenced.	25000 200 × 125	Type: Standard / Reference Profile Type: Plaster of Paris	Quarry	precious	Part of the landscape, nature park
Exposure wall in the ravine S from Untertief		575A008	Bad Windsheim position	Gypsum Keuper Region	The outcrop lies in the middle part of the myophoric layers. The missing galena bank is represented by a 0.30 m thick slate of gypsum.	400 40 × 10	Type: Layer sequence Type: claystone, plaster	embankment	significant	Landscape protection area, nature park
Slope outcrop N of Unteresselbach		575A009	Neustadt an der Aisch position	Gypsum Keuper Region	In the slope outcrop near Unteresselbach, the border between the middle layers of estheria and the hanging sandstone reed is exposed. It is characterized by a breach layer of resident, mostly angular, fine sandstone and siltstone chunks.	1500 75 × 20	Type: Layer sequence Type: claystone, sandstone	embankment	significant	Natural park
Oyster reef near Langensteinach		575A015	Uffenheim position	Eastern Franconian Plates	The oyster reef in the Upper Main Muschelkalk is designated as a protected part of the landscape. It is mentioned as an excursion point in numerous publications. In the otherwise well-banked limestone there is an approximately 3 m wide and 2 m high reef body, which consists almost entirely of oyster shells (Placunopsis). The oysters, which hindered each other's growth due to the dense population, are only about 1 cm in size.	400 40 × 10	Type: Standard / Reference Profile, Animal Fossils Type: Limestone	Quarry	especially valuable	Part of the landscape, nature park
Former clay pit SE from Gunzendorf		575A017	Emskirchen position	Sandstone Keuper Region	The largely dilapidated outcrop opened up the upper part of the Lehrberschichten up to the first boundary bank of the bubble sandstone.	1000 50 × 20	Type: Layer sequence Type: claystone, sandstone	Clay pit / clay pit / marl pit	inferior	Landscape protection area
Former quarry NE of Scheinfeld		575A018	Apparent field position	Sandstone Keuper Region	The surrounding rock is mostly thin banked and z. Sometimes developed in a slate manner, sedimentary structures (oblique stratification) are also evident. It is a typical channel formation, as there are layers of estheria 75 m to the west at the level of the upper edge of the break! On the western wall of the quarry, coal-like layers with chopped plants are exposed.	2500 50 × 50	Type: Rock type, Vegetable fossils, Sedimentary structures Type: Sandstone	Quarry	precious	Natural park
Hohlweg and former quarry SE from Nenzenheim		575A019	Sugenheim position	Gypsum Keuper Region	Above the leveling of the Acrodus-Corbula horizon, the steep ascent through the Estheria layers begins at the level of the Judensee, which is covered by the channel filling of the reed sandstone. In the hollow path (quarry path) the typical features of the reed sandstone, such as ripple marks, oblique stratification and angle discordances, can be seen.	50000 500 × 100	Type: Rock type, Sedimentary structures Type: Sandstone	embankment	significant	Landscape protection area, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Former quarry W von Birnbaum		575A021	Gerhardshofen position	Sandstone Keuper Region	The heavily buried wall shows the lower part of the lower castle sandstone. Beyond the road, the baselets of the Lower Burgsandstein spread out. There is a small cave at the foot of the quarry wall.	150 15 × 10	Type: Layer sequence, tunnel type: Sandstone	Quarry	significant	no protected area
Street section SW of Uehlfeld		575A022	Uehlfeld position	Sandstone Keuper Region	This road exposure is suitable for placing the otherwise poorly exposed bubble sandstone under protection, as it is repeatedly released in the course of mowing work.	500 50 × 10	Type: Rock Type: Sandstone	embankment	significant	Natural park
NNE reed sand quarry in Oberaltenbernheim		575A024	Obernzenn position	Sandstone Keuper Region	Red to brown colored massive reed sandstone, which merges into the teaching layers (Ansbacher sandstone) in the hanging wall, is open.	2000 100 × 20	Type: Layer sequence Type: sandstone, clay marlstone	Quarry	precious	Landscape protection area, nature park
Former Gypsum break in Bad Windsheim Ost	more pictures	575A026	Bad Windsheim position	Gypsum Keuper Region	The disused gypsum quarry is located in the middle of a new development area and has been converted into my biotope. The dismantling walls are z. Some of them are in very good condition and show large folds of swelling. The easily accessible break offers a good excursion point.	10000 200 × 50	Type: fold / trough / saddle, rock type: plaster of paris	Quarry	precious	Natural park
Exposure ENE from Weimersheim		575A027	Ipsheim position	Sandstone Keuper Region	Just below the steep slope of the plateau, bubble sandstone is exposed here, partly clayey and partly sandy. In addition to quartz pebbles, the sandstone layers also contain deformed pebbles of clay marl up to about 2 cm in size. The layer boundary to the underlying Lehrberg layers lies in the lowest, heavily decayed part of the profile.	30 15 × 2	Type: sequence of layers, sediment structures Type: claystone, sandstone	embankment	significant	no protected area
Former quarry Fingalshöhle WNW von Obernzenn	more pictures	575G001	Illesheim position	Gypsum Keuper Region	In 1806, the former quarry served as field quarters for an Imperial French regiment for several months. French inscriptions as well as names of Seckendorff families are carved on the walls. In the protected part of the landscape, red reed sandstone with red iron stone lumps and pebbles (gutter filling) are exposed. Opposite the road there is an old quarry in a wood with traces of mining and sediment structures in the sandstone.	5000 100 × 50	Type: Quarry / Pit, Rock Type: Sandstone	Quarry	especially valuable	Part of the landscape, ground monument
Felsenkeller SSE by Marktbergel		575G002	Marktbergel position	Gypsum Keuper Region	In a small space there are a total of 5 entrances to underground storage rooms in the reed sandstone. Three of them are solidly closed with grids, one is open and can be walked around 15 m. The deepest is about half filled with mud, its portal bears the year 1863.	90 30 × 3	Type: rock cellar, gallery type: sandstone	Rock cellar	significant	Landscape protection area, FFH area, nature park
Gypsum cave Höllern S from Markt Nordheim	more pictures	575H001	Market Nordheim position	Gypsum Keuper Region	The corridors of the labyrinthine cave system are based on the fracture system in the base plaster and show the typical forms of the plaster solution. Depending on the groundwater level, the lower parts of the cave are more or less flooded.	450 000 1250 × 360	Type: Karst horizontal cave, sinkhole Type: Gypsum	cave	especially valuable	Nature reserve, landscape protection area, FFH area
Source pot Walsbrunnen NE from Sontheim	more pictures	575Q001	Illesheim position	Gypsum Keuper Region	The source pot is located in the myophoric layers. Due to the surrounding agricultural use, the spring pot shows a strong growth of algae.	28 7 × 4	Type: Constriction Source Type: Plaster of Paris	no information	precious	Natural monument, landscape protection area, nature park
Häfeleinsbrunnen N gypsum karst spring from Bad Windsheim	more pictures	575Q002	Bad Windsheim position	Gypsum Keuper Region	The small spring (a few l / s) rises from several water catchments in the immediate vicinity. The high electrical conductivity indicates a high proportion of dissolved gypsum in the water.	6 6 × 1	Type: Constriction Source Type: Plaster of Paris	no information	significant	Natural park
Origin of the Aisch WSW from Illesheim	more pictures	575Q003	Burgbernheim position	Gypsum Keuper Region	The pooled spring at the resting place with the numerous side outlets in the vicinity represent a very important gypsum karst spring area.	12000 300 × 40	Type: Constriction Source Type: Plaster of Paris	no information	significant	no protected area
