Hohle Fels
The Hohle Fels is a cave in the Swabian Jura of Germany that has yielded a number of important archaeological finds dating from the Upper Paleolithic. Artifacts found in the cave represent some of the earliest examples of prehistoric art and musical instruments ever discovered.- Cave
- …is partly wheelchair accessible
- Opening hours:
May–October: Wednesday–Friday 2:00 PM–5:00 PM; Saturday noon–5:00 PM and May–October Sunday 11:00 AM–5:00 PM - Description: cave in Germany
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sirgenstein Cave and Sirgenstein Castle.
Sirgenstein Cave
Cave
The small Sirgenstein Cave, German: Sirgensteinhöhle… Sirgenstein Cave is situated 1 km northeast of Hohle Fels.
Sirgenstein Castle
Castle
Sirgenstein Castle is a ruined castle on rock, over… Sirgenstein Castle is situated 1 km northeast of Hohle Fels.
Schelklingen train station
Railway station
Schelklingen train station is a railway station, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Hohle Fels.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Schelklingen and Blaubeuren.
Schelklingen
Village
Schelklingen is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
Blaubeuren
Town
Blaubeuren is a town in the district of Alb-Donau near Ulm in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Blaubeuren is situated 4½ km northeast of Hohle Fels.
Altheim
Village
Altheim is a municipality in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Altheim is situated 6 km south of Hohle Fels.
Hohle Fels
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Latitude
48.37924° or 48° 22′ 45″ north
Longitude
9.75402° or 9° 45′ 15″ east
Open location code
8FWF9QH3+MJ
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OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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natural=cave_entrance
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tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Hohle Fels” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “هوهل فيلس”
- Cebuano: “Hohler Fels”
- Chinese: “空石岩洞”
- Czech: “Hohle Fels”
- Dutch: “Hohle Fels”
- Egyptian Arabic: “هوهل فيلس”
- Esperanto: “Hohle Fels”
- French: “Hohle Fels”
- German: “Hohle Fels”
- German: “Hohlefels”
- German: “Hohler Fels”
- Greek: “Χόλε Φελς”
- Hebrew: “הולר פלס”
- Japanese: “ホーレ・フェルス”
- Japanese: “ホーレ・フェルス洞窟”
- Kotava: “Hohle Fels (arula)”
- Kotava: “Hohle Fels”
- Macedonian: “Холе Фелс”
- Polish: “Hohle Fels”
- Russian: “Холе-Фельс”
- Spanish: “Hohle Fels”
- Swedish: “Hohle Fels”
- Turkish: “Hohle Fels”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Zwilling and Schelklinger Wand.
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