Princes Cave (Hemer)

Princes Cave
	Princes Cave
Location:	Sundwig
Geographic ; location:	51 ° 22 '47.4 " N , 7 ° 46' 26.1" E Coordinates: 51 ° 22 '47.4 " N , 7 ° 46' 26.1" E

The Prinzenhöhle is a stalactite cave in the Sundwig district of Hemer .

It is probably connected to the Von-der-Becke-Höhle and the Heinrichshöhle via the Perick cave system . In the Handbook of Geography for Use by High Schools and Educated Readers , the Prinzenhöhle 1830 is given a length of more than 1,000 feet .

The cave was discovered while quarrying around 1812. It got its name from a visit by the then Crown Prince of Prussia .

In 1869 the cave was owned by Adolf von der Becke senior.

literature

Heinrich Streich: Underground magic realms of the Sauerland. 1967, pp. 63-65
Walter Sönnecken: Caves of the Sauerland. 1966, pp. 85-87

Web links

Commons : Prinzenhöhle - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Walter Sönnecken, 1966, pages 85-87: The old cave near Sundwig

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Letter from Prof. Dr. Fuhlrott (page 119) to the Naturhistorischer Verein der Rheinlande und Westfalens, Niederrheinische Gesellschaft für Natur- und Heilkunde in Bonn (1869) with a view to the October meeting. In Decheniana: Negotiations of the Natural History Association ... , Volumes 26-27, page 129.
↑ Handbook of Geography for use by higher schools and for educated readers by Dr. Wilhelm Friedrich Volger, Rector at the Johanneum in Lüneburg. Second edition, Hanover 1830, page 225.
^ Heinz-Werner Weber: Heinrichshöhle and Felsenmeer - Hemer's fascinating sights. 2nd improved edition. Hemer 2002, p. 3.
^ Physical lexicon or concise dictionary of the entire study of nature for the educated from all classes by Gotthard Oswald Marbach, Volume 3, Leipzig, 1836, Volume H to M, page 100.

[Fuhlrott-1] Letter from Prof. Dr. Fuhlrott (page 119) to the Naturhistorischer Verein der Rheinlande und Westfalens, Niederrheinische Gesellschaft für Natur- und Heilkunde in Bonn (1869) with a view to the October meeting. In Decheniana: Negotiations of the Natural History Association ... , Volumes 26-27, page 129.

[2] Handbook of Geography for use by higher schools and for educated readers by Dr. Wilhelm Friedrich Volger, Rector at the Johanneum in Lüneburg. Second edition, Hanover 1830, page 225.

[3] Heinz-Werner Weber: Heinrichshöhle and Felsenmeer - Hemer's fascinating sights. 2nd improved edition. Hemer 2002, p. 3.

[4] Physical lexicon or concise dictionary of the entire study of nature for the educated from all classes by Gotthard Oswald Marbach, Volume 3, Leipzig, 1836, Volume H to M, page 100.