Thuringia
Kyffhäuserkreis
Kyffhäuserland

Barbarossa Cave

The Barbarossa Cave is an anhydrite cave in the Hills near in the east German state of . It is a cave with large caverns, grottos and lakes.
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  • Type: Cave
  • Description: cave
  • Also known as: “Barbarossa Cavern” and “Barbarossahoehle”
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Falkenburg and St. Johannes.

Archaeological site
Photo: Schnueffler, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an archaeological site.

Church
Photo: BBKurt, CC BY 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 1½ km southeast of Barbarossa Cave.

Church
Photo: ErwinMeier, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 2 km west of Barbarossa Cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bendeleben and Rathsfeld.

Village
Photo: Wikswat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village and a former municipality in the district , in , . Since 31 December 2012, it is part of the municipality .

Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Barbarossa Cave.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 4.0.
is a village and a former municipality in the district , in , . Since 31 December 2012, it is part of the municipality . is situated 4 km southwest of Barbarossa Cave.

Barbarossa Cave

Latitude
51.37556° or 51° 22′ 32″ north
Longitude
11.03662° or 11° 2′ 12″ east
Elevation
141 metres (463 feet)
Open location code
9F3H92GP+6J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3547622946
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
2952847
Wiki­data ID
Q153171
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Barbarossa Cave” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كهف بربروسا”
  • Bulgarian: “Пещерата Барбароса”
  • Catalan: “Cova Barbarroja”
  • Cebuano: “Barbarossahöhle”
  • Chinese: “巴巴罗萨山洞”
  • Croatian: “špilja Barbarossa”
  • Dutch: “Barbarossa-grot”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كهف بربروسا”
  • Esperanto: “Barbarosa kaverno”
  • Estonian: “Barbarossa koobas”
  • French: “grotte de Barberousse”
  • French: “Grotte de Barberousse”
  • German: “Barbarossahöhle”
  • German: “Falkenburger Höhle”
  • Greek: “Σπήλαιο Μπαρμπαρόσα”
  • Indonesian: “Barbarossa Cave”
  • Italian: “Grotta Barbarossa”
  • Japanese: “バルバロッサの洞窟”
  • Japanese: “バルバロッサ洞窟”
  • Kölsch: “Barbarossahöhl”
  • Kölsch: “Barbarossahöhle”
  • Korean: “바르바로사 동굴”
  • Latvian: “Barbarossa ala”
  • Lithuanian: “Barbarosos urvas”
  • Polish: “Jaskinia Barbarossy”
  • Portuguese: “Caverna de Barbarossa”
  • Russian: “пещера Барбароссы”
  • Spanish: “cueva de Barbarroja”
  • Spanish: “Cueva de Barbarroja”
  • Swedish: “Barbarossahöhle”

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