Unicorn Cave
The Unicorn Cave is the largest show cave in the West Harz, about 1.5 kilometres northwest of Scharzfeld in the borough of Herzberg am Harz in central Germany. It is a karst cave developed in dolomite strata that is part of the Zechstein.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cave
- Description: cave in Germany
- Also known as: “Einhornhohle” and “Einhornhöhle”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Scharzfels Castle and Steinkirche Scharzfeld.
Scharzfels Castle
Castle
Photo: AxelHH, Public domain.
Scharzfels Castle is the medieval ruin of a fortification located east of the village of Scharzfeld in the borough of Herzberg am Harz in central Germany. Scharzfels Castle is situated 740 metres southeast of Unicorn Cave.
Steinkirche Scharzfeld
Photo: Ragnar1904, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Steinkirche Scharzfeld is situated 2 km west of Unicorn Cave.
Steinberg bei Scharzfeld
Nature reserve
Photo: Dehio, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Steinberg bei Scharzfeld is a nature reserve.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Scharzfeld and Barbis.
Scharzfeld
Village
Photo: Kassandro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Scharzfeld is a village in the borough of Herzberg am Harz in the district of Göttingen in South Lower Saxony, Germany. Scharzfeld lies at a height of about 220 m above sea level and has 1,765 inhabitants.
Barbis
Village
Photo: Kassandro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Barbis is a village, which is situated 3 km southeast of Unicorn Cave.
Koenigshuette
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Koenigshuette is a neighborhood, which is situated 4 km southeast of Unicorn Cave.
Unicorn Cave
- Categories: show cave, tourism, tourist attraction, and landform
- Location: Lower Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.635° or 51° 38′ 6″ northLongitude
10.40414° or 10° 24′ 15″ eastElevation
394 metres (1,293 feet)Inception
1905Operator
Gesellschaft Unicornu fossile e.V.Open location code
9F3GJCP3+2MOpenStreetMap ID
node 365579102OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Persian—“Unicorn Cave” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أينهورنهولة”
- Arabic: “كهف أينهورن”
- Armenian: “Միաեղջյուրի քարանձավ”
- Cebuano: “Einhornhöhle”
- Dutch: “Unicorn Cave”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كهف يونيكورن”
- Esperanto: “Unukornula kaverno”
- French: “grotte de la Licorne”
- French: “Grotte de la Licorne”
- German: “Einhornhöhle (Harz)”
- German: “Einhornhöhle”
- Italian: “grotta dell’Unicorno”
- Italian: “Grotta dell’Unicorno”
- Persian: “غار اینهورنهوله”
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