Schillat Cave
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 The rear part of the Schillat Cave is no longer accessible to visitors. |
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| Location: | Weserbergland , Germany | |
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Geographic location: |
52 ° 12 '17 " N , 9 ° 17' 17" E | |
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| Type: | River cave | |
| Discovery: | 1992 | |
| Show cave since: | 2004 | |
| Lighting: | electric | |
| Overall length: | 400 meters | |
| Length of the show cave area: |
180 m | |
| Average annual number of visitors: | 27,500 (2007-2011) | |
| Current visitors: | 25,000 (2011) | |
| Particularities: | Exhibition of the German Archive for Sinter Chronology | |
| Website: | Schillat Cave | |
The Schillat Cave is a show cave with stalactite formations in the Süntel Mountains in the Weserbergland in Lower Saxony .
location
The Schillat Cave is located in Hessisch Oldendorf south of the Langenfeld district on the north side of the Süntel in a quarry on the Riesenberg.
Show cave
In the Süntel, coral oolite ( limestone from the Upper Jura) has been mined for decades . In 1992, the demolition master Hartmut Brepohl discovered a cave in a quarry near Langenfeld. It was named after the sinter chronologist Bodo Schillat , who had already discovered a stalactite cave in the Riesenberg in 1969 in the area of the same quarry. This 1,100 meter long cave, discovered at that time, was named " Riesenberghöhle ". It was a geologically particularly valuable cave that was examined, documented, placed under nature protection and closed again to protect against damage.
The Schillat Cave, discovered in 1992, is around 180 meters long and is 45 meters deep. Half of the cave, which was once more than 400 meters long, fell victim to rock mining. It is a dry river cave with traces of water erosion and a few stalactites. It was expanded into a show cave and opened to visitors in August 2004. The cave entrance is 36 meters below the edge of the quarry and can be reached via a glazed elevator.
Inside the show cave there are various stalactite formations and numerous finds that are presented in showcases . Different types of rock, minerals, stalactites, fossils from the Jurassic period , sintered pearls and rare calcite crystals, so-called corals , are shown. The cave also contains the German Archive for Sinter Chronology . An artificially created connecting tube between two cave sections shows reproduced cave paintings. Guided tours are offered for visitors. The locked Riesenberg cave with its geological treasures is presented in a 3D slide show.
Access to the cave from the quarry
The German Archive for Sinter Chronology is on display in the cave
Visitor numbers since opening
