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Birresborn Ice Caves (Birresborner Ice Caves)

Birresborn Ice Caves (Birresborner Ice Caves)

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Birresborn Ice Caves (Birresborner Ice Caves)

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Location: Birresborn, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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R.Bungartz

June 19, 2021

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The ice caves were not created naturally, but rather through the mining of millstones. That is why they are also known as "millstone caves" and have been a listed building …

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Max

March 27, 2019

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From October to the end of March, 4 out of 5 caves are closed so as not to disturb the hibernation of bats.

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Karin 🐾 🇺🇦 🕊

June 23, 2021

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When you enter the Birresborn Ice Caves, the cold comes first. For centuries the so-called "ice caves" were used as ice storage facilities, even in hot summers the temperature does …

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Elevation 530 m

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Location: Birresborn, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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