Bing Cave

After years of exploration in the region, Ignaz Bing discovered a beautiful stalactite cave in 1905 near the town of Streitberg (Wiesenttal).

The earliest excavations at the mouth of the cave, designed to widen its access, uncovered prehistoric artifacts and fossils, which Bing and his workers carefully removed and catalogued.

In 1909 a movie crew toured the cave and the resultant film was screened at the "cinematograph salon" of the Noris Theater in Nürnberg.

The site soon became so popular that Bing personally conducted a private tour of the cave for Prince Ludwig of Bavaria.

Because the Bing family was Jewish, the government seized possession of it and renamed it the "Streitberger Cave" after the nearest town.