Sirgenstein Cave
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The small Sirgenstein Cave, German: Sirgensteinhöhle is situated 565 m (1,854 ft) above sea level inside the 20 m (66 ft) high Sirgenstein, a limestone rock. The cave sits 35 m (115 ft) above the Ach River valley bottom in the central Swabian Jura, southern Germany. Archaeologist R. R. Schmidt excavated the site in 1906 during which he identified indices of prehistoric human presence. He recorded the complete stratigraphic sequence of Palaeolithic and Neolithic origin. In his 1910 analysis Schmidt inspired future archaeologists with his pioneering concept of including the excavation site within its geographic region, contextualizing it within a wide scientific spectrum and demonstrated valuable results as he correlated the Sirgenstein layer structure to those of prehistoric sites in France. Mammoth ivory beads dating from 39,000 to 35,000 years ago have been uncovered at the cave. Because of its historical and cultural significance and its testimony to the development of Paleolithic art, the cave was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the Caves and Ice Age Art in the Swabian Jura site in 2017.
Ach Valley,
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Location: 48.3869, 9.7611, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
55 places
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Infanteriestützpunkt 58 ⓘ
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Untertreteraum 31 ⓘ
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Bettelhöhle ⓘ
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Bettelmannshöhle ⓘ
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Blauhöhle ⓘ
cave -

Blauhöhlensystem ⓘ
cave in Germany -

Brillenhöhle ⓘ
cave and archaeological site in Germany -

Brunnensteighöhle ⓘ
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Falkensteiner Cave ⓘ
cave -

Friedrichshöhle ⓘ
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Geißenklösterle ⓘ
geographical object -

Große Grotte ⓘ
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Gußmannshöhle ⓘ
cave in Germany -

Gustav-Jakob-Höhle ⓘ
cave in Germany -

Gutenberger Höhle ⓘ
cave in Germany -

Gutenberger Höhlen ⓘ
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Haldensteinhöhle ⓘ
cave in Germany -

Heidenloch ⓘ
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Heimensteinhöhle ⓘ
cave in Germany -

Helga-Abri ⓘ
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Hessenhaudoline ⓘ
cave in Germany -

Hintere Kohlhaldehöhle ⓘ
cave in Germany -

Hohle Fels ⓘ
cave in Germany -

Hohler Stein ⓘ
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Höllsternbröller ⓘ
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Kahlensteinhöhle ⓘ
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Käthra Kuche ⓘ
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Laichinger Tiefenhöhle ⓘ
cave in Germany -

Laierhöhle ⓘ
cave in Germany -

Merklinger Klufthöhle ⓘ
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Mondmilchhöhle ⓘ
cave in Germany -
Schertelshöhle ⓘ
cave in Germany -

Schillerhöhle ⓘ
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Schunterhöhle ⓘ
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Schwedenhöhlen (Reutlingendorf) ⓘ
cave in Germany -
Sirgenstein Cave ⓘ
cave in Germany -
Sontheimer Höhle ⓘ
cave in Germany -

Steebschacht ⓘ
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Todtsburger Höhle ⓘ
cave in Germany -

Vetterhöhle ⓘ
cave in Germany -

Wassersteinhöhle ⓘ
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Wimsener Höhle ⓘ
cave in Hayingen, Germany -

Wolfsschluchthöhle ⓘ
cave in Germany -

Zwiefaltendorfer Tropfsteinhöhle ⓘ
cave in Germany -

Bergwerk Mähringer Berg ⓘ
underground limestone quarry in Baden-Württemberg -

Steinbruch Lauster ⓘ
natural monument in Lenningen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany -

Albabstiegstunnel ⓘ
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Tunnel Imberg ⓘ
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Tunnel Merklingen ⓘ
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Tunnel unter der BAB 8 ⓘ
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Nasenfelstunnel ⓘ
architectural structure -

Lämmerbuckeltunnel ⓘ
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Tunnel Widderstall ⓘ
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Steinbühltunnel ⓘ
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Boßler Tunnel ⓘ
railway tunnel
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| site | bunker | Infanteriestützpunkt 58 | tourist attraction, bunker, cultural heritage ensemble | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Untertreteraum 31 | defence work, tourist attraction, bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Bettelhöhle | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Bettelmannshöhle | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Blauhöhle | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Blauhöhlensystem | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Brillenhöhle | archaeological site, cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Brunnensteighöhle | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Falkensteiner Cave | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Friedrichshöhle | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Geißenklösterle | rock shelter, archaeological site, cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Große Grotte | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Gußmannshöhle | show cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Gustav-Jakob-Höhle | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Gutenberger Höhle | show cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Gutenberger Höhlen | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Haldensteinhöhle | natural monument in Germany, cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Heidenloch | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Heimensteinhöhle | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Helga-Abri | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Hessenhaudoline | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Hintere Kohlhaldehöhle | natural monument in Germany, cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Hohle Fels | archaeological site, natural monument in Germany, solutional cave, show cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Hohler Stein | half cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Höllsternbröller | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Kahlensteinhöhle | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Käthra Kuche | solutional cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Laichinger Tiefenhöhle | natural monument in Germany, show cave, pit cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Laierhöhle | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Merklinger Klufthöhle | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Mondmilchhöhle | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Schertelshöhle | natural monument in Germany, show cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Schillerhöhle | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Schunterhöhle | solutional cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Schwedenhöhlen (Reutlingendorf) | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Sirgenstein Cave | archaeological site, cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Sontheimer Höhle | show cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Steebschacht | pit cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Todtsburger Höhle | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Vetterhöhle | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Wassersteinhöhle | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Wimsener Höhle | natural monument in Germany, show cave, spring | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Wolfsschluchthöhle | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Zwiefaltendorfer Tropfsteinhöhle | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Bergwerk Mähringer Berg | underground limestone mine, Märker-Gruppe | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Steinbruch Lauster | natural monument in Germany, quarry | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Albabstiegstunnel | proposed tunnel, railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Tunnel Imberg | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Tunnel Merklingen | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Tunnel unter der BAB 8 | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | 1930 | Nasenfelstunnel | road tunnel | Wikidata |
| site | tunnel | 1942 | Lämmerbuckeltunnel | road tunnel | Wikidata |
| site | tunnel | 2016 | Tunnel Widderstall | railway tunnel, DB Netz | Wikidata |
| site | tunnel | 2018 | Steinbühltunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata |
| site | tunnel | 2019 | Boßler Tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Sirgenstein 2022-09-09 13 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Sirgenstein 2022-09-09 18 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Sirgenstein 2022-09-09 8 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Sirgensteinhöhle 1 2013-10-04 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Sirgensteinhöhle 2 2013-10-04 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Sirgensteinhöhle 3 2013-10-04 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 2016-06-23-Schelklingen-46 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Schelklingen - Sirgensteinhöhle im Achtal 02 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Schelklingen - Sirgensteinhöhle im Achtal | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Siregensteinhohle-karstique-Swab-Jura-Unesco-2017 | Commons | ||







