Wolfsschlucht


There are in fact dozens of Wolfsschluchten or Wolfschluchten in German-speaking regions, as well as Wolfklammen or Wolfsklammen. This is actually not surprising; it stands to reason that one might encounter wolves in such desolate places. As well as various gorges, other rock formations bear this name, and even two Nazi command headquarters on the Western Front were so named. There was also a Wolf’s Lair in Poland and a bunker named Werwolf in Ukraine. Furthermore, the name appears several times as a Flurname (field name) and there is even a restaurant bearing this name. And of course, this is not limited to German-speaking regions, even if the name is rather rare internationally. After all, a district of Lyon is called Gorge de Loup, although it is named after the surname of a former owner of the site. However, there is also a real gorge of this name. In the USA, Wolf Canyon is quite a common name, again for various things. There is also a wildlife park with this name.

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As it is always the case with such names that occur multiple times, there is a significant risk of confusion. And, as always, we have resolved this by concatenating the place names. To clarify, all the Wolfsschluchten are actually just called Wolfsschlucht without the place name. However, to minimise confusion in our lists and in internet searches, we have added it everywhere.