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Hessisch Lichtenau

Kitzkammer Basalt Cave

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Kitzkammer Basalt Cave

Recommended by 344 hikers out of 355

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Geo-Naturpark Frau-Holle-Land

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    October 15, 2017

    The Kitzkammer is a natural monument – a rock niche between basalt columns. At the end of the Tertiary period (around five million years ago), thin lava penetrated through cracks in the earth's surface and crystallized perpendicular to the cooling surface, creating pentagonal and polygonal (blue) basalt columns. The resulting transverse columnar basalt can be clearly seen in the Kitzkammer. The Kitzkammer itself is one of these chimneys.

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      December 26, 2021

      The Kitzkammer got its name from a fairy tale about Mother Holle - Kitz does not stand for fawn, but for cats.
      In winter you should take every step carefully, because it can get very slippery.

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        September 20, 2024

        According to legend, Mother Holle imprisoned young girls here and turned them into kittens.

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          Elevation 670 m

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          Location: Hessisch Lichtenau, Werra-Meißner-Kreis, Kassel District, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

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