Rappenfluh natural monument

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The “roof” stone, photo taken around 1912
May 2004

The Rappenfluh natural monument is located on the Rappenfluh parcel in the municipality of Hittisau in the Bregenz Forest , Vorarlberg , Austria . This natural monument consists of a large number of fallen rocks, some as tall as a house, which, among other things, created cave-like passages.

Surname

It is assumed that the term black horse refers to the bald ibis ( Vorarlbergerisch : Rap or Rappa , see also Rappenlochschlucht ), an animal species that has been exterminated in Europe for centuries due to excessive hunting.

The name Rappenfluh can also be found in the communities: Kennelbach , Langen bei Bregenz , Lingenau , Möggers and Wolfurt , other compositions with the word Rapp can be found in many field names in the various communities in Vorarlberg.

location

The parcel Rappenfluh and this natural monument Rappenfluh are located in the southwestern part of the municipality of Hittisau at about 830  m above sea level. A. It is about 1500 meters as the crow flies to the center of Hittisau .

Origin, history

The landslide that formed the natural monument did not occur until after the last ice age , a few millennia ago. No Ice Age influences could be found here.

In this landslide, a mighty Nagelfluhbank, the stratification of which was directed at 30 ° towards the south, came off. The falling material from the large blocks is still visible in the forest today and the demolition itself is now partially represented as a separate rock face. The layering of the blocks resulted in caves , such as B. the money hole .

At the time of the coalition wars / Vorarlberg people's uprising in 1809 , legend has it that the landslide area of ​​the Rappenfluh served as a hiding place for various residents of Hittisau. The natural monument is a retreat for animals as well as a wintering place. These withdraw into the covered caves created here . This natural monument, protected since 1955, was removed from the list of natural monuments in 1984 and placed under protection again in 1991.

In 2018, two injured people had to be rescued in the Rappenfluh area. One of the people had crashed in the money hole , the other person was hanging freely and injured in the Dachstein wall .

Say

In the money hole of the legend is to be hidden by a butter churn, a considerable golden treasure that is guarded by a black poodle.

See also

literature

  • Walter Krieg, Rudolf Alge: Vorarlberger Naturdenkmale: from giant trees, caves and devil's stones , Hard 1991, Hecht-Verlag, ISBN 3-85430-151-0 .

Web links

Commons : Rappenfluh  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Das Rappenloch , website: lexikon.dornbirn.at.
  2. ↑ There is a lot to discover in Hittisau , website: vol.at from April 1, 2008.
  3. ↑ a b Walter Krieg, Rudolf Alge: Vorarlberger Naturdenkmale: from giant trees, caves and devil's stones , p. 52.
  4. ↑ a b c See also information boards on site.
  5. ↑ Home evening 14.09.2018 , website: bergrettung-hittisau.at.
  6. ↑ Richerad Beitl: The money hole in Hittisau , Website: sagen.at.

Coordinates: 47 ° 26 ′ 50.3 "  N , 9 ° 58 ′ 21.7"  E