Eberstadter Tropfsteinhöhle
Eberstadter Tropfsteinhöhle is a cave in Germany, 645 m long.
- Length
- 645 m
The Eberstadt Stalactite Cave (or Eberstadter Tropfsteinhöhle) is a German show cave located in Bauland at the transition of Southeastern Odenwald forest in the North of Baden-Württemberg. It is near Eberstadt, a District of Buchen, around east of Heidelberg and north of Stuttgart. The cave is around long, lies above sea level and is estimated to be 3 to 5 million years old. It was discovered in December 1971 after blasting operations in a Muschelkalk quarry, and opened to the public in 1973. Since then it has been used as a show cave and is one of the attractions of the "Geo-Nature park Bergstrasse-Odenwald".
Details
- Length
- 645 metres (show cave is 588 metres)
- Geology
- Karst, limestone
- Website
- [https://www.tropfsteinhoehle.eu/startseite.html/ Official website]
- Lighting
- electric
- Location
- Buchen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Visitors
- 57.900(2012–2016)
- Discovery
- 1971
- Show Cave
- 1973
- Other Name
- Eberstadt Stalactite Cave
- Photo Caption
- The wedding cake one of the stalagmites in Eberstadt
Questions about Eberstadter Tropfsteinhöhle
Where is Eberstadter Tropfsteinhöhle?
Eberstadter Tropfsteinhöhle is in Germany.
How long is Eberstadter Tropfsteinhöhle?
Eberstadter Tropfsteinhöhle is 645 m long.