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Sonnenuhr Cave (Sonnenuhr im Schelmbachstein)

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Sonnenuhr Cave (Sonnenuhr im Schelmbachstein)

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Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

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Location: Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

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1. View of the Franconian Jura – Sonnenuhr Cave (Sonnenuhr im Schelmbachstein) loop from Königstein

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2. Sonnenuhr Cave (Sonnenuhr im Schelmbachstein) – View of the Franconian Jura loop from Königstein

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Vanessa

May 25, 2022

The Sundial is a natural karst cave 26 meters long. It was actually used as a timepiece in the past. The farmers working in the surrounding fields were able to tell the time from the sun's rays in the cave hall. On such a hiking day, time is of little importance, but the incident light is still nice to look at.

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Biene

August 7, 2016

A very nice Kraxelei, but the passage through the sundial should not be left out.

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rangerjacke

July 2, 2023

The mighty portal of the Schelmbachstein cave, which is also called the sundial in the Schelmbachstein, can be seen from afar. Spectacular how the cave opens in the slope.

In the huge hall you will even find a bench carved into the rock. And at the end a narrow exit that leads up over some rocks. This takes you to a doline, which is more like a rocky valley in size. It is precisely here that the sundial in the Schelmbachstein owes its name. Because in this sinkhole the farmers used to be able to tell the time based on the position of the sun. You have to know that the area used to be much less wooded than it is today. Most of the area was used for agriculture. So that the rock formations were visible from afar.

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Location: Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

Sonnenuhr Cave (Sonnenuhr im Schelmbachstein)

1. View of the Franconian Jura – Sonnenuhr Cave (Sonnenuhr im Schelmbachstein) loop from Königstein

2. Sonnenuhr Cave (Sonnenuhr im Schelmbachstein) – View of the Franconian Jura loop from Königstein

3. Weissingkuppe Rock Labyrinth – Vogelherdgrotte loop from Königstein

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