Benediktushöhle

The Benediktushöhle, also called Einsiedler-Höhle, is a natural Durchgangshöhle (through cave) in the Upper Massenkalk west of Beuron.

Beuron 5m

The Benediktushöhle, also called Einsiedler-Höhle, is a natural Durchgangshöhle (through cave) in the Upper Massenkalk west of Beuron.

Characteristics

• Type: Cave
• Municipality: Beuron
• Length: 5 meters
• Record updated: November 13, 2026

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

The Benediktushöhle is located west of Beuron in the district of Sigmaringen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Map

Entrances

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1. Benediktushöhle

   48.055420, 8.989935
   UTM 32U (ETRS89) 499250 5322460
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© Photo: Andreas Praefcke · CC BY 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ · Wikimedia Commons · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ausblick_Benediktush%C3%B6hle.jpg

© Photo: Andreas Praefcke · CC BY 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ · Wikimedia Commons · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Benediktush%C3%B6hle_Figur.jpg

© Photo: Andreas Praefcke · CC BY 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ · Wikimedia Commons · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Benediktush%C3%B6hle_Marienbild.jpg

© Photo: Andreas Praefcke · CC BY 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ · Wikimedia Commons · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Benediktush%C3%B6hle.jpg

© Photo: Andreas Praefcke · CC BY 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ · Wikimedia Commons · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blick_auf_Donau_von_Benediktush%C3%B6hle.jpg

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Description

Morphology

The Benediktushöhle, also called Einsiedler-Höhle, is a natural Durchgangshöhle (through cave) in the Upper Massenkalk.

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Source: Geotopkataster Baden-Württemberg (Regierungspräsidium Freiburg – LGRB) (services.lgrb-bw.de), modified. Data licence Germany – attribution – version 2.0 (dl-de/by-2-0), https://www.govdata.de/dl-de/by-2-0 Datenquelle: Regierungspräsidium Freiburg - LGRB, www.lgrb-bw.de · 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/23708 · data as of 2026 · Source: Wikidata – cave items (Germany) (www.wikidata.org), modified. CC0 1.0, https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ Wikidata (CC0 1.0) · data as of 2026 · Source: German Wikipedia – article leads (cave descriptions) (de.wikipedia.org), modified. CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Wikipedia contributors (de.wikipedia.org), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Text by Wikipedia contributors (Benediktushöhle) · adapted by Espeleoworld (normalized, translated); the adaptation is licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ · description · obtained 2026-11-13 · https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benediktush%C3%B6hle · data as of 2026 · The derived data is available on request under the ODbL: [email protected]