Sandheidehügel WNW from Obernzenn	more pictures	575R001	Illesheim position	Gypsum Keuper Region	The sand heather hill is a hardy made of reed sandstone. At the east end of the hill this was also dismantled.	2250 75 × 30	Type: Hardening Type: Sandstone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Natural monument, landscape protection area, nature park
Sinkhole at Häfringsberg SE von Wüstphül		575R003	Market Nordheim position	Gypsum Keuper Region	It is an active sinkhole over a karst system in the base gypsum. Several small sinkholes are spread over the hill. Smaller caves have been explored.	100 10 × 10	Type: sinkhole Type: clay marlstone	other information	precious	Natural monument, landscape protection area, FFH area
Külsheimer Hirtenhügel NE of Külsheim		575R004	Ipsheim position	Gypsum Keuper Region	Small, non-agricultural area. The wavy surface was created by leaching base plaster.	20000 200 × 100	Type: subrosion landscape, sinkhole Type: plaster	no information	significant	Natural monument, FFH area, nature park
Gypsum hill Sieben Buckel W from Krautostheim	more pictures	575R005	Market Nordheim position	Gypsum Keuper Region	The gypsum hills seven humps represent a sinkhole landscape in the base gypsum with numerous small caves. To the north is the gypsum cave Höllern, a branched cave system that lies just below the surface and traces the rift pattern in the base gypsum (approx. 360 × 1250 m area).	150,000 500 × 300	Type: subrosion landscape, sinkhole, karst horizontal cave Type: plaster of paris	other information	especially valuable	Nature reserve, landscape protection area, FFH area
Sinkhole on Hundsücken NW of Berolzheim		575R006	Bad Windsheim position	Gypsum Keuper Region	The relatively steep active sinkhole is already mentioned by Emmet (1969). It lies in the middle of a field and is open, although there is at least a small amount of backfilling (corn chaff, broken bricks, etc.).	64 8 × 8	Type: sinkhole Type: mudstone, plaster	Sinkhole / sinkhole	significant	Natural park
Bach infiltration SE from Burgbernheim		575R007	Burgbernheim position	Gypsum Keuper Region	A small valley ends blindly in a large, approximately 10 m deep meadow hollow with a small ponordoline. Plaster of paris and clay stones of the myophoria layers are here.	400 20 × 20	Type: Ponor Type: Plaster of Paris	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Landscape protection area, nature park
Ponordoline SW from Marktbergel		575R008	Marktbergel position	Gypsum Keuper Region	A wide inlet ditch with several subsidence fields leads into a deep ponordoline with pending plaster of paris. It is the largest of its kind in the area. The inflow is at times over 10 l / s.	25000 250 × 100	Type: sinkhole, ponor Type: plaster of paris	no information	precious	Landscape protection area, nature park
Külsheimer gypsum hill SE from Erkenbrechtshofen	more pictures	575R009	Bad Windsheim position	Gypsum Keuper Region	The Külsheim gypsum hills protrude gently over the terrain and are arranged in one or two rows.	62500 250 × 250	Type: Subrosion landscape Type: Plaster of Paris	no information	significant	Nature reserve, FFH area, nature park
Witness mountain landscape ENE from Erkenbrechtshofen	more pictures	575R010	Bad Windsheim position	Gypsum Keuper Region	The witness mountains of the Vorderer and Hinterer Berg protrude from the Windsheimer Bucht by approx. 60 m. The base lies in the myophoria layers, the top layers are formed by the estheria layers. The summit plateau of the west-east facing double summit consists of the Acrodus-Corbula bank.	1050000 1500 × 700	Type: Inselberg / Zeugenberg, type of layers : claystone	Rock slope / cliff	precious	Landscape protection area, nature park
Spring pot Königsbrunnen N from Schwebheim		575Q004	Burgbernheim position	Gypsum Keuper Region	The source pot of the Königsbrunnen is located below the Schwarzenbuck near Schwebheim and is used to hold fish. Further to the east there are further, partly enclosed springs, including the Rangau spring, a medicinal and mineral spring around 650 m away, and the abandoned water protection area of ​​Wiebelsheim. The spring water, which is already recognizable as having a high mineral content due to its characteristic color, comes from the myophoric layers, which explains increased sulfate concentrations. The Königsbrunnen feeds the heavily modified (straightened) flood ditch. Just a few meters west of the spring pot is a small rest area with a seating area.	125 25 × 5	Type: Constriction Source Type: Plaster of Paris	no information	significant	no protected area
Maximiliansgrotte E from Krottensee (show cave)	more pictures	371H001	Neuhaus an der Pegnitz position	Northern Franconian Alb	In the Franconian dolomite there is a widely branched floor system of corridors, chambers and halls. There are various sinter formations. Guided tours have been held here for the public since 1852.	10400 130 × 80	Type: Karst shaft & horizontal cave Type: Dolomite stone	cave	significant	Natural monument, FFH area, nature park
Road cut below the town hall in Burgthann	more pictures	574A002	Burgthann position	Southwest Albrand region	Sandstones with a thickness of 4 m are exposed. The lower half is assigned to the Rhaetian transition layers, the hanging wall consists of ariet sandstone (Lias alpha 3).	375 75 × 5	Type: Layer sequence Type: Sandstone	embankment	significant	no protected area
Former clay pit E from Reichenschwand	more pictures	574A003	Reichenschwand position	Northern Albrand region	The clay pit opens up 8 m of Amaltheenton. Clay iron lumps up to a size of a few decimeters are particularly abundant.	14400 120 × 120	Type: Rock, Animal Fossils Type: Mudstone	Clay pit / clay pit / marl pit	precious	Natural park
Former quarry N von Vorra		574A006	Forward position	Northern Franconian Alb	In the old quarry you can see the transition from factory limestone to sponge stump as well as clay-filled karst crevices.	30000 250 × 120	Type: Rock type, karst chimney, karst crevice Type: Limestone	Quarry	significant	Landscape protection area, nature park
Former quarry NE of Schupf		574A007	Happurg position	Middle Franconian Alb	It is the only quarry in the district in which the fossil-rich Malm Gamma stratum facies is accessible. The break is used by sport shooters as a shooting range.	7000 100 × 70	Type: Rock, Animal Fossils Type: Limestone	Quarry	significant	Landscape protection area, FFH area
Quarry NE of Happurg	more pictures	574A009	Happurg position	Middle Franconian Alb	In this quarry, only the short east and north walls are accessible, as the remaining part is used by a rifle club.	4000 100 × 40	Type: Rock Type: Limestone	Quarry	inferior	Landscape protection area, FFH area
Former quarry NW of Hartmannshof	more pictures	574A010	Pommelsbrunn position	Northern Franconian Alb	In the disused western part of the huge Hartmannshof quarry, there is a Malm standard profile. Resumption of mining is planned in the eastern part of the quarry.	22500 300 × 75	Type: Standard / Reference Profile Type: Limestone	Quarry	especially valuable	Natural park
Former NNW quarry in Oberndorf		574A011	Simmelsdorf position	Northern Franconian Alb	The quarry is at risk from unauthorized backfilling.	15000 300 × 50	Type: Rock Type: Limestone	Quarry	significant	Landscape protection area, nature park
Embankment on the Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal E from Dörlbach	more pictures	574A012	Burgthann position	Southwest Albrand region	The canal embankments, especially at the canal bridge, give an insight into the sequence of layers of the Lower (Lias) to the Middle Jura (Dogger) from the Amaltheenton Formation to the Opalinus Clay Formation. At the time of the canal construction (1840–1841), this was the first major outcrop in these rocks in Franconia. Since then, it has been a classic reference profile. Many fossil finds have been made here, e. B. the 1.6 m long skull of the ichthyosaur Temnodontosaurus, which was found during the construction of the canal. After landslides in 2005 and 2008, the embankment was extensively renovated in 2010–2012. The fresh findings gave rise to a new scientific investigation. The embankment is on the Nuremberg - Kelheim cycle path, which runs along the canal here.	15000 500 × 30	Type: standard / reference profile, animal fossils, layer sequence, sediment structures Type: clay marlstone	embankment	especially valuable	Landscape protection area
