Walking in the landscape above the caves you will see some characteristic depressions of the surface of the area, for instance in the area above the cave entrance. At some places the sink holes have developed as...
The limestone of the Caves of Mønsted dates back to the same period as the limestone of Bulbjerg and the upper parts of Stevns Klint. That the limestone of Mønsted reaches the surface is due to a...
As the inhabitants of Mønsted became Christians more than 1000 years ago they at the same time got them selves a new extra source of income, ”lime quarrying and lime burning”. The new religion required churches preferably...
The violinist Anker Buch was the owner of the Mønsted Limestone Caves from 1981 until the state took over the caves. Not only Anker Buch but also other wellknown artists started arranging concerts in the caves and...
In 1997 the Danish Nature Agency acquired the Limestone Caves of Mønsted. The acquisition was directly caused by the owners closure of the caves in 1995 those having been open to visitors for many years.This was regarded...
