Aggertalhöhle
The Aggertal-Höhle is a 1071 m long show cave in the basal limestone of the Middle Devonian Hobraeck beds, with an elevation difference of 31 m.
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Aggertalhöhle
The Aggertal-Höhle is a 1071 m long show cave in the basal limestone of the Middle Devonian Hobraeck beds, with an elevation difference of 31 m.
Engelskirchen
Length: 1071 m
Updated record
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The Aggertal-Höhle is a 1071 m long show cave in the basal limestone of the Middle Devonian Hobraeck beds, with an elevation difference of 31 m.
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© A.Savin · CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ · Wikimedia Commons · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aggertalhoehle06.jpg
Description
Morphology
The cave is 1071 m long and has an elevation difference of 31 m. It is located in the basal limestone of the Middle Devonian Hobraeck beds and was formed by the dissolution of Devonian limestones. Dolines and pings occur in the surroundings of the cave.
Speleothems
There are hardly any sinter crusts. Aragonite mineralizations occur.
Hydrology
A water-retaining claystone layer in the hanging wall prevents the infiltration of seepage water.
Other details
The cave is scientifically supervised by the AKKH. The walls of the cave were cleaned around 2020/2021.
History
The Aggertal-Höhle was discovered around 1773 and has been a show cave since 1930.
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Source: Geotopkataster Nordrhein-Westfalen (Geologischer Dienst NRW) (ogc-api.nrw.de), modified. Data licence Germany – attribution – version 2.0 (dl-de/by-2-0), https://www.govdata.de/dl-de/by-2-0 Geowissenschaftliche Daten: INSP-GeotopeinNRW @ Geologischer Dienst NRW · data as of 2026 · Contains information from Grottocenter (Wikicaves), grottocenter.org, made available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0, https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/), modified. · length · obtained 2026-11-13 · https://grottocenter.org/ui/entrances/23566 · data as of 2026 · Location data: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0, https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/. · https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/277514469 · The derived data is available on request under the ODbL: [email protected]