Former quarry SW of Regelsmühle		574A013	Alfeld position	Middle Franconian Alb	In the abandoned quarry, 2 reef pillars are exposed in the stratified limestone of the Lower Malm. The break has already been partially filled.	12500 250 × 50	Type: sedimentary structures, rock type: limestone	Quarry	precious	Landscape protection area
Former quarry in the SW of Oberrieden	more pictures	574A014	Altdorf near Nuremberg position	Middle Franconian Alb	The walls of the quarry have partly collapsed here, which makes access to the outcrops much easier.	1500 50 × 30	Type: Rock Type: Limestone	Quarry	inferior	Landscape protection area
Sand pits and dunes SW of Weißenbrunn	more pictures	574A016	Winkelhaid position	Southwest Albrand region	The area west of Weißenbrunn is characterized by large deposits of Quaternary flying sands, some of which are underlain by terrace sands. The sands form elongated, mainly north-south running dunes. The landscape shows the typical vegetation of drift sand areas with sparse pine forests and blueberry and heather bushes. In the past, the sands were mined in many pits, today the area is designated as a nature reserve and partly as a water protection area. In the north and south there are two abandoned, very large sand pits. These pits, which are up to 40 meters deep, still have some free sand areas, but the internal sediment structures of the dunes and the underlay of the drift sand with terrace sand (with small pebbles) are no longer recognizable. The scenic area is accessible by several paths. A signposted cycle path leads past in the west (with a view of the southern sand pit), in the south and east the Franconian Dune Path leads through.	1200000 1500 × 800	Type: rock type, dune type: sand	Gravel pit / sand pit	precious	Nature reserve, bird sanctuary, water reserve
Outcrop in the Steingraben W of Engelthal	more pictures	574A017	Engelthal position	Southwest Albrand region	The limestone banks of the Lias Epsilon are exposed above the Amaltheenton.	1 2 × 0	Type: stream / river course, type of layers : limestone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	Landscape protection area
Former ESE quarry in Weißenbrunn	more pictures	574A018	Leinburg position	Middle Franconian Alb	In the abandoned quarry in the Kesselgrub corridor there is one of the few still generally accessible outcrops of sponge limestone from the Oxford strata in the southern part of the district. Due to decay, vegetation and partial backfilling, only a seven by three meter part of the outcrop wall of an upper excavation cable is preserved. In the area of ​​the top, the formation of fragments caused by the weather can be seen. The outcrop is on a supraregional hiking trail (Frankenweg).	2500 50 × 50	Type: Rock Type: Limestone	Quarry	significant	Landscape protection area
Felsenkeller S von Altdorf (Löwengrube near Prackenfels)	more pictures	574G001	Altdorf near Nuremberg position	Southwest Albrand region	Originally an overgrown quarry, from which the sandstone for the university buildings in Altdorf was broken in the 16th century, the place was rediscovered by students 100 years later and prepared for happy festivities. At the beginning of the 19th century, the University of Altdorf closed and Altdorf citizens built a beer cellar and a bowling alley as a gallery. The large rock cellar offers good outcrops in the Rhaetian sandstone, especially with charred woods.	400 20 × 20	Type: Rock Cellar, Rock Type , Vegetable Fossils Type: Sandstone	Rock cellar	precious	Landscape protection area
Rhätschlucht Teufelskirche SE von Weinhof	more pictures	574G002	Altdorf near Nuremberg position	Southwest Albrand region	The Teufelskirche is a Rhätsandstein gorge with a waterfall at the beginning of the gorge. The fall originated from the contact of the coarse-grained, weather-resistant arietes sandstones with the softer Rhätolias sandstones and clay horizons. Already in the years 1525, 1600 and 1720 mining on coal and silver (in pebbles) was attempted. Urlichs (1966) reported 6 m long charred tree trunks.	35000 350 × 100	Type: Tunnels, Plant Fossils, Layer Sequence, Gorge, Minerals Type: Sandstone, Lignite	Tunnel / gallery / shaft	especially valuable	Natural monument, landscape protection area, FFH area
Former Heidenloch N silver sand mining from Weißenbrunn	more pictures	574G003	Leinburg position	Southwest Albrand region	In earlier centuries, the so-called silver sand (light-colored areas in the Dogger sandstone) was popular for scrubbing wooden floors and tables. The Heidenloch is the largest known mining site for this material. Access to the underground passages is blocked by a grille after the ceiling has been demolished (Fig. 4). The Heidenloch is bat winter quarters.	450 30 × 15	Type: Stud Type: Sandstone	Tunnel / gallery / shaft	precious	Landscape protection area
Mine field at Moritzberg ENE von Diepersdorf	more pictures	574G004	Röthenbach on the Pegnitz position	Southwest Albrand region	The Moritzberg is a witness mountain separated from the Alb. From its base to the summit, the sequence of layers from the upper Keuper to the lower Malm is open. The summit is formed by a remnant of the Franconian Alb plateau, which has been heavily ransacked by quarries (gravel, scouring lime) and excavation pits (probably floor ore).	20000 200 × 100	Type: Pinge / nfeld, Inselberg / Zeugenberg, type of layer sequence : Limestone	Ping	precious	Landscape protection area
Rock apartment in Thalheim (E 80)		574G005	Happurg position	Middle Franconian Alb	About four meters above the state road, between two residential buildings, there is a no longer used rock cellar carved into the Doggerstein. The property is under protection as a monument (monument no. D-5-74-128-60).	10 5 × 2	Type: rock cellar Type: sandstone	Rock cellar	significant	Monument protection
Devil's Cave SW of Altdorf	more pictures	574H001	Altdorf near Nuremberg position	Southwest Albrand region	The cave (consisting of a single large room) was artificially expanded by extracting parlor sand and a thin coal seam. The regulation of fossil woods on the cave ceiling was examined by Ulrichs (1966).	750 25 × 30	Type: eruption / weathering cave, plant fossils, sedimentary structures, tunnels, rock type: sandstone, lignite	cave	precious	Landscape protection area
Distlergrotte ENE by Finstermühle	more pictures	574H003	Neuhaus an der Pegnitz position	Northern Franconian Alb	From the entrance hall, two 90 m long corridor systems lead downwards. One corridor reaches a groundwater lake, another ends at a sandstone filling. In the winter months the entrance is closed to protect bats.	450 90 × 5	Type: Karst horizontal cave, rock wall / slope Type: Dolomite stone	cave	significant	Natural monument, landscape protection area, nature park
Cave system The wind hole SSW of Kauerheim	more pictures	574H005	Alfeld position	Middle Franconian Alb	The length of the cave is approx. 2000 m, the depth approx. 52 m. In the wind hole there is a stone structure called the table. A documentation about this cave is currently being worked on.	40000 1000 × 40	Type: Karst Shaft & Horizontal Cave Type: Limestone, Marlstone	cave	precious	Natural monument, landscape protection area, FFH area
Geißloch E from Krottensee	more pictures	574H010	Neuhaus an der Pegnitz position	Northern Franconian Alb	The shaft cave has a total length of 25 m and a maximum depth of 7 m.	125 25 × 5	Type: Karst shaft & horizontal cave Type: Dolomite stone	cave	significant	Landscape protection area, nature park
Geißlochhöhle NNE by Münzinghof	more pictures	574H011	Velden position	Northern Franconian Alb	The shaft cave has a total length of 25 m and a maximum depth of 7 m.	725 145 × 5	Type: Karst horizontal cave Type: Dolomite stone	cave	significant	Soil monument, landscape protection area, FFH area
Andreaskirche N of Rupprechtstegen	more pictures	574H012	Velden position	Northern Franconian Alb	The spacious rock hall has three entrances.	220 11 × 20	Type: Karst horizontal cave Type: Dolomite stone	cave	significant	Natural monument, landscape protection area, nature park
