Bocksteinschmiede

Bocksteinschmiede is a cave in Herbrechtingen, Heidenheim, Baden-Württemberg. Bocksteinschmiede is situated near Bockstein Cave, as well as near the forest Forst Stockert.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Bockstein Cave and Vogelherd Cave.

Bockstein Cave

Cave

Photo: Klausrohwer, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Bockstein Cave, German: Bocksteinhöhle is part of the Bockstein complex – a White Jurassic limestone rock massif. The 15 by 20 m rock shelter, among small peripheral caves is situated around 12 m above the Lone River valley bottom, north of the towns of Rammingen and Öllingen, Heidenheim district in the central Swabian Jura, southern Germany.

Vogelherd Cave

Cave

Photo: Thilo Parg, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Vogelherd Cave is located in the eastern Swabian Jura, 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. Vogelherd Cave is situated 3 km east of Bocksteinschmiede.

Margaretenkirche

Church

Photo: Thilo Parg, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Margaretenkirche is a church, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Bocksteinschmiede.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lindenau and Setzingen.

Lindenau

Hamlet

Photo: Juergen.Maehnss, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lindenau is a hamlet.

Setzingen

Village

Photo: Maimaid, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Setzingen is a village in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Setzingen is situated 2½ km southwest of Bocksteinschmiede.

Asselfingen

Village

Photo: Buchbibliothek, CC0.

Asselfingen is a municipality in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Asselfingen is situated 4 km southeast of Bocksteinschmiede.

Bocksteinschmiede

Type: Cave
Category: landform
Location: Herbrechtingen, Heidenheim, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

48.5541° or 48° 33′ 15″ north

Longitude

10.15505° or 10° 9′ 18″ east

Wheelchair access

Open location code

8FWGH534+J2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 310949397

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cave_entrance

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Forst Stockert and Bärenhöhle.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Unter dem Bockstein and Bockstein.

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