Sotzenhausen

Sotzenhausen is a residential area in Blaubeuren, Alb-Donau-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg. Sotzenhausen is situated nearby to the nature reserve Sotzenhauser Heide, as well as near the village Schelklingen.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sotzenhauser Heide and Hohle Fels.

Sotzenhauser Heide

Nature reserve

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Sotzenhauser Heide is a nature reserve.

The Hohle Fels is a cave in the Swabian Jura of Germany that has yielded a number of important archaeological finds dating from the Upper Paleolithic. Artifacts found in the cave represent some of the earliest examples of prehistoric art and musical instruments ever discovered. Hohle Fels is situated 2 km northwest of Sotzenhausen.

Sirgenstein Cave

Cave

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The small Sirgenstein Cave, German: Sirgensteinhöhle is situated 565 m above sea level inside the 20 m high Sirgenstein, a limestone rock. The cave sits 35 m above the Ach River valley bottom in the central Swabian Jura, southern Germany. Sirgenstein Cave is situated 2½ km north of Sotzenhausen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schelklingen and Ringingen.

Schelklingen

Village

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Schelklingen is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is situated 10 km north of Ehingen, and 20 km west of Ulm. Schelklingen and 82% of its territory form part of the Swabian Jura Biosphere Reserve. Schelklingen is situated 3 km west of Sotzenhausen.