Large Rohenloch (D18) NE of Viehhofen	more pictures	574H013	Velden position	Northern Franconian Alb	In the cave you can see ceiling and wall plungers, pressure pipe and leaching forms. A Pleistocene fauna and prehistoric finds have been excavated.	335 67 × 5	Type: Karst horizontal cave Type: Dolomite stone	cave	significant	Soil monument, landscape protection area, nature park
Wind hole (A5) SSE from Großmeinfeld	more pictures	574H015	Hartenstein position	Northern Franconian Alb	A shaft 28 m deep and 10–12 m in diameter follows the 8 m deep collapse doline. This is often visited by cave tourists.	150 15 × 10	Type: karst shaft cave, sinkhole Type: dolomite stone	cave	precious	Landscape protection area, FFH area, nature park
Appenloch (Michelhöhle, Friedrichshöhle) D150 SSW from Münzinghof	more pictures	574H016	Velden position	Northern Franconian Alb	The short horizontal cave in the folded limestone and dolomites of the middle Malm impresses with its imposing (15 m wide, 3 m high) entrance hall. Finds of large Pleistocene fauna were also made there.	300 20 × 15	Type: Karst horizontal cave Type: Dolomite stone, limestone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Soil monument, landscape protection area, nature park
Kühloch (A67) NW of Hartenstein		574H017	Hartenstein position	Northern Franconian Alb	25 m long passage cave with finds of Pleistocene fauna as well as prehistoric finds from the Neolithic and La Tène periods.	38 25 × 2	Type: Karst horizontal cave Type: Dolomite stone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Soil monument, landscape protection area, FFH area
Sophienquelle S from Grünsberg	more pictures	574Q001	Altdorf near Nuremberg position	Southwest Albrand region	The staircase around the Sophienquelle was built in 1720. The Sophienquelle is a typical example of a shift spring. It rises on the border between Feuerletten-Rhätolias, its discharge is approx. 4 l / s.	100 10 × 10	Type: Layer Source Type: Sandstone, Mudstone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Landscape protection area, FFH area
Sprosselbrunnen SW from Schönberg	more pictures	574Q002	Run at the Pegnitz position	Southwest Albrand region	The Sprosselbrunnen (or Spratzelbrunnen) is a spring pouring up to several liters per second, which rises from adjacent sandstone just below the layer of the Rhätolia. In the coarse-grained sandstone, numerous round tubular holes with a diameter of 5 - 30 cm have been weathered over an area of ​​about 2 × 2 m, some of which are water-flowing.	5 5 × 1	Type: layer source, layer level, rock type: sandstone, claystone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Landscape protection area
Siebenquellental SW of Thalheim		574Q003	Happurg position	Middle Franconian Alb	In the Siebenquellental southwest of Thalheim there are numerous springs on the stratum boundary from the Malm to the underlying clayey Dogger. The source outlets are natural and scenic. There are even small natural outcrops of marl limestone from Malm Alpha.	50 10 × 5	Type: film source type: Bricks, Kalkmergelstein	other information	precious	Landscape protection area
Schwarzachschlucht SW from Schwarzenbruck	more pictures	574R001	Schwarzenbruck position	Sandstone Keuper Region	The Schwarzach Gorge offers the hiker typical outcrops of the Middle Burgsandstein. Scouring, erosion caves, rocky slopes and honeycomb-like weathering forms are striking. On the northern bank of the gorge, a hiking trail leads from Gsteinach over the Gustav-Adolfs-Höhle and Karlshöhle to the west.	400000 2000 × 200	Type: Tafoni / honeycomb weathering, type of rock, bank / surf cave Type: sandstone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	especially valuable	Nature reserve, FFH area, bird sanctuary	Bavaria's most beautiful geotopes No. 22
Röthenbachklamm NW of Röthenbach	more pictures	574R002	Winkelhaid position	Southwest Albrand region	The Röthenbach Gorge (also popularly known as the Rumpelbach Gorge) is a Rhätsandstein gorge that is accessible to those looking for relaxation through hiking trails and resting places. At the entrance to the gorge designated as ND stands an old, half-decayed oak with a trunk circumference of 6.30 m.	30000 300 × 100	Type: Canyon Type: Sandstone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	significant	Natural monument, bird sanctuary
NNE gorge from Sendelbach		574R003	Ottensoo's position	Southwest Albrand region	The Rhätschlucht gorge offers outcrops in the Rhaet-Lias transition layers, which are, however, partially covered by debris deposits.	23000 460 × 50	Type: Canyon Type: Sandstone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	significant	Landscape protection area
Wolfsschlucht NE from Wallersberg	more pictures	574R004	Schwarzenbruck position	Southwest Albrand region	A waterfall in the west forms the best end to the deep, small Rhätsandstein Gorge.	12500 250 × 50	Type: Canyon Type: Sandstone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	significant	Natural monument, landscape protection area, FFH area
Bowl stone N by Fischbach	more pictures	574R005	Laufamholzer Forst position	Sandstone Keuper Region	The conspicuously weathered rock knoll made of middle castle sandstone is comparable to granite knolls weathered like wool sack. With the Celts these rocks had a cultic meaning.	100 10 × 10	Type: Ridge Type: Sandstone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Ground monument, bird sanctuary
Castle sandstone cliffs in Rummelsberg	more pictures	574R006	Schwarzenbruck position	Southwest Albrand region	The hilltop gives an insight into the composition and structure of the Upper Burgsandstone.	100 10 × 10	Type: Ridge Type: Sandstone	Rock slope / cliff	significant	no protected area
Hohler Fels SE from Happurg	more pictures	574R007	Happurg position	Middle Franconian Alb	Stone Age cave finds were made on the Hohlen Fels. On the cliffs above the Malm Gamma, thick limestone of the Malm Delta (with marl slab) is exposed. Above the cave there is thick-banked dolomite with chert stones.	14000 200 × 70	Type: rock wall / slope, karst horizontal cave Type: dolomite stone, limestone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Soil monument, landscape protection area, FFH area
Riffelfelsen E by Alfalter		574R008	Forward position	Northern Franconian Alb	The reef rock, divided by several vertical fissures, is often visited by climbers.	2500 50 × 50	Type: Rock Tower / Needle Type: Limestone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Natural monument, landscape protection area, FFH area
God's finger on Langenstein NW of Vorra	more pictures	574R009	Forward position	Northern Franconian Alb	The rugged rock tower, split in the upper part, is difficult to find on a wooded hilltop. It consists of very porous dolomite.	25 5 × 5	Type: Rock tower / needle Type: Dolomite stone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Natural monument, landscape protection area, nature park
Sounding waterfall NNE from Haimendorf	more pictures	574R011	Röthenbach on the Pegnitz position	Southwest Albrand region	The Rhaetian transition layers are outstandingly open at the Klingenden Wasserfall. The hard sandstones form a layer on the edge of which the waterfall lies.	75 15 × 5	Type: waterfall, layer sequence, layer level Type: sandstone, claystone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	no protected area
Bastei at Zankelstein E from Pommelsbrunn	more pictures	574R012	Pommelsbrunn position	Northern Franconian Alb	On the south and south-east side of the Zankelstein, three rock towers protrude from the forest, which serve as popular observation rocks.	400 20 × 20	Type: Group of rocks Type: Dolomite stone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Natural monument, landscape protection area, FFH area
