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@geoparkschwabischealb4814 Rocks carved out of valley slopes, often bizarrely weathered, characterize the karst landscape of the Swabian Alb. Their peculiar shapes stimulated the imagination of the inhabitants, which often led to imaginative names. The stone maidens in the Eselsburger valley and the kissing sow, a natural rock gate in the Ach valley near Blaubeuren, are literally "outstanding" examples of this. The formation of these striking rock shapes can be traced back to a peculiarity of the Swabian Upper Jura. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...