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Baden-Württemberg

Kochstein

Kochstein is a locality in , . Kochstein is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Lion-man and Vogelherd Cave.

Work of art
Photo: Dagmar Hollmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Löwenmensch figurine, also called the of Hohlenstein-Stadel, is a prehistoric ivory sculpture discovered in Hohlenstein-Stadel, a German cave, part of the Caves and Ice Age Art in the Swabian Jura UNESCO World Heritage Site, in 1939.

Cave
Photo: Thilo Parg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is located in the eastern , south-western Germany. This limestone karst cave came to scientific and public attention after the 1931 discovery of the Upper Palaeolithic Vogelherd figurines, attributed to paleo-humans of the Aurignacian culture.

Cave
Photo: Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a near Hürben, a district of , in the in . The cave is 587 meters long with side passages, lies 487.5 meters above sea level and is probably two and a half to three million years old. is situated 3½ km northeast of Kochstein.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lindenau and Asselfingen.

Hamlet
Photo: Juergen.Maehnss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet.

Village
Photo: Buchbibliothek, CC0.
is a municipality in the district of Alb-Donau in in . is situated 3 km south of Kochstein.

Village
Photo: MrHope, Public domain.
is a small city in the in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is situated 17 km southeast of , and 24 km northeast of . is situated 4 km southeast of Kochstein.

Kochstein

Latitude
48.55526° or 48° 33′ 19″ north
Longitude
10.18091° or 10° 10′ 51″ east
Open location code
8FWGH54J+49
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11617078142
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
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