Spurzelgrub rock group NW of Hofstetten	more pictures	574R013	Pommelsbrunn position	Middle Franconian Alb	Rock group in the massive Franconian dolomite with a spacious half cave. The partly massive, partly thick-banked dolomite traces a reef dome.	70 7 × 10	Type: rock group, karst horizontal cave Type: dolomite stone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Natural monument, ground monument, landscape protection area
Düsselbacher Wand SE from Düsselbach	more pictures	574R014	Forward position	Northern Franconian Alb	The rock face is on the left slope of the Pegnitz.	1500 50 × 30	Type: Rock Wall / Slope Type: Limestone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Natural monument, ground monument, landscape protection area
Enzendorfer Felsen E from Enzendorf		574R018	Hartenstein position	Northern Franconian Alb	Two high rocks protrude from the wooded area. The rock faces are popular with climbers.	400 20 × 20	Type: Rock Wall / Slope Type: Limestone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Natural monument, landscape protection area, FFH area
Jump stone (sole stone) NE of Fischbrunn		574R020	Pommelsbrunn position	Northern Franconian Alb	The reef dolomite protrudes from the Jura slope.	100 10 × 10	Type: Rock tower / needle Type: Limestone, dolomite stone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Natural monument, landscape protection area, nature park
Huberfelsen near Alfeld	more pictures	574R021	Alfeld position	Middle Franconian Alb	The group of three rocks dominates the landscape of Alfeld.	1800 60 × 30	Type: Felsburg Type: Dolomite stone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Natural monument
Ponor Bachloch in Großengsee		574R022	Simmelsdorf position	Northern Franconian Alb	The ponor was used to drain the village. A corridor leading down to WNW connects to the three m deep Ponor shaft.	4 2 × 2	Type: Ponor, karst horizontal cave Type: Dolomite stone	cave	significant	Natural park
Felsburg Teufelskanzel WSW von Mittelburg	more pictures	574R023	Happurg position	Middle Franconian Alb	The chunky cliff has the shape of a pulpit.	150 15 × 10	Type: Felsburg Type: Dolomite stone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Natural monument, landscape protection area, FFH area
Stream with limestone terrace W from Kainsbach	more pictures	574R024	Happurg position	Middle Franconian Alb	Small stream lined with tufa, which has formed mossy sintered terraces on a slope.	16 4 × 4	Type: sintered terraces, streams / rivers Type: limestone, tufa	no information	precious	Landscape protection area
Stone channel W from Schrotsdorf	more pictures	574R026	Offenhausen position	Southwest Albrand region	On the northeast slope of the Buchenberg, a small stone channel has formed below a spring, directly on a supraregional hiking trail (Frankenweg). Their formation is based on abiogenic (pressure relief, temperature increase, carbon dioxide release to the ambient air) and biogenic (algae and moss get their carbon dioxide needs from the water, not from the atmosphere) precipitation of tufa. The feeding source rises in the border area of ​​Dogger and Malm. The channel was damaged several times by vandalism. To protect them, a wooden walkway with a railing was made, and an information board explains the mechanism behind it. In addition to the original stone channel, which has fallen dry due to the damage, a new one is already being built.	30 30 × 1	Type: Stone gutter Type: Tufa limestone	other information	significant	Landscape protection area
Stone channel SW from Raschbach	more pictures	574R027	Altdorf near Nuremberg position	Middle Franconian Alb	Approx. 500 m SW of Raschbach, one of the very rare stone channels has formed at one of the numerous sources of the stream of the same name. The ornate tone separates the groundwater bodies of Dogger and Malm and represents an important source horizon. The source is popularly known as the aster or Easter fountain. The formation of the stone channel is based on two factors. Abiogenic causes of the precipitation of tufa are pressure relief, temperature increase and the release of carbon dioxide in the area close to the source. Algae and moss do not meet their carbon dioxide requirements from the ambient air, but from the calcareous water (biogenic factors). After a few tens of meters, the lime content of the water has decreased so much that the separation of tufa comes to a standstill. Obviously, the water flow was interrupted at least temporarily, so that only a small part of the water flows over the stone channel, while a new watercourse has formed to the left of it, in which the precipitation of tufa is already starting. The stone channel is a protected part of the landscape and is under special protection.	20 20 x 1	Type: Stone gutter Type: Tufa limestone	no information	significant	Landscape component, landscape protection area
Sandstone rocks near the Nuremberg Imperial Castle	more pictures	564A002	Nuremberg position	Sandstone Keuper Region	The type locality of the widespread castle sandstone is at the Imperial Castle in Nuremberg. The castle sandstone is a fine to medium-grained sandstone. In addition to quartz grains, it contains a considerable proportion of feldspar. The building block of Nuremberg was once widely known.	51000 170 × 300	Type: Type locality Type: Sandstone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Ground monument	Bavaria's most beautiful geotopes No. 11
Nuremberg rock cellar	more pictures	564G001	Nuremberg position	Sandstone Keuper Region	Not specified	0 not specified	Type: rock cellar Type: sandstone	Rock cellar	precious	no protected area
Historic sandstone quarries at Schmausenbuck E in Nuremberg	more pictures	564G002	Nuremberg position	Sandstone Keuper Region	There are extensive areas around the Schmausenbuck with numerous historical mining sites for castle sandstone. The sandstones were built in Nuremberg. Today they form elements that shape the landscape inside and outside the zoo. The geotope is under protection as a ground monument (monument no. D-5-6532-0558).	150,000 500 × 300	Type: Quarry / Pit Type: Sandstone	Quarry	precious	Soil monument, landscape protection area, FFH area
Historic stone quarries SE von Wernsbach	more pictures	576A001	Georgensgmünd position	Sandstone Keuper Region	The abandoned quarries near Wernsbach comprise the largest contiguous quarry area in the Upper Burgsandstein of the district. They provide impressive evidence of the importance of this natural stone in the construction industry. The year 1895 is engraved over a tunnel. The high break walls are visited intensively by climbers (numerous hooks!). A hiking trail leads through the area.	125000 500 × 250	Type: rock type, quarry / pit, tunnel type: sandstone, mudstone	Quarry	significant	Landscape protection area	Bavaria's most beautiful geotopes No. 95
Former quarry NE of Kühedorf	more pictures	576A002	Büchenbach position	Sandstone Keuper Region	Several historical quarries (strongly overgrown). The western part of the outcrop offers good outcrops in the Upper Burgsandstein, in which intermediate laces are occasionally turned on.	50000 250 × 200	Type: Rock Type: Sandstone	Quarry	significant	Landscape protection area
Former quarry in the SW of Greding	more pictures	576A003	Greding position	Southern Franconian Alb	The outcrop provides the best insight into the Oxford strata in Roth County.	12500 250 × 50	Type: Layer sequence Type: Limestone	Quarry	significant	Landscape protection area, FFH area, nature park
Rock-forming sponge banks in the Kaising Valley SSE of Kaising	more pictures	576A004	Greding position	Southern Franconian Alb	At the upper edge of the valley there are rocks made of fossil-bearing, stratified sponge limestone of the Malm Gamma.	600 30 × 20	Type: Type of rock, rock face / slope Type: Dolomite stone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Landscape protection area, FFH area, nature park
Former quarry W of Götzenreuth		576A005	Büchenbach position	Sandstone Keuper Region	In the historical quarries, Unterer Burgsandstein is open.	10000 200 × 50	Type: Rock Type: Sandstone	Quarry	significant	Landscape protection area
Former Offenbau WNW quarry		576A006	Thalmassing position	Southwest Albrand region	The lower marl limestone of the Malm Alpha is developed in this fracture.	400 20 × 20	Type: Rock Type: Limestone	Quarry	significant	Landscape protection area, nature park
