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Baden-Württemberg

Tübingen District

Alb-Donau-Kreis
Altheim (Alb)

Famine Valley

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Famine Valley

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Geopark Schwäbische Alb

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    October 2, 2020

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    This "famine" lies on the border between the district of Heidenheim and the Alb-Danube district or between Heldenfingen (district of Gerstetten) and Altheim (Alb), Baden-Württemberg

    - a periodic karst spring
    - irregular pouring (= amount of water in volume per time)
    - It only carries water in particularly humid years
    - popular belief says: "If the spring gushes, this is a bad omen and means crop failure, famine or danger of war"
    - protected natural monument
    - the surrounding area is a protected landscape area


    - further information under:
    altheim-alb.de/freizeit/altheimer-wandertouren
    - altheim-alb.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Downloads/Altheim_Hauptinfotafel_Komplett.pdf
    - altheim-alb.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Downloads/Wandertouren-Flyer.pdf
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    Elevation 590 m

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    Location: Altheim (Alb), Alb-Donau-Kreis, Tübingen District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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