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Danube Sinkhole
Sinkhole in the Danube near Möhringen Schematic of the sinkhole locations and the route to Aachtopf Completely dry Danube riverbed right , Sink hole on the southern bank of the Danube, at the main sinkhole site below Immendingen Sign in Immendingen. Translation: "Sinkhole – Here the Danube sinks dry on about 155 days per year" The Danube Sinkhole (german: Donauversinkung or ) is an incipient underground stream capture in the Upper Danube Nature Park. Between Immendingen and Möhringen and also near Fridingen (Tuttlingen), the water of the Danube sinks into the riverbed in various places. The main sinkhole is next to a field named ''Brühl'' between Immendingen and Möhringen. The term "sinking" is more accurate than "seeping", because, instead of just distributing into the soil, the Danube's water flows through caverns to the Aachtopf, where it emerges as the river Radolfzeller Aach, a tributary of the Rhine. Hydrography The sinking Danube water disappears int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Immendingen Donauversickerung 20080714 1
Immendingen is a municipality in the district of Tuttlingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany located on the Upper Danube. It is famous for the Danube Sinkhole. Geography Immendingen is located on the Upper Danube. On the municipal area are parts of the Danube Sinkhole. With the mountain Höwenegg in Immendingen begins the extinct volcanic landscape of Hegau. Archaeological excavations at the Höwenegg recover saber-toothed tigers, antelopes and one of the few well preserved ancestral horses. The municipality borders Talheim to the north, Tuttlingen to the east, Emmingen-Liptingen to the southeast, Engen to the south, and Geisingen and Bad Durrheim to the west. The whole municipality with the previously independent municipalities Hattingen, Hintschingen, Ippingen, Mauenheim and Zimmern include 22 villages, hamlets, farms and houses. Coat of arms of several incorporated municipalities History Immendingen was built at the crossroads of ancient trade routes. As the name sug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