Outcrop SW of Esselberg		576A007	Greding position	Southern Franconian Alb	The outcrop runs along the east side of the dry valley. The grasslands above are grazed.	14000 350 × 40	Type: Rock Type: Limestone, Marlstone	embankment	significant	Landscape protection area, nature park
ESE cave system from Euerwang	more pictures	576H001	Greding position	Southern Franconian Alb	During the mining of dolomite gravel, a paleo cave system was uncovered on the southern slope of the Euerwanger Bühl. 15 find horizons were located over a height difference of 30 m. A rich fauna as well as stone tools and artfully worked bones have been found during the excavations.	150 30 × 5	Type: Karst shaft & horizontal cave Type: Dolomite stone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Landscape protection area, FFH area, nature park
Massendorfer Schlucht NNE from Spalt	more pictures	576R001	Gap position	Southwest Albrand region	The narrow gorge has some good outcrops in the Upper Burgsandstein. The Deutsche Bahn had the trees in the gorge cut down to secure their electricity pylons. The geotope was also affected.	15000 300 × 50	Type: Canyon, Rock Type: Sandstone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	significant	Landscape protection area
Gorge Schnittlinger Loch ENE from Fünfbronn	more pictures	576R002	Gap position	Southwest Albrand region	The approx. 50 m deep gorge begins in the west with a narrow gorge. It opens up the Upper Burgsandstein, and sediment structures are also clearly visible.	250 50 × 5	Type: Gorge, Gorge, Rock Type: Sandstone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	Natural monument, landscape protection area
Sinter terraces in Heinrichsgraben SE von Untermässing	more pictures	576R003	Greding position	Southern Franconian Alb	A lime-rich spring rises in Heinrichsgraben at the Malm lower limit, which feeds the small stream in the ditch. Due to the high lime content, tuff precipitates in small mossy cascades over a length of approx. 100 m.	15000 300 × 50	Type: sintered terraces, stratified spring type: limestone, tufa	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	Landscape component, landscape protection area, FFH area
Druid stone NE from Untersteinbach	more pictures	576R004	Georgensgmünd position	Sandstone Keuper Region	The large rock, weathered on all sides, lies on a wooded knoll.	10 5 × 2	Type: Ridge Type: Sandstone	Rock slope / cliff	significant	Landscape protection area
Former quarry SW of Bieswang		577A001	Pappenheim position	Southern Franconian Alb	The large, abandoned quarry provides a particularly good insight into the changeable sponge reef facies of the Mörnsheim reef range. Small independent reef domes build up in the Malm Epsilon over the Dolomites of the Malm Delta. In the Malm Zeta the reefs died and were mixed with plate dolomites.	40000 200 × 200	Type: standard / reference profile, sedimentary structures Type: dolomite stone, limestone	Quarry	precious	Natural park
Former quarry W of Osterdorf		577A002	Pappenheim position	Southern Franconian Alb	The large, abandoned break is still well preserved and shows a profile through the Treuchtlinger marble. Numerous karst cavities filled with reddish clay are exposed on the break walls.	20000 200 × 100	Type: sequence of layers, karst chimney, karst crevice Type: limestone	Quarry	significant	Natural park
Former quarry N of Osterdorf		577A003	Pappenheim position	Southern Franconian Alb	Treuchtlinger marble is very open in the disused, fossil-rich quarry. Old fracture systems and sinter formations can be studied in the northern quarry wall.	10000 100 × 100	Type: Rock Type: Limestone	Quarry	significant	Landscape protection area, nature park
Former quarry SE from Weißenburg	more pictures	577A004	Weißenburg in Bavaria position	Southern Franconian Alb	Good exposure of Treuchtlingen marble. It is planned to connect this former quarry with the active quarry in the north.	20000 100 × 200	Type: Rock Type: Limestone	Quarry	significant	Landscape protection area, nature park
Former quarry S von Rothenstein		577A005	Weißenburg in Bavaria position	Southern Franconian Alb	The disused quarry opens up the Treuchtlinger marble (from bank 25 to around bank 9). Clay-filled karst chutes and horizontal leaching horizons are impressively cut into the quarry walls.	5000 100 × 50	Type: Rock type, karst chimney, karst crevice Type: Limestone	Quarry	precious	Natural park
Abandoned quarry E von Ursheim		577A007	Polesingen position	Riesalb	The abandoned quarry opens up well-banked and fossil-rich Lower Malm. Above the Malm Gamma there is a polished surface and colorful breccia of the giant event. In the lower eastern part of the break, short horizontal shifts can be observed in the autochthonous Malm limestone.	20000 200 × 100	Type: Polished surface (impact), animal fossils, layer sequence Type: Limestone	Quarry	especially valuable	Landscape protection area, nature park
Former quarry SE of Langenaltheimer Haardt	more pictures	577A008	Langenaltheim position	Riesalb	This is the only disused quarry in which Solnhofen limestone is still well exposed. Most active quarries are backfilled with excavated material during or after their exploitation. The fracture is considered to be the type locality of the plate limestone. In 1992 another specimen of the ancient Archeopteryx was found near this break.	10000 100 × 100	Type: Type locality, Animal Fossils Type: Limestone	Quarry	precious	FFH area, bird sanctuary, nature park	Bavaria's most beautiful geotopes No. 71
Former suevite quarry SW of Polsingen		577A009	Polesingen position	Nördlinger Ries	The small quarry is located within the Ries crater and is developing massive suevite (4 m thick). It consists mainly of red, vesicular melt rock that includes numerous crystalline fragments (mainly granites). This suevite differs from the normal formation in the appearance of a coherent, void-rich melt rock and thus inspired the assumption of a melt layer at the crater floor, which was not confirmed, however.	200 20 × 10	Type: Type locality Type: Suevite	Quarry	especially valuable	Natural park
Exposure WNW from Weimersheim		577A010	Weißenburg in Bavaria position	Southwest Albrand region	On both sides of the mountain cut, the Upper Aalen layers are exposed with thin iron ore seams.	5000 100 × 50	Type: Rock Type: Sandstone	embankment	significant	Soil monument, landscape protection area, nature park
Huns Church NE of Weissenburg		577A011	Höttingen position	Southwest Albrand region	Below the Bismarck Tower, several Great Dane rocks have been thundered out of their surroundings in the forest. What is striking is the holey weathering of the sandstone layers that were once clayey.	625 25 × 25	Type: Rock type, Tafoni / honeycomb weathering, rock wall / slope Type: Sandstone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Landscape protection area, nature park
Hill on the Hüssinger Berg		577A012	Westheim position	Nördlinger Ries	The western tip of the Hüssinger Berg marks the boundary of the outer, heavily fragmented zone of the Ries crater against the Alb in the northeast. The summit is formed by the severely broken limestone and marl of the Lower Malm. A notice board explains the special feature.	4900 70 × 70	Type: Rock type, ejecta material (impact) Type: Limestone marl	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Landscape protection area, nature park
Hollow road near Hechlingen	more pictures	577A014	Heidenheim position	Southwest Albrand region	The ravine-like ravine offers a very good outcrop of Doggersandstein with its ore horizons. Disturbances parallel to the slope offset the sequence of shifts several times. The ravine is part of a local and natural history educational trail.	1500 150 × 10	Type: Rock type: Sandstone, iron / manganese ore	embankment	significant	Landscape protection area, nature park
Iron sandstone outcrop NE of Hohentrüdingen		577A015	Heidenheim position	Southwest Albrand region	Diagonally layered Doggersandstein with iron oid layers is exposed in the former sand pit directly on the road.	150 30 × 5	Type: Rock Type: Sandstone	Gravel pit / sand pit	significant	Landscape protection area, nature park
