Top 5 Caves シルタッハでの

Unfortunately we didn't discover it on the way! 🥺The highlight and the photo are probably not the same, although we looked!

In the 18th century, mining played an important role in the Alpirsbach monastery. In the area of today's Alpirsbach town center, the Wolfgang and Eberhard mines brought in the most revenue. Two parallel barite veins contained rich cobalt ores in some places. The ore veins were opened up by extensive mine works, which, with the exception of the surface shafts, have been preserved to this day. Mining and blue dye production contributed significantly to Alpirsbach's economic boom at that time. Source: Display board

Beautiful cave with a technically demanding trail afterwards

The way up was strenuous but the cave was breathtaking

Experience applies to the short tour (1.5 hours) in the pit, although it is only 11°C, you can also enter it with shorts. As for footwear, hiking boots are also sufficient, which you can clean at a fountain at the end 👍

A half-height and about 4 meters deep cave. about 2 meters wide. definitely dry ground and a good shelter in bad weather. Caves are always a bit spooky and whether someone really "lived" there seems far-fetched. Maybe in the summer months when there is also food from the forest.

Small well hidden cave

The Wenzel mine is a very interesting visitor center, which gives interesting impressions of historical mining in the Black Forest. It was one of the silver-richest mines in the Black Forest. Silver has been mined in the mine since the beginning of the 14th century. The heyday of the silver mine was in the second half of the 18th century. In 1823 mining came to a complete standstill. The pit was prepared for visitors between 1997 and 2001 by volunteers. In 2001 the work was finished and it was opened to visitors as a visitor mine. The generally accessible area of the pit can be "driven on" over a distance of about 1000 meters. Duration about 1.5 hours. All visitors are equipped with boots, jackets, helmets and head torches. https://grube-wenzel.de/317373.html https://www.schwarzwald-tourismus.info/attraktionen/besucherbergwerk-grube-wenzel-in-oberwolfach-614fc5ac25 https://www.nationalparkregion-schwarzwald.de/Media/Attraktionen/Besucherbergwerk-Grube-Wenzel-in-Oberwolfach#/article/f50259e8-203d-4ba1-8dad-efd98d6433d4