Vogelherd Cave

The Vogelherd Cave 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.
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  • Cave
  • …is not wheelchair accessible
  • Description: cave in Niederstotzingen, Germany

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lion-man of Hohlenstein-Stadel and Bockstein Cave.
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Work of art
The Löwenmensch figurine, also called the Lion-man… is situated 2 km southwest of Vogelherd Cave.
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Cave
The , German: Bocksteinhöhle is part… is situated 3 km west of Vogelherd Cave.
Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cave
is a near Hürben… is situated 3 km north of Vogelherd Cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lindenau and Asselfingen.
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Hamlet
is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Vogelherd Cave.
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Village
is a municipality in the district of Alb-Donau in in . is situated 3½ km south of Vogelherd Cave.
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Village
is a levelled castle located above… is situated 4½ km north of Vogelherd Cave.

Vogelherd Cave

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Latitude
48.55868° or 48° 33′ 31″ north
Longitude
10.19417° or 10° 11′ 39″ east
Open location code
8FWGH55V+FM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 296181499
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q2529989

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Vogelherd Cave” goes by many names.
كهف فوغلهيردArabic
Cova de VogelherdCatalan
鸟群岩洞Chinese
كهف فوجلهيردEgyptian Arabic
Grotte de VogelherdFrench
VogelherdGerman
VogelherdhöhleGerman
מערת פוגלהרדHebrew
フォーゲルヘルト洞窟Japanese
VogelherdKotava
Vogelherd (arula)Kotava
VogelherdhöhlePolish
ФогельхердRussian
Cueva de VogelherdSpanish
Vogelherd MağarasıTurkish

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Vogelherdhöhle and kleine Vogelherdhöhle.

Nearby Places

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