Parkplatz Bockstein

Parkplatz Bockstein is in Herbrechtingen, Heidenheim, Baden-Württemberg. Parkplatz Bockstein is situated near Bockstein Cave, as well as near the cave Bocksteinschmiede.

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. Bockstein Cave is situated 340 metres south of Parkplatz Bockstein.

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 Parkplatz Bockstein.

Margaretenkirche

Church

Photo: Thilo Parg, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Margaretenkirche is a church, which is situated 2 km west of Parkplatz Bockstein.

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 3 km southwest of Parkplatz Bockstein.

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 Parkplatz Bockstein.

Parkplatz Bockstein

Type: Sign
Categories: information and tourism
Location: Herbrechtingen, Heidenheim, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

48.55727° or 48° 33′ 26″ north

Longitude

10.15583° or 10° 9′ 21″ east

Elevation

473 metres (1,552 feet)

Operator

Schwäbischer Albverein

Open location code

8FWGH544+W8

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5730320652

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=information

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Bocksteinschmiede and Forst Stockert.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Bockstein and Unter dem Bockstein.

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