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Bahnhofshöhlen

Three caves along the newly built bypass: Gummersbacher Bahnhofshöhle, Hochzeitstagshöhle and Dicke Berta.

Gummersbach

Three caves along the newly built bypass: Gummersbacher Bahnhofshöhle, Hochzeitstagshöhle and Dicke Berta.

Characteristics

Caves are protected biotopes (§30 BNatSchG). Caves used by bats as winter quarters must not be entered from 1 October to 31 March (§39(6) BNatSchG), except show caves and their developed parts.

Location

A total of 3 caves lie along the newly built bypass.

Map

Approximate position

Entrances

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  1. Bahnhofshöhlen

    51.021567, 7.565342
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Description

Morphology

The Gummersbacher Bahnhofshöhle has a total length of 20m and a height difference of 12m. The Hochzeitstagshöhle has a total length of 21m and a height difference of 8m. The Dicke Berta has a total length of 10m and a height difference of 5m.

Other details

All 3 caves lie in a limestone horizon of the Untere Wiedenest-Schichten (Middle Devonian). The Gummersbacher Bahnhofshöhle and the Hochzeitstagshöhle are closed and the Dicke Berta is destroyed. All 3 caves are looked after by the Arbeitskreis Kluterthöhle.

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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