Pingenfeld Carthäuserloch

Pingenfeld Carthäuserloch is a sinkhole in Witten, Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia. Pingenfeld Carthäuserloch is situated nearby to the heritage site St.-Johannes-Erbstollen, as well as near Hardenstein Castle.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hardenstein Castle and Hardenstein.

Hardenstein Castle

Castle

Photo: Kira Nerys, GPL.

Hardenstein Castle is a ruined castle in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The remains lie east of Herbede on the Ruhr River, surrounded by mountains, and are not easily accessible.

Hardenstein

Nature reserve

Photo: Rainer Halama, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hardenstein is a nature reserve.

St.-Johannes-Erbstollen

Adit

Photo: Markus Schweiss, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St.-Johannes-Erbstollen is an adit, which is situated 110 metres northwest of Pingenfeld Carthäuserloch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Herbede and Heven.

Since 1975 the former city of Herbede is a part of the city of Witten. As one of the eight boroughs of Witten, it is now called Witten-Herbede. Before the incorporation with Witten in 1975, Herbede was a city in the administrative district Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis.