Tübingen District

Knaussen Cave

Tübingen District

Knaussen Cave

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Knaussen Cave

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Location: Neustetten, Landkreis Tübingen, Tübingen District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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August 7, 2025

Hiking

The cave in the Rommel Valley was probably excavated between 1870 and 1880 by tree nursery teacher Wilhelm Knauss for geological research. He owned a considerable collection of rocks, which he regularly showed to Tübingen students.

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Marco

August 4, 2019

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Flashlight for exploring beneficial 😉

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Thomas

March 13, 2021

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Nice route through the Rommel valley with numerous display boards that inform about the history of the valley.

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Elevation 480 m

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Friday 18 September

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Location: Neustetten, Landkreis Tübingen, Tübingen District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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