Devil's hole (devil's wall)
The Teufelsloch is a cave on the Hamburg coat of arms in the Teufelsmauer near Timmenrode in the Harz district , Saxony-Anhalt .
The cave is located on the southeast side of a small rocky basin, the north side of which is occupied by the rocks of the Hamburg coat of arms. A little to the northwest are the caves of the cow stables . The name Kuhstall is sometimes also used for the Teufelsloch.
The origin of the cave could be due to the mining of abrasive sand . The large oval cave entrance leads after a short distance to a large north-facing opening in the rock, which is reminiscent of a panorama window. The origin of the opening is unclear and could be traced back to a ceiling or wall collapse. The so-called knight's staircase leads up to the outside of the northern rock wall of the cave .
The legend of the cowshed on the battlements relates to the origin of the large northern opening . According to this, a shepherd Ulrich is said to have grazed his herd of cows and bulls at Helsunger Bruch when he was surprised by a summer storm. In a hurry to find a sheltered place, a little man appeared to him, offered advice and led him to the cave. When the shepherd had driven the animals into the cave and wanted to thank the little man, his shape changed and the little man became the devil and rolled a large stone in front of the cave entrance, so that the herd and their shepherd were captured. The bulls then went wild and ran against the rock face for hours until the rock on the north side was pushed away and the window that still exists today surrendered. Ulrich was able to flee and got help from Timmenrode. When he came back the devil and the stone in front of the cave entrance had disappeared.
In 2016, the Teufelsloch was a filming location for the German fairy tale film Das singende, Klingende Bäumchen .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Axel and Volker Mothes, Harzer Klippen- & Stiegenwelt , Volume I, Stiegenbuchverlag Halle (Saale), 2011, 153 f.
- ↑ Carsten Kiehne, The most famous sagas from the Eastern Harz , Books on Demand, Norderstedt, 2017, ISBN 978-3-741279591 , page 101 ff.
Coordinates: 51 ° 46 ′ 37 ″ N , 11 ° 0 ′ 6.2 ″ E