Top 5 Caves around Dietingen

The Moritzloch is a large, oval, basin-shaped sinkhole that has collapsed into the uppermost shell limestone. At its deepest point in the northern part of the sinkhole (approximately 7 m deep), there is an artificially enlarged entrance to a karst cave. The cave is not accessible.

Beautifully laid out and well maintained, very nice.

This "Fatima Grotto" carved into the rock is dedicated to the Mother of God. It was named after the town of Fatima in Portugal, where Mary appeared several times to some shepherd children in 1917 (during the First World War). Our Lady revealed three secrets to the children. Pope John Paul II attributed his survival of the assassination attempt on him on May 13, 1981 - the commemoration of the first apparition of the Virgin Mary in Fatima - to Our Lady there. The bullet that almost killed him was later incorporated into the crown of the statue of Our Lady in Fatima as a votive offering.

Lemberg Tower, mega view of the Swiss snow-capped Alps.

Very nice and well-kept grotto. I also found the explanation very successful.

Maidenhole At around 1000 m above sea level. NHN on the northeast slope of Lemberg lies the cave or crevice known as Jungfrauenloch in the White Jurassic rock. The name can be traced back to a local legend. Around the year 1170, the county of Hohenberg, to which the district of Gosheim belonged at the time, and its lord Burkhard I of Habsburg were mentioned for the first time. Around 1230, the future Roman-German King Rudolf I of Habsburg married the daughter of Count Burkhard III of Hohenberg, Gertrudis of Hohenberg. Her loyal Gaus, also known as “Gotso” in Middle High German, carried out the planning tasks and the organization of finances for her. The name of the community of Gosheim is said to have come from Gaus. After marrying Rudolf von Habsburg, Gaus stayed with the countess' niece, Gertrudis von Oberhohenberg, for whom he also managed the business excellently. But the young woman's brother was so angry and jealous about the popularity of Gertrudis and Gotso that he set the castle on fire at night in the absence of Gotso, who was hunting. Only Gertrudis is said to have escaped the terrible fire with all her jewelry and money and is still hidden today in the “Jungfrauenloch”, a deep crevice in the rock on the Lemberg. Only a key word can free her from her captivity to the dark forces. The story of Gertrudis von Oberhohenberg and her loyal friend Gaus is performed every five years as a village play at Fasnet. There are also legends surrounding the so-called “Giant Forest” on the Lembergsattel. Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemberg_(Schw%C3%A4bische_Alb)

A nice quiet place to stop and reflect on God's preservation.

WARNING. The name is tempting and so I walked about 2 km extra to see the cave. However, when you get there, you just walk in circles and look for the cave. There is nothing to be found except a deepening in the forest next to the bridge, which is also overgrown and inaccessible from all sides. No way, nothing. So only interesting for geocachers.