Heidenhöhlen

The Heidenhöhlen, formerly called Heidenlöcher, are artificially hewn passages and chambers in a rock face near the Überlingen district of Goldbach on Lake Constance.

Überlingen

The Heidenhöhlen, formerly called Heidenlöcher, are artificially hewn passages and chambers in a rock face near the Überlingen district of Goldbach on Lake Constance.

Characteristics

• Type: Cave
• Municipality: Überlingen
• Record updated: November 13, 2026

Caves are protected biotopes (§30 BNatSchG). Caves used by bats as winter quarters must not be entered from 1 October to 31 March (§39(6) BNatSchG), except show caves and their developed parts.

Location

The Heidenhöhlen are located in a rock face near the Überlingen district of Goldbach on Lake Constance.

Map

Entrances

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1. Heidenhöhlen

   47.775230, 9.132690
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Georg Michael Kurz (Stahlstecher, 1815-1883), Konrad Corradi (Zeichner, 1813-1878) · Public Domain Mark 1.0, https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ · Wikimedia Commons · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Heidenhoehlen_Ueberlingen_um1850.jpg

Anton von Werner · Public Domain Mark 1.0, https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ · Wikimedia Commons · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anton_von_Werner_Heidenh%C3%B6hlen_bei_%C3%9Cberlingen_1884.jpg

Johann Rudolf Rahn · Public Domain Mark 1.0, https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ · Wikimedia Commons · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zentralbibliothek_Z%C3%BCrich_-_Ausschnitt_der_Heidenh%C3%B6hlen_in_%C3%9Cberlingen_-_991063731919705501.jpg

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Description

Morphology

The Heidenhöhlen, formerly also called Heidenlöcher, are artificially hewn passages and chambers in a rock face.

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Source: Wikidata – cave items (Germany) (www.wikidata.org), modified. CC0 1.0, https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ Wikidata (CC0 1.0) · data as of 2026 · Source: German Wikipedia – article leads (cave descriptions) (de.wikipedia.org), modified. CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Wikipedia contributors (de.wikipedia.org), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Text by Wikipedia contributors (Heidenhöhlen (Goldbach)) · adapted by Espeleoworld (normalized, translated); the adaptation is licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ · description · obtained 2026-11-13 · https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidenh%C3%B6hlen_(Goldbach) · data as of 2026