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Blitzröhren Battenberg

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Blitzröhren Battenberg (Pfalz)
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Natural monument at the foot of the Battenberg castle ruins.

The lightning tubes are a natural monument in the form of a mineralogical phenomenon in the sandstone wall below the ruins of Battenberg Castle. The ‘lightning tubes’ got their name because the people who lived here initially attributed their formation to lightning strikes.

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Open Jul 16, 2025 through Dec 31, 2027 from 00:00–24:00 .

Freely accessible on the access road to Battenberg

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Blitzröhren Battenberg

Coordinates

49.531629, 8.145204

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49°31'53.9"N 8°08'42.7"E

UTM

32U 438146 5486908

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Blitzröhren Battenberg

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K 30/Hauptstraße
67271 Battenberg
https://www.battenberg-pfalz.de

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