Diebskeller

Diebskeller is a cave in Königstein, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony. Diebskeller is situated nearby to the peak Quirl, as well as near the village Pfaffendorf.

Photo: Unukorno, CC BY 4.0.

Type: Cave
Description: natural monument in Saxony, Germany
Also known as: “Diebshöhle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Königstein Fortress and Quirl.

Königstein Fortress

Königstein Fortress

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

Königstein Fortress, the "Saxon Bastille", is a hilltop fortress near Dresden, in Saxon Switzerland, Germany, above the town of Königstein on the left bank of the River Elbe.

Quirl

Peak

Photo: Norbert Kaiser, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Quirl is a low table hill, 349 metres high, in Saxon Switzerland, west of the River Elbe.

Hunger stone

Stone

Photo: Sastognuti, Public domain.

A hunger stone is a type of hydrological landmark common in Central Europe. Hunger stones serve as famine memorials and warnings and were erected in Germany and in ethnic German settlements throughout Europe in the 15th through 19th centuries. Hunger stone is situated 1½ km northeast of Diebskeller.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pfaffendorf and Leupoldishain.

Pfaffendorf

Village

Photo: Norbert Kaiser, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Pfaffendorf is a village.

Leupoldishain

Village

Photo: SchiDD, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Leupoldishain is a village, which is situated 2½ km west of Diebskeller.

Gohrisch

Village

Photo: Dirk Schmidt, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gohrisch is a village, which is situated 3 km east of Diebskeller.

Diebskeller

Categories: natural monument in Germany and landform
Location: Königstein, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxon Switzerland, Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

50.90859° or 50° 54′ 31″ north

Longitude

14.06426° or 14° 3′ 51″ east

Elevation

336 metres (1,102 feet)

Open location code

9F2PW357+CP

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cave_entrance

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to German—“Diebskeller” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Diebskeller”
German: “Diebeshöhle”
German: “Diebskeller”

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