Distlergrotte

The Distlergrotte is a karst cave near the Finstermühle, a district of the market town of Neuhaus an der Pegnitz in the district of Nürnberger Land in Bavaria.

Neuhaus a.d.Pegnitz 90m

The Distlergrotte is a karst cave near the Finstermühle, a district of the market town of Neuhaus an der Pegnitz in the district of Nürnberger Land in Bavaria.

Characteristics

• Type: Cave
• Municipality: Neuhaus a.d.Pegnitz
• Length: 90 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 Distlergrotte is located near the Finstermühle, a district of the Middle Franconian market town of Neuhaus an der Pegnitz in the district of Nürnberger Land in Bavaria.

Map

Entrances

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1. Distlergrotte

   49.623358, 11.561645
   UTM 32U (ETRS89) 685006.0030006691 5499906.835998077
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Source: Geotopkataster Bayern (Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt) (www.umweltatlas.bayern.de), modified. CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Datenquelle: Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt, www.lfu.bayern.de · https://www.umweltatlas.bayern.de/mapapps/resources/reports/sb_geotope/generateBericht.pdf?additionallayerfieldvalue=574H003 · 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) · length · obtained 2026-11-13 · 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 (Distlergrotte) · 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/Distlergrotte · data as of 2026