Schmiedeknecht cave
The Schmiedeknechthöhle in the Elbingeröder Komplex belongs to the Bielshöhle group in Rübeland and cannot be visited.
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Schmiedeknecht cave
The Schmiedeknechthöhle in the Elbingeröder Komplex belongs to the Bielshöhle group in Rübeland and cannot be visited.
Oberharz am Brocken
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The Schmiedeknechthöhle in the Elbingeröder Komplex belongs to the Bielshöhle group in Rübeland and cannot be visited.
Description
Speleothems
In the Berggeisthalle of the Schmiedeknechthöhle is found the most spectacular of all Rübeland stalagmites: with a base circumference of over three metres, it is 3.25 metres high.
Other details
The Schmiedeknechthöhle is a cave in the Elbingeröder Komplex. It belongs to the Bielshöhle group in Rübeland and cannot be visited. According to the judgement of experts, it is the most beautiful cave in Rübeland.
History
The Schmiedeknechthöhle received its name in 1953 from its discoverer Adalbert Schmiedeknecht. In the years 1952 and 1953, together with other Rübeland youths, he succeeded in clearing a completely rubbish-filled mouth in the Märtensstraße, called Kamerun.
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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 (Schmiedeknechthöhle) · 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/Schmiedeknechth%C3%B6hle · data as of 2026