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Saalfeld Fairy Grottoes

The Saalfeld Fairy Grottoes are caverns or grottoes of a former mine near , in the German state of . They have long been famous for their countless colorful mineral formations formed over many years by water dripping through relatively soft rock.
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  • Type: Cave
  • Description: mine in Germany
  • Also known as: “Feengrotten”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Stadtmuseum Saalfeld im Franziskanerkloster and Corpus Christi Church Saalfeld.

Museum
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is situated 1½ km northeast of Saalfeld Fairy Grottoes.

Church
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is situated 1½ km northeast of Saalfeld Fairy Grottoes.

City gate
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is a city gate, which is situated 2 km northeast of Saalfeld Fairy Grottoes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Garnsdorf and Beulwitz (Saalfeld).

Village
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is a village.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Saalfeld Fairy Grottoes.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 2½ km north of Saalfeld Fairy Grottoes.

Saalfeld Fairy Grottoes

Latitude
50.63419° or 50° 38′ 3″ north
Longitude
11.34327° or 11° 20′ 36″ east
Elevation
325 metres (1,066 feet)
Open location code
9F2HJ8MV+M8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 441939312
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­mine
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
2927597
Wiki­data ID
Q1400997
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Saalfeld Fairy Grottoes” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مغارة فينجروتن”
  • Armenian: “Զաալֆելդի հեքիաթային քարայրներ”
  • Armenian: “Զաալֆելդի հեքիաթային քարանձավ”
  • Armenian: “Հեքիաթային քարայրներ”
  • Armenian: “Հեքիաթային քարանձավ”
  • Armenian: “Ֆիինգրոթեն”
  • Basque: “Saalfeldeko Maitagarrien leizea”
  • Cebuano: “Feengrotten”
  • Chinese: “仙女洞 (萨尔费尔德)”
  • Chinese: “仙女洞”
  • Dutch: “Saalfeld Fairy Grottoes”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كهوف زالفيلد الجنيه”
  • French: “grotte des Fées de Saalfeld”
  • French: “Grottes des Fées de Saalfeld”
  • Galician: “Covas das Fadas de Saalfeld”
  • German: “Feengrotten”
  • German: “Saalfelder Feengrotten”
  • Italian: “Grotte delle fate di Saalfeld”
  • Italian: “Grotte delle fate”
  • Japanese: “ドイツにある妖精の洞窟と呼ばれる鍾乳洞”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Saalfelder Feengrotten”
  • Norwegian: “Saalfelder Feengrotten”
  • Russian: “Гроты фей”
  • Russian: “Сказочные гроты Заальфельда”
  • Vietnamese: “Hang động Thần tiên Saalfeld”

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