Reckenhöhle
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 Dripstones in the great hall |
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| Location: | Sauerland , Germany | |
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Geographic location: |
51 ° 22 '13 " N , 7 ° 51' 49" E | |
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| Type: | Stalactite cave | |
| Discovery: | 1888 | |
| Show cave since: | 1890 | |
| Lighting: | electric (since 1890) | |
| Overall length: | 2500 meters | |
| Length of the show cave area: |
about 300 meters | |
| Website: | official page | |
The Reckenhöhle is in Balver district Binolen located cave . 300 meters of the cave are accessible to visitors and developed as a show cave . The Reckenhöhle has about 2.5 kilometers of well-known cave passages. The cave is located in the Hönnetal in a Devonian mass limestone depression , which extends from Hagen to Balve. Further show caves can be found in Iserlohn ( Dechenhöhle ) and Hemer ( Heinrichshöhle ). In the Reckenhöhle, as in many other caves in the Hönnetal, evidence of cultic acts can be found.
history
In 1888, the Reckenhöhle was discovered by Franz Recke, after observing water vapors that rose from a crack, especially in winter, and he started a management business in 1890. In the same year the first part of the cave was opened as a show cave. The electrical power for the lighting was generated with water power from the Hönne . In 1936 it was connected to the public power supply. The cave has been accessible in its current style since 1924. During the Second World War, various museums used the Reckenhöhle as a repository for their stock. In the local museum in Menden there are mammoth teeth found during excavations and a cave bear skeleton . The control panel of the first lighting system is in a Dortmund museum.
