Bear’s Cave
Bear's Cave is a tourist cave in Sonnenbühl, Germany. It is named after the numerous cave bear skeletons found there, that likely inhabited the site 20,000 years ago.- Opening hours:
9:00 AM—5:30 PM
March: Saturday, Sunday, and public holidays 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
November: Saturday, Sunday, and public holidays 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
December—February: closed - Email: info@sonnenbuehl.de
- Type: Cave
- Description: cave in Germany
- Also known as: “Karl’s Cave” and “Karlshöhle and Bärenhöhle”
- Address: Bärenhöhle, Sonnenbühl, 72820
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Erpfquelle and Burg Hohenerpfingen.
Burg Hohenerpfingen
Castle
Burg Hohenerpfingen is a castle, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Bear’s Cave.
Our Lady and St. Nicholas, Undingen
Church
Our Lady and St. Nicholas, Undingen is a church, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Bear’s Cave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Genkingen and Honau.
Trochtelfingen
Town
Bear’s Cave
- Categories: show cave, natural monument in Germany, tourism, tourist attraction, and landform
- Location: Sonnenbühl, Reutlingen, Tübingen Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
48.37072° or 48° 22′ 15″ north
Longitude
9.21512° or 9° 12′ 54″ east
Open location code
8FWF96C8+72
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Tosk Albanian—“Bear’s Cave” goes by many names.
- German: “Bärenhöhle”
- German: “Erpfinger Höhle”
- German: “Karls- u. Bärenhöhle”
- German: “Karls- und Bärenhöhle”
- German: “Karlshöhle”
- Hausa: “Kogon Bear (Erpfingen)”
- Hausa: “Kogon Bear”
- Swedish: “Bärenhöhle”
- Swiss German: “Bärenhöhle”
- Tosk Albanian: “Bärenhöhle”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bärenhöhle and Entdeckerloch Lehrer Fauth.
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