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| Image: the last chamber of the cave is also the biggest one. |
| Location: | 10km south of Reutlingen, 3km NW Genkingen. Access from the road Genkingen-Schloß Lichtenstein-Großengstingen, turn left. (73,Kb58) |
| Open: | MAR Sat, Sun, Hol 9-17. APR to OCT daily 9-17:30. NOV, Sat, Sun, Hol 9-17. [2007] |
| Fee: |
Adults EUR 3, Reduced EUR 2.50, Children (6-14) EUR 2, Children (0-5) free, Family (2+*) EUR 8. Groups (20+): Adults EUR 2.50, Children (6-14) EUR 1.50. [2007] |
| Classification: |
 Karst cave,
horizontal cave, Malm
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| Light: | electric. |
| Dimension: | L=814m. |
| Guided tours: | L=380m, D=30min, V=54,000/a [2005], self guided tours. |
| Bibliography: | Wilhelm Hauff: Lichtenstein. |
| Address: |
Gemeinde Sonnenbühl, Hauptstraße 2, 72820 Sonnenbühl, Tel: +49-7128-925-0, Fax: +49-7128-92550.
E-mail: Cave: +49-7128-925-18. |
| Last update: | $Date: 2010/05/19 23:21:56 $ |
| 1486 | first mentioned. | |
| 1517 | first part of the cave discovered on the vicinity of the village Genkingen. | |
| 04-AUG-1803 | visited by the Kurfürst Friedrich I. von Württemberg. | |
| 1803 | first developed by the Kurfürst Friedrich I. von Württemberg. | |
| 1920 | discovery of new parts by Kopp and Rau. | |
| 1924 | electric light. |
Since the first visit by the sovereign Kurfürst Friedrich I. von Württemberg in 1803, the traditional Nebelhöhlenfest (Fog Cave Festival) is celebrated on Whitmonday.
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| Image: this stalagmite was cut off. The intersection show the interior of a stalagmite, numerous concentric layers with different colours. |
The Fog Cave is famous for its numerous formations. But unfortunately the early and numerous visits with torches as light source, produced a lot of grime, covering the formations. But since 1924, when the electric lighting was installed in the cave, the formations grow undisturbed and many of them have a bright surface again. The black grime underneath a thin cover of calcite gives the cave a strange look.
A huge stalagmite in the cave was cut and polished after World War II. The rock, which looks similar to marble, was used to make a wall cover in the Stuttgarter Schloß (Stuttgart Castle). The remaining trunk of the stalagmite has a plain surface, showing the inside of it. It looks like the rings of a tree, but this rings do not represent single years. They are formed by changes in the water supply and the content of iron oxide in water.
According to a legend, Herzog Ulrich von
Württemberg used this cave as a hideout many years ago.
In his 1826 published novel Lichtenstein, the author
Wilhelm Hauff
(*29.11.1802, +18.11.1827) mixes true historic facts and fiction producing a
stirring adventure story.
Wilhelm Hauff
published also a famous collection of
fairy tales.
His life and his importance for the area is shown in the
Wilhelm-Hauff-Museum in nearby Lichtenstein-Honau
(Sat, Sun, Hol 14-17 and after prior arrangement, Tel: +49-7129-4277).
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