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Here you will find the Schlossberg caves, very beautiful

This could have been an "abri", a half-cave, as a shelter for early humans from the Old Stone Age (Paleolithic), the oldest era in human history. It began on our 4.5 billion year old earth around 2 million years ago in East Africa, as evidenced by finds of skulls and bones and primitive tools made of stone and wood. Around 600,000 BC, small groups of Old Stone Age people also appeared in Germany. Based on the greywacke artefacts found here by local historian Albert Westrich, the archaeologist Emil Hofmann determined that they were used as scrapers, striking stones, graters and stingers as early as 600,000-800,000 years ago. His book "Altpaläolithische Fundplätze des Homo erectus heidelbergensis Schmitshausen", published in 2008, depicts the finds.

A real attraction. Take a flashlight with you😀

You can still visit the front part of the cave. Unfortunately, teenagers also seem to party here more often and smash their bottles

A very quiet place with a bench to relax on plus Roman history in the form of a cellar where a house once stood 2000 years ago.

Unfortunately, the snake caves are partially walled up and buried. Only in the entrance area, which is closed off by a lattice, can you guess anything about the large cave system that led to the Einöd ski and hiking hut... It's a pity that these great federal sandstone caves can no longer be visited!

was donated in 2007 for the reopening of the Schlößberg sand caves

a visit is mandatory, admission 6 euros for adults, but it's worth it