Top 9 Caves 고르크스하이머탈 주변

빌데일라이테슈타인(Wildeleutestein)은 아이헬베르크(Eichelberg)의 전설적인 부봉입니다. 높이 522미터로 525미터 높이의 주봉 바로 아래에 있으며 바인하임(Weinheim)의 오버플로켄바흐(Oberflockenbach) 지역 근처에 있습니다. 독특한 암석 지대에는 수세기 동안 수많은 전설과 이야기가 얽혀 있는 동굴이 숨겨져 있습니다. 전승에 따르면, 이곳에는 한때 마을 사람들이 정기적으로 식량을 공급해주던 야생 사람들이 살았다고 합니다. 그 대가로 사람들에게 귀중한 치료법과 신비로운 지식을 남겼다고 합니다. 이러한 이야기들은 오늘날까지도 빌데일라이테슈타인에 매우 특별하고 신비로운 분위기를 부여합니다.

Former tunnel for silicate mining... today you can't go very far inside... but the little detour is still worth it

Very interesting piece of history, and wonderfully explained on the signs :)

The Hülfe Gottes mine is located directly on the road. The entrance to the dark tunnel is closed off by a steel gate.

The mine is not open to the public. However, a look through the gate into the tunnel gives an interesting insight. It is best to take a headlamp or flashlight with you.

former mine with information board

Mining was carried out on the Odenwald slopes throughout the Middle Ages. Due to the special geological conditions, there were many mines between Weinheim and Schriesheim in which silver, lead and copper as well as heavy and feldspar were mined. There were 15 such mines in the Großsachsener Valley alone. In the 18th century, the Electorate of the Palatinate focused on promoting and reviving mining. In 1773, preliminary work began on the construction of the “Hülfe Gottes” mine. Further up the valley, a steelworks was built in 1778 to melt the metal - the later Klosa mill. However, the “Zur Hülfe Gottes” mine and steelworks had to be closed in 1783 and 1787 respectively due to lack of profitability. Source: https://www.hirschberg-bergstrasse.de/freizeit/historischer-ortsrundgang/grosssachsen/station-18-ausflug-zum-bergwerk-huelfe-gottes

Although it only goes in 3-4 meters deep, it is still interesting