Ofnet Caves

#1545 among destinations in Germany

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The Ofnet Caves are the remains of an underground karst system on the edge of the Nördlinger Ries in Germany. They are located on a limestone hill near Nördlingen, Bavaria. The caves became famous in 1908 when 33 prehistoric human skulls were discovered. The skulls were dated to the Mesolithic period. ()

Local name: Ofnethöhlen Coordinates: 48°49'7"N, 10°27'1"E

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Ofnet Caves – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bayerisches Eisenbahnmuseum, Neresheim Abbey, Ipf Mountain, Rieskrater Museum.

3.1 miNE
Museum, Specialty museum
Bayerisches Eisenbahnmuseum, Nördlingen
80 min walk • Nestled in the heart of the charming Bavarian town of Nördlingen, the Bayerisches Eisenbahnmuseum (Bavarian Railway Museum) is a must-visit destination for train enthusiasts and history buffs alike. This museum is dedicated to preserving and showcasing the rich...
6.5 miSW
Sacred and religious sites, Monastery
Neresheim Abbey, Neresheim
166 min walk • Neresheim Abbey or the Abbey of Saints Ulrich and Afra, Neresheim is located above the town of Neresheim in Baden-Württemberg, southern Germany. It is now a Benedictine monastery and is part of the Beuronese Congregation.
5.5 miNW
Archaeological site
Ipf Mountain, Bopfingen
142 min walk • The Ipf is a mostly treeless mountain, near Bopfingen, Ostalbkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany with a prehistoric hill fort on its top.
3 miNE
Museum, Specialty museum, Natural history museum
Rieskrater Museum, Nördlingen
76 min walk • The Rieskrater Museum, sometimes known in English as the Ries Crater Museum, focuses on meteors and their collisions with Earth. The museum is housed in a 16th-century barn in Nördlingen, Germany which was part of the medieval city's center. The area is the location of a meteor's impact with Earth c. 15 million years ago.
6.9 miSW
Specialty museum, Museum
Härtsfeld-Museumsbahn, Neresheim
175 min walk • The Härtsfeldbahn - popularly known as Schättere - was a narrow-gauge metre-gauge railroad across the Härtsfeld, located in eastern Baden-Württemberg, with continuation to Bavaria.
2.6 miS
Monastery
Christgarten Charterhouse
66 min walk • Christgarten Charterhouse is a former Carthusian monastery, or charterhouse, near Ederheim in Bavaria, Germany.
2.8 miNE
Observation decks and towers, Church
St. Georg, Nördlingen
73 min walk • St. George is the Evangelical Lutheran parish church in the center of the city of Noerdlingen. Built between 1427 and 1505, the late Gothic church with its tower, Daniel, visible from afar, is the town's landmark.
5.2 miNW
Church
Stadtkirche St. Blasius, Bopfingen
133 min walk • The town church of St. Blasius is a church in Bopfingen in the Ostalbkreis district of Baden-Württemberg. It received its shape essentially in the heyday of the former Free Imperial City in the 13th and 14th centuries.
4.6 miNW
Town
Kirchheim am Ries
119 min walk • Kirchheim is a municipality in the district of Ostalbkreis in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.