Former quarry NE of Hürth		577A017	Treuchtlingen position	Riesalb	The former quarry near Hürth opens up a profile from the middle Malm Gamma to the lower Malm Delta in stratified facies: at the bottom, 7 m of gray bench limestone are exposed, followed by about 2 m of Crussoliensis marl and 4 m of banked Uhlandi limestone. The bottom three benches of Treuchtlingen marble form the end.	300 30 × 10	Type: Layer sequence, Animal fossils Type: Limestone, Marlstone	Quarry	significant	Landscape protection area, nature park
Felsenkeller in Thalmannsfeld		577A018	Bergen position	Southwest Albrand region	There are approx. 25 cellars along the street that are a few meters deep. The upper ones are filled. The sandstone is unlocked at the entrances, e.g. T. with traces of weathering. The cellars are used.	1650 110 × 15	Type: Sedimentary structures, rock cellars Type: Sandstone	Rock cellar	significant	Natural park
Quarry W von Fuchsmühle		577A019	Treuchtlingen position	Riesalb	In the now disused quarry, the top two meters of the Upper Marl Limestone (Arzberg Formation, Malm Gamma) are exposed on the bottom of the entrance area. Above it is more than 30 meters of Treuchtlinger marble (Treuchtlingen formation, Malm Delta). The formation boundary is particularly easy to see here.	30000 200 × 150	Type: sequence of layers, rock type: limestone, marlstone	Quarry	precious	Landscape protection area, nature park
Former Juramarmorbruch Stiegler NW of Solnhofen		577A020	Solnhofen position	Riesalb	Treuchtlinger bank lime was mined in the abandoned Stiegler quarry.	7000 100 × 70	Type: Type of rock, sequence of layers, quarry / pit type: Limestone	Quarry	precious	Landscape protection area, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Hobby quarry ESE von Langenaltheim		577A021	Langenaltheim position	Riesalb	In the separately traced western part of the geotope 577A008, at the Urvogel discovery site Hobbysteinbruch Langenaltheim, fossils can be collected in thin-plate Solnhofen limestone for a small fee from April 1 to October 31.	3500 70 × 50	Type: Rock type, Layer sequence, Animal fossils, Quarry / Pit Type: Limestone	Quarry	precious	FFH area, bird sanctuary, nature park
Quarry area at Schrandelberg SE from Langenaltheim		577A022	Langenaltheim position	Riesalb	The abandoned quarry on Schrandelberg opens up unusually thin-plate Solnhofen limestone.	4000 100 × 40	Type: Type of rock, sequence of layers, quarry / pit type: Limestone	Quarry	precious	Landscape protection area, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Former Iron ore mine Grubschwart NE von Rothenstein	more pictures	577G001	Raitenbuch position	Southern Franconian Alb	Funnel pits, mine shafts and tunnels are reminiscent of the former iron ore mining. These were stored as floor ore in the clay filling of an extensive karst system. An educational trail about the history of mining with 21 stations clearly leads through the area. An audio guide can also be downloaded as an app for smartphone or tablet from www.infofeld.de/grubschwart.html.	5000 1000 × 5	Type: tunnel, karst shaft & horizontal cave, pinge field Type: limestone, clay	Tunnel / gallery / shaft	especially valuable	Soil monument, landscape protection area, nature park
Karlsgraben	more pictures	577G003	Treuchtlingen position	Southwest Albrand region	The Karlsgraben testifies to one of the greatest engineering achievements of the early Middle Ages. Charlemagne wanted to connect the Rhine with the Danube through a navigable canal between the Swabian Rezat and the Altmühl, as the rivers approach here at almost 1800 m. After 1,400 m had been excavated (approx. 6,000 workers and 780,000 m³ of earth), supply bottlenecks presumably led to the abandonment of the canal project. The geotope is one of Bavaria's hundred most beautiful geotopes and is explained on site with a corresponding information board.	50000 1000 × 50	Type: Trench, Canal Type: Gravel	no information	especially valuable	Soil monument, landscape protection area, nature park	Bavaria's most beautiful geotopes No. 34
Hell funnel NW of Osterdorf		577G005	Pappenheim position	Southern Franconian Alb	There are numerous former quarrying sites in a confined space, where floor ores were extracted from tertiary karst fillings. What remained were heaps, funnel pits and some 10 m deep exhumed karst shafts.	45000 300 × 150	Type: Pinge field, sinkhole, karst shaft cave Type: Limestone, clay	Ping	precious	Soil monument, landscape protection area, nature park
Hollow hole SW from Raitenbuch	more pictures	577H001	Raitenbuch position	Southern Franconian Alb	The hollow hole opens up the dolomites of the Malm Delta. With the ordinance of the LRA WUG of May 20, 1980, the hollow hole was placed under protection as a natural monument (§ 28 BNatSchG). Because of the risk of accidents and to protect the native bats (including Myotis myotis), the natural monument is fenced in and cannot be entered.	1000 100 × 10	Type: Karst shaft & horizontal cave Type: Dolomite stone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Natural monument, FFH area, landscape protection area
Devil's Cave W by Bieswang		577H002	Pappenheim position	Southern Franconian Alb	The approx. 100 m long horizontal cave has two entrances that lead into a vestibule.	200 100 × 2	Type: Karst horizontal cave Type: Limestone, dolomite stone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Landscape protection area, nature park
Source outlet The seven sources SW of Heidenheim	more pictures	577Q001	Heidenheim position	Southwest Albrand region	At the border between Opalimus Clay and Doggersandstein lies a spring horizon from which the seven springs arise.	100 10 × 10	Type: Layer Source Type: Sandstone	no information	significant	Landscape protection area, nature park
Source outlet Steinbrunnen ESE von Göhren		577Q002	Pappenheim position	Southern Franconian Alb	Several small spring outlets arise in a spring niche set in sandstone. The stone fountain rises on the otherwise arid karst plateau on a remnant of the Upper Freshwater Molasse. The year 1706 is indistinctly visible on the stone arch of the fountain.	1 1 × 1	Type: Layer Source Type: Sandstone	no information	significant	Monument protection, ground monument, landscape protection area
Gorge Teufelsbackofen NW of Fiegenstall		577R001	Höttingen position	Southwest Albrand region	The narrow gorge in the Upper Burgsandstein shows only a few outcrops. Feuerletten is waiting at the entrance. Fallen trees make inspection more difficult, especially in the central area.	18750 250 × 75	Type: Canyon, Rock Type: Sandstone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	significant	Landscape protection area, nature park
Stone channel SW from Wolfsbronn	more pictures	577R002	Meinheim position	Riesalb	The course of the stream lies in an approximately 130 m long and up to 160 cm high tufa dam, which is interrupted by several waterfalls. Despite the protection status, the property is to be regarded as largely destroyed, as the channel was artificially walled up with stones and concrete over its entire length as a maintenance measure. A negative example!	130 130 × 1	Type: Stone gutter, layer source Type: Tufa-lime	no information	significant	Nature reserve, landscape protection area, FFH area
Stone gutter SE from Spielberg	more pictures	577R003	Gnotzheim position	Riesalb	The stream is approx. 20 m long and a maximum of 10 cm high. The channel is deepened and lined with a little lime. The small groove is in the development stage.	6 20 × 0	Type: Stone gutter, layer source Type: Tufa-lime	no information	significant	Landscape protection area, FFH area, nature park
