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Neuhaus an der Pegnitz

Mystery Grotto

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Neuhaus an der Pegnitz

Mystery Grotto

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Mystery Grotto

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Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

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Location: Neuhaus an der Pegnitz, Nürnberger Land, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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3. Mystery Grotto – Weissingkuppe Rock Labyrinth loop from Neuhaus (Pegnitz)

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Susanne

August 11, 2018

In winter, beautiful ice formations can be admired here, also inside. The strange name of the cave can be traced back to a legend. There is an information board in front of the entrance.

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🔮 Roland

September 18, 2018

On the information board you can read: "The Mystery Grotto is a small cave, behind which there is a 12 m wide and 16 m long cave, and in winter we can often admire glorious ice formations.
The strange name of the cave is due to a legend. The blood spatter that was found on the cave wall, however, have no mystical background, but should come from black slaughter.

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rangerjacke

July 2, 2023

The entrance lies beautifully in the midst of the stately rocks. The cave itself is actually rather small at around 12 meters in diameter. Rather, it owes its charm to the mysterious entrance, which at first seems to duck away from the visitor. And the legend to which the name Mysteriengrotte goes back is, thanks to the scary factor, an additional mood factor. Because this is where the “White Woman” is supposed to appear again and again. And this legend even has a true origin. Because the "White Woman" is said to be the cursed soul of Countess Kunigunde von Leuchtenburg, who lived at the foot of the Plassenburg in the 13th century. She murdered her two children, believing that the infants would stand in the way of her remarriage to Albrecht the Handsome, Burgrave of Nuremberg. Despite extensive penance in later, still unmarried days and the founding of a monastery, which she presided over as abbess, her restless spirit is said to have haunted the Mystery Grotto since her death.

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