Veronica Cave

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Veronica Cave

Entrance portal of the Veronika Cave

Entrance portal of the Veronika Cave

Location: Swabian Alb , Baden-Wuerttemberg , Lenningen
Height : 735  m above sea level NN
Geographic
location:
48 ° 34 ′ 55 "  N , 9 ° 28 ′ 19"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 34 ′ 55 "  N , 9 ° 28 ′ 19"  E
Veronikahöhle (Baden-Württemberg)
Veronica Cave
Cadastral number: 7422/03
Overall length: 31 m
Level difference: 45 m

The Veronikahöhle is a cave in the Swabian Alb ( Baden-Württemberg ).

Description of the cave

The Veronikahöhle is characterized by its south-facing, 6 meter high and 3 meter wide rock portal. Behind it there is an approximately 15 meter long crevasse, which suddenly bends to the top right. The cave floor consists of fine clay deposits . The corridor rises about 6 meters and ends in a cave dome that has been decorated with modern cave paintings . At the far end, a chimney rises steeply, but it has collapsed and would end another 7 meters up in the Verena-Baggins-Loch . Overall, the Veronika Cave is given as 31 meters long and 45 meters high.

Geographical location

The Veronika Cave is located on the Teckberg at 735  m above sea level. NN about one kilometer south of Teck Castle and above the village of Owen and the Lenninger Valley .

Directions

From the Bölle hiking car park, you climb steeply to Teck Castle . When you reach the ridge, turn right. First you reach the upper yellow rock , then along the slope edge after about 50 meters the main rock yellow rock . Here is the unsecured entry to the Verena-Beutlins-Loch dem ("chimney" of the Veronikahöhle ). To the right of the Yellow Rock , a narrow path leads down to the Veronika Cave .

literature

  • Hans Binder , Herbert Jantschke: Cave guide Swabian Alb. Caves - springs - waterfalls . 7th completely revised edition. DRW-Verlag, Leinfelden-Echterdingen 2003, ISBN 3-87181-485-7 , p. 118-119 .
  • Hans-Joachim Haupt: Discover with children - Wild caves in the Swabian Alb. Fleischhauer & Spohn, Bietigheim-Bissingen 2002, p. 64, ISBN 3-87230-576-X .

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