Volcanic activity during prehistoric times shaped this region. In the Neolithic period, the course of the Selbitz river sawed up to 170 meters deep into the volcanic rock and created a narrow gorge.

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Several easy-to-understand overview boards on the volcanic activities.

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Noteworthy are an outcrop of fossil pillow lava on one of the steep flanks of the valley and the diabase rock.
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Elevation 550 m

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Location: Vogtland, Saxony, Germany

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