| Location: |
A81 exit Rottweil, B14 to Tuttlingen or exit Tuningen, B253 to Tuttlingen.
Kolbingen lies 15km NE Tuttlingen über Mühlheim a.d. Donau.
2,5km SE Kolbingen, follow Oberdorfstraße and Höhlenweg, signposted from Kolbingen.
(73,Lf60)
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| Open: |
MAR-OCT Sat 13-17, Sun 10-17.
[2004]
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| Fee: |
Adults EUR 2, Children (6-16) EUR 1, members of the Albverein EUR 1.50.
Groups (+): Adults EUR 1.50.
[2004]
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| Classification: |
 Karst cave,
horizontal cave, Malm
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| Light: |
electric
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| Dimension: |
L=200m, 800m asl
GR: L=10m, B=10m, H=4m.
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| Guided tours: |
L=88m, 141 Steps, D=20min, V=5,000/a [2005].
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| Bibliography: |
Thomas Rathgeber (1995):
Neue Präsentation der Kolbinger Höhle,
Laichinger Höhlenfreund, 30(1), S. 25-36, 3 Abb, 3 Tab., Laichingen 1995
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Anon (o.J.):
Vom Naturdenkmal Kolbinger Höhle,
Faltblatt
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| Address: |
Gemeinde Kolbingen, Hauptstraße 3, 78600 Kolbingen, Tel: +49-7463-97083.
E-mail: 
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| Last update: | $Date: 2008/10/20 20:51:49 $ |
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| 19th century | used as a hideout by a thief named Stephan. |
| 1879 | mentioned as der hohle Felsen im Einschlag in the Beschreibung des Oberamts Tuttlingen by Karl Eduard Paulus. |
| 1899 | Pastor Karl Beer discovers remains of animals, some of them from the brown bear (Ursus arctos). |
| 1908 | several cave visits for the exploration of the pothole. Wilhelm Otto Dietrich finds more brown bear bones. |
| 1908 | discovery of the Nebenhalle. |
| 1913 | discovery of the continuation and development of the entrance, installation of gas light. |
| 1914 | the planned administration by the Schwäbischer Albverein fails, cave closed. |
| 1916 | damages in the cave mentioned. |
| 1920 | administration by the Schwäbischer Albverein. |
| 1926 | congress of the VdHK at Kolbingen, new survey of the cave. |
| 1927 | cave map and description by Walter Biese publishe in the Mitteilungen. |
| 1933 | wooden bridge installed in the Stephansdom. |
| 1950 | installation of a provisory electric light powered by a generator. |
| 1958 | cave closed because of unstable installations (paths, wooden bridge). |
| 1965 | first plans to refurbish the cave by the Albverein. Consultation of Helmut Frank from Laichingen. |
| 1968 | new development and electric light, reopened. |
| 1971 | congress of the VdHK at Kolbingen. |
| 1975 | exploration and new survey by the Arge Höhle und Karst Stuttgart. |
| 1986 | 75th anniversary of the Ortsgruppe Kolbingen of the Schwäbischer Albverein. Höhlenausstellung. |
| 1995 | addition of an information table at the cave entrance. |
After the first developement of the cave in 1913 the neigbouring towns Fridingen
and Kolbingen started to quarrel.
The entrance of the cave is located on grounds belonging to Fridingen but the
cave itself is on the grounds belonging to Kolbingen.
So the Schwäbischer Albverein (Hauptverein), a society for the
protection and development of the Swabian Jura (Schwäbische Alb), took over
the administration cave as an independent institution.
The cave has several formations, which are remarkable because of the pure
whiteness.
A stalagmite in the second chamber is as thick as an arm and nearly reaches the
ceiling.