Stone channel S from Rohrbach	more pictures	577R004	Etten instead of position	Southern Franconian Alb	The stone channel near Rohrbach is approx. 60 m long and up to 1 m high. A wooden walkway was installed next to the gutter. The source of the channel arises between Opalinus Clay and iron sandstone, the channel grows by 2 to 3 cm annually. This channel was also partly artificially walled up. A natural development is no longer given. The red gorge with the sintered formations of the so-called Junge Steinerne Rinne also belongs to the property.	18 60 × 0	Type: Stone gutter, layer source Type: Tufa-lime	no information	significant	Natural monument, landscape protection area, FFH area
Stone channel NNE from Hechlingen	more pictures	577R005	Heidenheim position	Southwest Albrand region	The channel is approx. 10 m long and a maximum of 30 cm high; it has so far been largely preserved in its natural form. A notice board clarifies the specialty of the property.	10 10 × 1	Type: Stone gutter, layer source Type: Tufa-lime	no information	significant	Landscape protection area, nature park
Stone gutter SE from Oberweiler	more pictures	577R006	Meinheim position	Riesalb	The stream, lined with tufa, is about 50 m long. The tufa excretions have not yet been anthropogenically changed.	30 30 × 1	Type: Stone gutter, layer source Type: Tufa-lime	no information	significant	Landscape protection area, nature park
Dachsbaufelsen SE from Dettenheim		577R007	Weißenburg in Bavaria position	Southern Franconian Alb	The Dachsbaufelsen was shown on the geological map as sponge reef limestone in the area of ​​Treuchtlinger marble. The rock is heavily mossed and deeply weathered in places, smaller caves lead into the rock.	100 10 × 10	Type: Dome, Rock, Fissure / Tectonic Cave Type: Limestone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Soil monument, landscape protection area, nature park
Rock group Twelve Apostles N of Esslingen	more pictures	577R008	Solnhofen position	Southern Franconian Alb	The Twelve Apostles belong to the Mörnsheimer Riffzug. The picturesque rocks are built up from the sponge algae limestone of the Middle Malm Delta. The rock group is geomorphologically classified as an ensemble, as the numerous isolated rocks represent a coherent range of reefs, which can be recognized by the garland-like coves that run from rock to rock.	60000 600 × 100	Type: rock group, rock tower / needle, rock castle, sedimentary structures Type: dolomite stone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Nature reserve, natural monument, landscape protection area	Bavaria's most beautiful geotopes No. 62
Hilltop of the Bubenheimer Berg E von Bubenheim	more pictures	577R009	Treuchtlingen position	Southwest Albrand region	On the top of the Bubenheimer Berg, Malm limestone and dolomite clods form hard blocks of up to several cubic meters in size. These hardlings are allochthonous clods that were blasted out of the area of ​​the crater during the Ries disaster. The Malmschollen are usually intensely buried and z. Sometimes baked again, so that they weathered out of the environment as hardened people.	20000 200 × 100	Type: Ejecta (impact), rocky dome Type: Limestone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Landscape protection area, nature park
Teufelskanzel SE from Solnhofen	more pictures	577R010	Solnhofen position	Riesalb	The Teufelskanzel rock summit is built up from the bench-top Dolomites of the Malms.	20000 200 × 100	Type: Crag Type: Dolomite stone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Landscape protection area, nature park
Ponordoline E by Göhren		577R011	Pappenheim position	Southern Franconian Alb	The Ponor trench is 200 m long, 25 m wide and has a maximum depth of 6 m in the western trench area. In the trench, a small stream flows to the mouth that was flooded with quarry rubble many years ago.	5000 200 × 25	Type: Ponor, sinkhole Type: Breccia, dolomite stone	no information	precious	Landscape protection area, nature park
Dolinenfeld E von Göhren		577R012	Pappenheim position	Southern Franconian Alb	Group of several sinkholes, some of which act as ponors in heavy rain. The largest of the sinkholes has a diameter of approx. 20 m and a depth of approx. 10 m. Another very large sinkhole, in which current subsidence is taking place, is 200 m WNW of the intersection and has not yet been protected as an ND.	40000 200 × 200	Type: Dolinenfeld Type: Dolomite stone, limestone	no information	precious	Landscape protection area, nature park
Quartzite blocks E from Döckingen		577R013	Polesingen position	Riesalb	Various theories exist about the age and the cause of the accumulation of quartzite blocks around Döckingen. There are 8 blocks to the east of the village. The z. Blocks of several cubic meters consist of medium-grain, quartzite cemented sandstones. Fissure structures are characteristic of the quartzites, which can possibly be traced back to the Ries event.	20000 200 × 100	Type: Type locality, relict rocks Type: Sandstone	block	especially valuable	Natural park
Ponordolinen NE from Kohnhof		577R014	Polesingen position	Riesalb	In a small wood there are three large ponordolines with a temporary flow of water in a confined space. Fresh, steep subsidence in the washed-in clay is evidence of recent activity.	22500 150 × 150	Type: Ponor Type: Limestone, Loess Loam	Sinkhole / sinkhole	precious	Landscape protection area, nature park
Döckingen sinkhole SSE		577R015	Polesingen position	Riesalb	The large sinkhole is in the area of ​​allochthonous rift clods. Fresh subsidence is evidence of the ongoing subsidence processes.	2000 50x40	Type: sinkhole Type: limestone	no information	precious	Natural park
Hunnenstein WSW from Markt Berolzheim		577R016	Market Berolzheim position	Riesalb	These are two blocks of quartz sandstone, the assignment of which has not yet been clarified.	1 1 × 1	Type: Relic Rocks Type: Sandstone	no information	significant	Landscape protection area, FFH area, nature park
Stream with sinter basin WNW Wolfsbronn	more pictures	577R017	Meinheim position	Riesalb	Small sinter basins have been formed along the course of the stream over a length of 100 m.	100 100 × 1	Type: Sinter formation, stream / river course Type: Limestone, sandstone	no information	significant	Landscape protection area, FFH area, nature park
Stone channel NNW from Heidenheim	more pictures	577R018	Heidenheim position	Southwest Albrand region	The small but beautiful Steinerne Rinne has not yet been developed for tourism. The natural development of the channel is partially disturbed by attempts to accelerate its growth.	150 150 × 1	Type: Stone Gutter Type: Limestone, Sandstone	no information	significant	Landscape protection area, FFH area, nature park
Hohler Stein NW from Stahlmühle		577R019	Heidenheim position	Southwest Albrand region	The limestone rock wall of the lower Malm lies just outside the edge of the Ries, which is noticeable in the intense fissures. Several small caves with beautifully washed-out profiles start here, but narrow quickly.	500 50 × 10	Type: Rock Castle Type: Limestone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Landscape protection area, nature park
Dolinenfeld in the Maierholz WSW of Döckingen		577R020	Polesingen position	Riesalb	In the forest area there are numerous sinkholes in a small space, including the Ponordoline Fuchsbau. In some sinkholes there are large blocks of sandstone that resemble the Döckinger quartzites.	300000 600 × 500	Type: Dolinenfeld, Ponor, relict rocks Type: Limestone, sandstone	Sinkhole / sinkhole	significant	Landscape protection area, nature park
Ponordoline SW from Rothenstein		577R023	Pappenheim position	Southern Franconian Alb	Large ponordoline with temporary tributaries from two tapering trenches. In the deepest part of the sinkhole you can also see large blocks and rock that may be standing under the clay cover.	2000 50x40	Type: Ponor Type: Limestone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Landscape protection area, nature park

See also

• List of nature reserves in Middle Franconia
• List of landscape protection areas in Middle Franconia
• List of FFH areas in Middle Franconia
• List of EU bird protection areas in Middle Franconia

Individual evidence

1. ↑ LfU, Geotopes in Middle Franconia ( Memento of the original from September 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on August 30, 2015) 

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