Barbarossa Cave
From Underfoot
Q153171
The Barbarossa Cave is an anhydrite cave in the Kyffhäuser Hills near Rottleben in the east German state of Thuringia. It is a cave with large caverns, grottos and lakes. The anhydrite has formed gypsum on the surface due to the air moisture in the cave and, as a result, has increased in volume. The resulting layers of gypsum gradually separate from the underlying rock and hang like wallpaper from the walls and ceilings of the caverns.
Wikimedia, Wikidata

link={{{3}}}
-
Location: 51.3756, 11.0364, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
12 places
-
Barbarossa Cave ⓘ
cave -

Heimkehle ⓘ
Gypsum cave in Harz mountains, Germany -

Numburg cave ⓘ
cave in Kyffhäuserland, Germany -

Glasebach Pit ⓘ
mine in Germany -

Heldrungen potash mine ⓘ
-

Kaliwerk Gewerkschaft Großherzog Wilhelm Ernst ⓘ
-

Kaliwerk Gewerkschaft Irmgard ⓘ
-

Kaliwerk Gewerkschaft Schwarzburg ⓘ
-

Kaliwerk Gewerkschaft Walter ⓘ
-

Kaliwerk Glückauf Sondershausen ⓘ
-

Kaliwerke Gewerkschaften Richard und Reichskrone ⓘ
-
Schmücketunnel ⓘ
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| site | cave | Barbarossa Cave | show cave, museum | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Heimkehle | show cave, gypsum cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Numburg cave | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Glasebach Pit | mine, mining museum | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Heldrungen potash mine | salt mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Kaliwerk Gewerkschaft Großherzog Wilhelm Ernst | salt mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Kaliwerk Gewerkschaft Irmgard | salt mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Kaliwerk Gewerkschaft Schwarzburg | salt mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Kaliwerk Gewerkschaft Walter | salt mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Kaliwerk Glückauf Sondershausen | show mine, hazardous waste site, German armed forces munitions plant, salt mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Kaliwerke Gewerkschaften Richard und Reichskrone | salt mine | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Schmücketunnel | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | Barbarossahöhle (80) Dom | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Barbarossahöhle 2020-06-01 12 | Commons | ||

