Bockstein

Bockstein is a parking area in Herbrechtingen, Heidenheim, Baden-Württemberg. Bockstein is situated near the forest Forst Stockert, as well as near the hamlet Lindenau.

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 330 metres south of 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 Bockstein.

Margaretenkirche

Church

Margaretenkirche

Photo: Thilo Parg, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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

Asselfingen

Village

Photo: Buchbibliothek, CC0.

Asselfingen is a municipality in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Asselfingen is situated 4½ km southeast of Bockstein.

Bockstein

Type: Parking area
Category: transport
Location: Herbrechtingen, Heidenheim, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

48.55726° or 48° 33′ 26″ north

Longitude

10.15518° or 10° 9′ 19″ east

Parking

surface

Open location code

8FWGH544+W3

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=parking

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Bocksteinschmiede and Forst Stockert.

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Places to explore: Parkplatz Bockstein and Unter dem Bockstein.

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