Heimkehle
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Q1595797
The Heimkehle is one of two great gypsum caves in Germany that are accessible as show caves. It lies on the southern edge of the Harz Mountains between Rottleberode and Uftrungen, east of Nordhausen, right on the state border between Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt. The cave may be visited as part of a 45-minute-long guided tour.
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Location: 51.497, 10.9547, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
17 places
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Barbarossa Cave ⓘ
cave -

Baumann's Cave ⓘ
cave in Rübeland, Oberharz am Brocken, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany -

Heimkehle ⓘ
Gypsum cave in Harz mountains, Germany -

Hermann's Cave ⓘ
show cave in Germany -

Himmelreich cave ⓘ
cave in Germany -

Numburg cave ⓘ
cave in Kyffhäuserland, Germany -

Sachsensteinhöhle ⓘ
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Schmiedeknecht cave ⓘ
cave in Harz mountains, Germany -

Glasebach Pit ⓘ
mine in Germany -

Kaliwerk Gewerkschaft Großherzog Wilhelm Ernst ⓘ
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Kaliwerk Gewerkschaft Schwarzburg ⓘ
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Kaliwerk Glückauf Sondershausen ⓘ
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Rabensteiner Stollen ⓘ
museum in Germany -

Bismarcktunnel ⓘ
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Herzog-Alexius-Erbstollen ⓘ
mine in Germany -

Pioniertunnel ⓘ
tunnel near Harzgerode, Germany -

Walkenrieder Tunnel ⓘ
railway tunnel in Germany
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| site | cave | Barbarossa Cave | show cave, museum | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Baumann's Cave | show cave, theatre building | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Heimkehle | show cave, gypsum cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Hermann's Cave | dripstone cave, show cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Himmelreich cave | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Numburg cave | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Sachsensteinhöhle | show cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Schmiedeknecht cave | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Glasebach Pit | mine, mining museum | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Kaliwerk Gewerkschaft Großherzog Wilhelm Ernst | salt mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Kaliwerk Gewerkschaft Schwarzburg | salt mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Kaliwerk Glückauf Sondershausen | show mine, hazardous waste site, German armed forces munitions plant, salt mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Rabensteiner Stollen | mining museum, mine | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Bismarcktunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Herzog-Alexius-Erbstollen | main adit level, water drainage gallery | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Pioniertunnel | tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Walkenrieder Tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | Karsthoehle Heimkehle Uftrungen grosser Dom | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Uftrungen, the restaurant "Zur Höhle Heimkehle" | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 20 Heimkehle - Thyrahalle mit Verbruch am Thyrasee | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 03 Heimkehle - Denkmal | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 13 Heimkehle - Großer Dom | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 25 Heimkehle - Thyrahalle mit Verbruchfeld Blickrichtung Riesentunnel | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 18 Heimkehle - Riesentunnel | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 09 Heimkehle - Kupferminerale in der Ausstellung | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 22 Heimkehle - Thyrasee | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 17 Heimkehle - Großer Dom | Commons | ||









