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There is a very well-kept and beautiful grotto dedicated to the Virgin Mary, right on the path from Sommerkahl up to the "Engländer". Here you can also linger for a moment and take a break.

At the Mariengrotte there is a waterfall.

The Bensenbruch was once a place of refuge during the Second World War where people sought protection.

There is a good parking lot at the mine.

Bensenbruch at the end of the Second World War. Since Gailbach and Dörrmorsbach became a combat zone during Holy Week 1945, people took refuge in cellars and tunnels to avoid bombs and grenades. People also sought refuge in the Bensenbruch, an old quarry. An approximately 15 meter long and over 2 meter high room in the form of a cellar vault could accommodate 50 to 60 people.

Bensenbruch Two caves remain from the former Bensenbruch. In the larger one, 50 to 60 people could find shelter during a bomb attack in 1945. The lamprophyre dike is bordered by the basal breccia (Buntsandstein) alternating with siltstones from the crumbly slate series.

Tours of the mine are offered from April to October. It's definitely very interesting.

The Teschenhöhle is the remains of a quarry from which basalt was mined. This basalt formed a volcanic vent that formed about 43 million years ago. During the eruption, the layer of red sandstone that had not yet been removed here was broken through. You can observe this in the rock, which consists of a volcanic breccia with parts of red sandstone that was deformed by the violent eruption