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Kittelsthaler Tropfsteinhöhle

Dripstonecave of Kittelsthal

Useful Information

Image: the entrance of the Kittelsthaler Tropfsteinhöhle.

Location:
Open:	APR to OCT Mon-Fri 9-17, Sat, Sun, Hol 10-18. [2006]
Fee:
Classification:	Karst cave.
Light:	electric
Dimension:	L=180m, T=8°C.
Guided tours:	L=90m, D=45min, V=6,000/a [2005].
Bibliography:
Address:	Tropfsteinhöhle, Tropfsteinhöhlenweg, 99842 Ruhla OT Kittelsthal, Tel: +49-36929-63318.
Last update:	$Date: 2007/11/19 21:30:45 $

History

Image: typical profile, narrow and high passages leading down very steep.


1888		first natural caverns mentioned.
1894		discovery of more caverns.
1894-1896		development as a show cave.
1918		first electric light.
1945-1954		closed to the public because of safety reasons.
1954		restoration of the entrance tunnel and reopening of the show cave.
1968		collapse of the ceiling in the area called the Drei Gleichen. Cave closed because of security reasons.
1968-1992		closed to the public.
1980		after another collapse in the mining part, the Bergsicherung (mining security) did some work on stabilizing the mine.
1991-1992		restoration of the cave and reopening of the show cave.

Description

Image: the main feature of the cave: helictites.

Image: the biggest formation in the cave.

See also

Search Google for "Kittelsthaler Tropfsteinhöhle"
Google Earth Placemark
Ruhla - Die freundliche Bergstadt im Thüringer Wald, official website. ()

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