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Heinzelmännchen Cave

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Nachtsheim

Heinzelmännchen Cave

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Heinzelmännchen Cave

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Location: Nachtsheim, Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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1. Cross at Auf der Alten Kirche – Wayside Chapel at Nachtsheim loop from Nachtsheim

11.8km

03:17

230m

220m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Heinzelmännchen Cave – Cross at Auf der Alten Kirche loop from Nachtsheim

6.97km

01:59

160m

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3. View of Booser Maar – Lava Bomb Boos loop from Nachtsheim

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04:15

260m

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Die_Ute

June 6, 2022

The Cave of the Brownies
In the course of the earth's history, various mountain ranges were formed, which are continuously changing vertically and horizontally due to erosion and different phases of uplift and subsidence. The mountain located here was already identified in old field maps as "Heinzelmännchens Berg". Now we know from the legend of August Kopisch from 1836 that the brownies were at home in Cologne. According to this story, they helped the craftsmen in the guild lanes to do their work at night. This eager support came to an end when a curious tailor's wife tried to discover the unknown helpers in the night. They fled from Cologne and found in the Eifel, e.g. in Nachtsheim, a new home. From then on they made themselves at home in the mountains. To date, however, no one has seen the brownies. some of their doings in the night home betray their presence.
Enclosure walls are repaired overnight - but no one knows how that happened.
Outdoor facilities and gardens appear in new splendor - they have changed overnight.
Shrubs and hedges were cut, changes in all corners.
As a thank you for their actions and also to secure the home of the brownies for the future, their home was renovated in 2019.

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Location: Nachtsheim, Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Heinzelmännchen Cave

1. Cross at Auf der Alten Kirche – Wayside Chapel at Nachtsheim loop from Nachtsheim

2. Heinzelmännchen Cave – Cross at Auf der Alten Kirche loop from Nachtsheim

3. View of Booser Maar – Lava Bomb Boos loop from Nachtsheim

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