DiscoverPlaces to seeCavesGermanyBaden-Württemberg
Karlsruhe District
Rhein-Neckar-KreisNeckargemündHistoric Brunnenstollen Tunnel
DiscoverPlaces to seeCavesGermanyBaden-Württemberg
Karlsruhe District
Rhein-Neckar-KreisNeckargemündHistoric Brunnenstollen Tunnel
Highlight • Historical Site
Historic Brunnenstollen Tunnel
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Anke 🤗
May 24, 2020
Running
The fountain and tunnels of the castle go deep down, two special features of the Dilsberg that were almost forgotten for a long time: the well tunnels and the castle …
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Michael🧙♂️
June 11, 2023
Mountaineering
Excerpt from wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergfest_Dilsberg:
The castle tunnel was created using the separating joints in the rock, which is why the base and ridge are tapered. The tunnel was driven into the mountain from the outside and was supposed to hit the well shaft after 65 metres. However, the miners went astray several times. Therefore, the total length of the tunnel is 78 meters.
Dilsberg local researchers previously assumed that the tunnel was built so that the castle crew could escape to the open during sieges. Today, however, it is assumed that the corridor was a ventilation tunnel.
The castle tunnel was created using the separating joints in the rock, which is why the base and ridge are tapered. The tunnel was driven into the mountain from the outside and was supposed to hit the well shaft after 65 metres. However, the miners went astray several times. Therefore, the total length of the tunnel is 78 meters.
Dilsberg local researchers previously assumed that the tunnel was built so that the castle crew could escape to the open during sieges. Today, however, it is assumed that the corridor was a ventilation tunnel.
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