Dwarf cave near Hollenberg
| Dwarf cave near Hollenberg
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 Entrance area of the dwarf cave (December 2017) |
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| Location: | Hollenberg (Pegnitz) , Franconian Switzerland , Germany | |
| Height : | 509 m above sea level NN | |
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Geographic location: |
49 ° 45 '52 " N , 11 ° 29' 1.5" E | |
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| Cadastral number: | D 87 | |
| Type: | Crevice cave | |
| Overall length: | 97 m | |
The Dwarf Cave , also known as dwarf hole or dwarf hole called, is a 97-meter column in the cavity Schlossberg below the castle ruins Hollenberg , south of Hollenberg in the town of Pegnitz in Franconian Switzerland . The dwarf cave is registered as D 87 in the Franconian Alb cave cadastre (HFA). Your entrance is at 509 m above sea level. NN height. To the east, below the dwarf cave, lies the Kühloch near Hollenberg (D 157), a covered cave created by a fall.
The dwarf cave has two entrances and is mainly formed by two parallel and interconnected crevices. In the north as well as in the west part of the cave there are further, partly narrow branches.
literature
- Stephan Lang: Höhlen in Franken - hiking guide into the underworld of Franconian Switzerland with new tours . Hans Carl Verlag, Nuremberg 2006, ISBN 978-3-418-00385-6 , p. 127.
Web links
- Dwarf cave on the Caveclimbers.de site
- Zwergenloch on Caveseekers.com
Individual evidence
- ^ Geological map, sheet 6234 Pottenstein
- ↑ Here is a new homepage. Retrieved March 13, 2020 .
- ^ Hollenberg ruins, dwarf cave, hiking, Franconian Switzerland. In: naturerlebnis-fs.de. Retrieved December 25, 2017 .
- ↑ Circular hike from the Hollenberg castle ruins to the Pirkenreuther chapel . Retrieved December 25, 2017.
- ↑ Hike Pottenstein Upper Franconia . Retrieved December 25, 2017.
- ^ Stephan Lang: Höhlen in Franken - hiking guide into the underworld of Franconian Switzerland with new tours , p. 127