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<< Our Photo Pages >> Teufelsloch bei Altenahr - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Germany in Rhineland-Palatinate

Submitted by Harald_Platta on Thursday, 16 March 2017  Page Views: 1103

Natural PlacesSite Name: Teufelsloch bei Altenahr
Country: Germany
NOTE: This site is 3.904 km away from the location you searched for.

Land: Rhineland-Palatinate Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Altenahr
Latitude: 50.513858N  Longitude: 6.989751E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Teufelsloch bei Altenahr
Teufelsloch bei Altenahr submitted by Harald_Platta : The Teufelsloch ("Devil`s Hole") is a hole in a rock formation high above Ahr Valley in Altenahr (Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany). Picture taken in March 2017. View from the bottom of the valley towards the pavilion and the Teufelsloch © Platta 2017 (Vote or comment on this photo)
The Teufelsloch ("Devil`s Hole") is a hole in a rock formation high above Ahr Valley in Altenahr (Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany).

The Teufelsloch is one of the most iconic sites in the Ahr Valley. Already in the 19th century the unique rock formation above Altenahr was regarded as a tourist attraction. Several legends deal with the site. All involve the devil, which might possibly indicate a former use in Pre-Christian times.
The original Teufelsloch was destroyed during an earthquake in the 1930`s. The site has been recreated afterwards.

Literature:
[01] Drexler, O.: Teufelsloch bei Altenahr. In: KuLaDig, Kultur.Landschaft.Digital.
(https://www.kuladig.de/Objektansicht/O-117914-20150313-6) (2015).
[02] Braun, A. (2005): Wanderungen und Spaziergänge auf den Spuren von Sagen und Legenden im Rheinland.. Kehl.
[02] Gasterland, A. (2013): Die Mittelahr entdecken: Natur & Kultur Wandern & Wein Sehenswürdigkeiten, Veranstaltungen. Köln.
[04] Penz, H.O. (1960): Die Sage vom Teufelsloch. (Heimatjahrbuch Kreis Ahrweiler.) Ahrweiler. Online verfügbar: http://www.kreisahrweiler.
de/kvar/VT/hjb1960/hjb1960.45.htm (http://www.kreis-ahrweiler.de/kvar/VT/hjb1960/hjb1960.45.htm), abgerufen am 13.03.2015
Seidenfaden, Theodor (1960): Die Lenzfahrt des Teufels: Ein Ahr-Märchen. (Heimatjahrbuch Kreis Ahrweiler.) Ahrweiler. Online verfügbar: http://www.kreis-ahrweiler.de/kvar/VT/hjb1960/hjb1960.47.htm (http://www.kreis-ahrweiler.de/kvar/VT/hjb1960/hjb1960.47.htm), abgerufen am 13.03.2015
[05] Wirtgen, P. (1866): Das Ahrtal: Natur, Geschichte, Sage. Bonn.


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Teufelsloch bei Altenahr
Teufelsloch bei Altenahr submitted by Creative Commons : The Teufelsloch ("Devil`s Hole") is a hole in a rock formation high above Ahr Valley in Altenahr (Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany). View through the Teufelsloch. By Frank Brehm (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons (Vote or comment on this photo)

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