Heimkehle
The Heimkehle is one of two great gypsum caves in Germany that are accessible as show caves. It lies on the southern edge of the Harz Mountains between Rottleberode and Uftrungen, east of Nordhausen, right on the state border between Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt. The cave may be visited as part of a 45-minute-long guided tour.
Details
- Length
- 2000 metres (show cave is 750 metres)
- Geology
- karst cave
- Lighting
- electric (since 1920)
- Location
- Uftrungen, Germany
- Discovery
- 1357
- Show Cave
- 1920
- Photo Caption
- View of the Great Cathedral in the Heimkehle (2009)