Erdbachhöhle
The Erdbachhöhle near Breitscheid in the eastern Westerwald is, at just under 100 m, the deepest known cave in Hesse.
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Erdbachhöhle
The Erdbachhöhle near Breitscheid in the eastern Westerwald is, at just under 100 m, the deepest known cave in Hesse.
Breitscheid
Length: 1800 m · Depth: 96 m
Updated record
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The Erdbachhöhle near Breitscheid in the eastern Westerwald is, at just under 100 m, the deepest known cave in Hesse.
Description
Morphology
At just under 100 m, the Erdbachhöhle is the deepest known cave in Hesse.
Other details
The Breitscheid-Erdbach karst area, in the middle of which the cave is located, originated from a Devonian coral reef.
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