Kolbinger Höhle
The Kolbinger Höhle is a natural 330-metre-long dripstone cave near Kolbingen and the only show cave on the southwestern Swabian Alb.
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Kolbinger Höhle
The Kolbinger Höhle is a natural 330-metre-long dripstone cave near Kolbingen and the only show cave on the southwestern Swabian Alb.
Fridingen an der Donau
Length: 330 m
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The Kolbinger Höhle is a natural 330-metre-long dripstone cave near Kolbingen and the only show cave on the southwestern Swabian Alb.
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© Olga Ernst · CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ · Wikimedia Commons · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kolbinger_H%C3%B6hle,_Naturdenkmal.jpg
Description
Morphology
The Kolbinger Höhle is a natural 330-metre-long dripstone cave. It lies in the mass limestone of the Malm of the Swabian Alb. The front part of the cave is the dome-like Stefanshöhle.
Speleothems
The rear part of the cave is beautifully decorated with sinter.
Other details
The Kolbinger Höhle is the only show cave on the southwestern Swabian Alb. Above the cave entrance and the rock gate, a catered shelter hut of the Swabian Alb Association offers visitors the opportunity to rest. Since July 2016, the Kolbinger Höhle has been one of 26 information points of the UNESCO Swabian Alb Geopark.
History
The dome-like Stefanshöhle had long been known but was first mentioned in 1879 in the Oberamtsbeschreibung of Tuttlingen. In 1913, the beautifully sintered rear part was discovered by some young men from Kolbingen. Initial tourist efforts followed: the cave was lit with candles and carbide lamps, and visits went quite well until the outbreak of the First World War. Between the two World Wars, things became quieter around the cave. After the Second World War, the stairs and bridges were renovated and electric lighting was installed. In 1950, a large cave festival was celebrated. After defects appeared in the cave, it had to be closed in 1958. Once the problems had been resolved, the cave could be reopened to visitors in 1968.
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Source: Geotopkataster Baden-Württemberg (Regierungspräsidium Freiburg – LGRB) (services.lgrb-bw.de), modified. Data licence Germany – attribution – version 2.0 (dl-de/by-2-0), https://www.govdata.de/dl-de/by-2-0 Datenquelle: Regierungspräsidium Freiburg - LGRB, www.lgrb-bw.de · data as of 2026 · Contains information from Grottocenter (Wikicaves), grottocenter.org, made available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0, https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/), modified. · length · obtained 2026-11-13 · https://grottocenter.org/ui/entrances/23599 · data as of 2026 · Source: Grottocenter (Association Wikicaves), worldwide collaborative cave database (grottocenter.org), modified. CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Grottocenter (Wikicaves) · Text by ABC · adapted by Espeleoworld (normalized, translated); the adaptation is licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ · history · obtained 2026-11-13 · https://grottocenter.org/ui/entrances/23599 · data as of 2026 · Contains information from © OpenStreetMap contributors, www.openstreetmap.org, made available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0, https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/), modified. · https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1894767505 · data as of 2026 · Source: Wikidata – cave items (Germany) (www.wikidata.org), modified. CC0 1.0, https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ Wikidata (CC0 1.0) · names · obtained 2026-11-13 · 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 (Kolbinger Höhle) · 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/Kolbinger_H%C3%B6hle · data as of 2026 · The derived data is available on request under the ODbL: [email protected]