Kittelsthaler Tropfsteinhöhle

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Kittelsthal Dripstone Cave is a cave in the Thuringian Forest. It is located in the Kittelsthal district of the town of Ruhla in the Wartburg district. The cave is accessible via a former mine. The total length is 726 meters; during guided tours it is walked along a length of 158 meters. One reaches the cave, which is 48 meters lower, via 228 steps. The first natural cavities were discovered in 1888. In 1894 it was turned into a show cave and opened in 1896. Between 1968 and 1992 there were no guided tours in the cave.

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Location: 50.9231, 10.3927, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Südstraße 2–2a
    High bunker
  • Altenstein cave
    cave in Germany
  • Backofenloch
    cave in Germany
  • Beerberggrotte
    cave in Germany
  • Das verfluchte Jungfernloch
    cave
  • Eliashöhle
    cave in Germany
  • Felsentheater (Bad Liebenstein)
    cave in Germany
  • Henningshöhle
    cave in Germany
  • Hohler Stein (Thal)
    cave in Germany
  • Kittelsthaler Tropfsteinhöhle
    cave in Germany
  • Marienglashöhle cave
    cave in Germany
  • Basaltsteinbruch Nesselgrund
  • Besucherbergwerk Hühn
    show mine in Germany
  • Bromacker
    palaeontological site in Thuringia, Germany
  • Erlebnisbergwerk Merkers
    mine in Wartburgkreis, Westen Thüringen, Germany
  • Kaliwerk Wintershall
    potash mine in Herringen (Werra)
  • Kiesgrube Immelborn
  • Förtha tunnel
    railway tunnel
  • Hörschelbergtunnel
    architectural structure
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arearegion1949Germanycountry, sovereign stateWikidata
sitebunkerSüdstraße 2–2ahochbunkerWikidata
sitecaveAltenstein caveshow caveWikidata
sitecaveBackofenlochcaveWikidata
sitecaveBeerberggrottecaveWikidata
sitecaveDas verfluchte JungfernlochcaveWikidata
sitecaveEliashöhlecaveWikidata
sitecaveFelsentheater (Bad Liebenstein)caveWikidata
sitecaveHenningshöhlecaveWikidata
sitecaveHohler Stein (Thal)caveWikidata
sitecaveKittelsthaler Tropfsteinhöhleshow caveWikidata
sitecaveMarienglashöhle caveshow caveWikidata
sitemineBasaltsteinbruch Nesselgrundstone quarryWikidata
sitemineBesucherbergwerk Hühnshow mineWikidata
sitemineBromackerpaleontological site, quarryWikidata
sitemineErlebnisbergwerk Merkersmining museum, salt mine, adventure mine, Erlebnis park, show mineWikidata
sitemineKaliwerk Wintershallpotash mine, K+SWikidata
sitemineKiesgrube Immelborngravel pitWikidata
sitetunnelFörtha tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnel1998Hörschelbergtunnelroad tunnelWikidata
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