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Sankt Englmar

Räuber-Heigl Cave

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Sankt Englmar

Räuber-Heigl Cave

Räuber-Heigl Cave

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    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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    July 25, 2021

    Through the betrayal of a former friend, the robber's cave hideout was discovered. He was arrested there on June 18, 1853 and sentenced to death by beheading in Straubing in 1854. After a plea for clemency, King Max II commuted the death penalty to life imprisonment.

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      October 13, 2020

      This is where the robber Heigl is said to have "holed" / housed! The rock formations are interesting, it's worth taking a closer look. There is also a "frog mouth" to be seen.

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        March 19, 2023

        Many years ago, around 1850, the rebel, folk hero and robber Michael Heigl, or 'Robin Hood vom Bayerwald', is said to have lived here in the Räuber-Heigl-Cave. Since Heigl primarily robbed rich farmers and clergy, he enjoyed great sympathy and broad support among the poorer classes. A little something is imma dra!

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          Location: Sankt Englmar, Landkreis Straubing-Bogen, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

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