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Breitensteiner Bäuerin Cave

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Breitensteiner Bäuerin Cave

Breitensteiner Bäuerin Cave

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    April 5, 2025

    The Breitensteiner Bäuerin (Wife's Wife), also known as the Schelmbachsteinloch (Stone Hole), is a natural karst cave. The cave has a total passage length of approximately 230 meters and a height difference of 44 meters.

    The cave owes its peculiar name to Kunigunde Schuhmann, the wife of Hans Schumann from Haunritz, the tenant of the Breitensteiner estate from 1683 to 1720. The farmer's wife was reputed to be an evil woman because of her greed and hard-heartedness. Legend tells that after her death in 1729, she was transformed into a raven and banished to the pitch-black cave. Her spirit is said to still dwell there today.

    More on Wikipedia:

    de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breitensteiner_B%C3%A4uerin

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      Elevation 540 m

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      Location: Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

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