Bockstein Cave
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.Photo: Klausrohwer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Cave
- Description: cave in Germany
- Also known as: “Bockstein cave”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vogelherd Cave and Margaretenkirche.
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 Bockstein Cave.
Margaretenkirche
Church
Photo: Thilo Parg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Margaretenkirche is a church, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Bockstein Cave.
Bartholomäuskirche
Church
Photo: Maimaid, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bartholomäuskirche is a church, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Bockstein Cave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lindenau and Setzingen.
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 Bockstein Cave.
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 Bockstein Cave.
Bockstein Cave
- Categories: archaeological site, tourism, tourist attraction, historic site, and landform
- Location: Herbrechtingen, Heidenheim, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
48.55428° or 48° 33′ 15″ northLongitude
10.15481° or 10° 9′ 17″ eastOpen location code
8FWGH533+PWOpenStreetMap ID
node 310949398OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q60216672
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Kotava—“Bockstein Cave” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “博克斯坦岩洞”
- French: “grotte de Bockstein”
- French: “Grotte de Bockstein”
- German: “Bocksteinhöhle”
- Kotava: “Bockstein (arula)”
- Kotava: “Bockstein”
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Highlights include Bocksteinschmiede and Forst Stockert.
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