Top 16 Caves 호엔부르크 주변

It's a good idea to bring a warm sweater for your visit, because to enjoy it, you shouldn't have to freeze inside at a constant 8°C. Photo permission costs only a euro and is, of course, worth it.

Lourdes Grotto Pastor Schraml, who had been pastor in Utzenhofen since 1891, conceived the plan to build a Lourdes Grotto, similar to the Lourdes Grotto in France. He felt it was important to find many believers for this purpose. So, a suitable location had to be found. After many suggestions, a cave on the Hummelberg, about 15 minutes from Utzenhofen, was chosen. The location seemed most suitable, as it was a natural rock cave that, however, had to be prepared for its new use. It was overgrown with impenetrable undergrowth and filled with rubble, boulders, and debris. The cave, called the "Goashöhle," was probably previously used to house and shelter goats during rainy weather. A special supporter and co-founder was the then master carpenter Fink and his son Willibald, who was still present at a celebration in 1958 at the age of 74. It was thanks to them that the cave was cleared and cleared. Willibald Fink also reported that during the excavations to clean and expose the cave, a sacrificial altar was discovered at the entrance. It can therefore be assumed that it was a pre-Christian sacrificial site. In March 1895, the initiator, Pastor Schraml, died unexpectedly and was thus unable to complete his work. His successor, Rev. Clemente, continued the work he had begun. On December 8, 1895, the grotto was consecrated with "great ceremony and with numerous participation from the clergy and believers" from near and far. An artfully carved life-size wooden statue of the Virgin Mary and a figure of Bernadette were placed in the grotto. They come from the Munich studio Riesenhuber and are said to have cost a total of about 500 gold marks at the time. Source: Excerpts from information board

Creation of the Lourdes Grotto. Pastor Georg Schraml, who had been pastor in Utzenhofen since 1891, conceived the plan to build a Lourdes Grotto similar to the Lourdes Grotto in France. He felt it was important to win over many believers to this cause. Since the apparition in Lourdes held something special for ordinary people, but since hardly anyone at the end of the 19th century had the opportunity to visit the apparition site, he saw it as his duty to create a similar environment in the community. [Source: Information board at the grotto]

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Here for the 2nd time, but this time with a visit to the stalactite cave. There is no longer an official tour, but with the help of a brochure or by downloading the audio guide to your cell phone you can learn a lot about the beautiful stalactite cave, which is considered the most beautiful in Germany. I have never seen a more beautiful one. Highly recommended even without a personal tour, as you can choose your own pace. It is also worth mentioning that you can see bats and for an extra €1 you can take as many photos as you like, but without flash. Due to the cold, wet weather, it was warmer and more pleasant in the cave, as there was no wind and no rain.

The exit from the King Otto Cave is located southwest below the high ropes course

The König Otto stalactite cave is a natural karst cave near Sankt Colomann, a district of the Upper Palatinate town of Velburg in the Neumarkt district in the Upper Palatinate in Bavaria. It is located southeast of Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz and is considered one of the most beautiful stalactite caves in Germany. Wikipedia

There are umpteen trails around the stalactite cave. E.g.: https://www.komoot.de/highlight/1260647 https://www.komoot.de/highlight/3756042 https://www.komoot.de/highlight/695931 Watch out for visitors when driving through. We always make sure that we drive around the rest area.