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Heidenschmiede

Heidenschmiede

The Heidenschmiede is an abri within the city area of Heidenheim an der Brenz on the eastern Swabian Alb in Baden-Württemberg and a significant Middle Palaeolithic site of Baden-Württemberg's prehistory.

Heidenheim an der Brenz

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Heidenschmiede

The Heidenschmiede is an abri within the city area of Heidenheim an der Brenz on the eastern Swabian Alb in Baden-Württemberg and a significant Middle Palaeolithic site of Baden-Württemberg's prehistory.

Heidenheim an der Brenz

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The Heidenschmiede is an abri within the city area of Heidenheim an der Brenz on the eastern Swabian Alb in Baden-Württemberg and a significant Middle Palaeolithic site of Baden-Württemberg's prehistory.

Characteristics

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 Heidenschmiede is located within the city area of Heidenheim an der Brenz on the eastern Swabian Alb in Baden-Württemberg.

Map

Entrances

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  1. Heidenschmiede

    48.675014, 10.150483
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Description

Morphology

The Heidenschmiede is an abri.

Other details

The Heidenschmiede is a significant Middle Palaeolithic site of Baden-Württemberg's prehistory.

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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 (Heidenschmiede) · 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/Heidenschmiede · data as of 2026