| Location: |
B28 from Ulm, Blaubeuren, to Metzingen, in Bad Urach turn right towards Grabenstetten,
after 3km parking lot, right hand side, 15 min walk.
(73,Kc57)
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| Open: |
In summer, Sundays, information by members of the ArGe Höhle und Karst Grabenstetten
at the cave entrance.
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| Fee: |
n/a.
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| Classification: |
 Karst cave,
river cave,
horizontal cave, Malm (Upper Jurassic) limestones.
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| Light: |
none
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| Dimension: |
L=3,853m.
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| Guided tours: |
L=50m, 400m with good equipment.
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| Photography: |
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| Accessibility: |
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| Bibliography: |
Helmut Frank (1973):
Falkensteiner Höhle,
Laichinger Höhlenfreund 16/17.
K.-H. Zimmermann (1978):
Die Falkensteiner Höhle,
Besucherinformation, ArGe Höhle und Karst Grabenstetten, 2. Aufl
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| Address: |
 Arbeitsgemeinschaft Höhle und Karst Grabenstetten e.V.,
Christoph Gruner (1. Vorsitzender), Uracher Straße 30, 72582 Grabenstetten.
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| Last update: | $Date: 2011/12/13 08:47:09 $ |
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| 1770-1830 | gold digger searched futilely for gold. |
| 1871 | first exploration and survey by Kolb to the 1st siphon. |
| 1953 | ArGe Höhlenforschung Reutlingen explores the cave to the Fuchsloch (Fox Hole) at 1,200m. |
| 1959 | explortion to the EISELE-Versturz at 2,700m. |
| 1964 | a flood traps four students for 66 hours in the cave. |
| 1974 | survey and map by the HHVL. |
| 1975 | in the international year of cave protection, the Arge Grabenstetten starte to make guided visits. |
| 1978 | new end is at 3,300m. |
| 1979 | another 500m dived by Hasenmmeyer. |
| 1980 | Hasenmayer dives to 5,000m and the 26th siphon. |
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