Genovevahöhle

The Genovevahöhle, formerly called the Kuttbachhöhle, is a small cave steeped in legend near Kordel in the Trier-Saarburg district of Rhineland-Palatinate, designated as a natural monument.

Kordel

The Genovevahöhle, formerly called the Kuttbachhöhle, is a small cave steeped in legend near Kordel in the Trier-Saarburg district of Rhineland-Palatinate, designated as a natural monument.

Characteristics

• Type: Cave
• Municipality: Kordel
• 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 Genovevahöhle is located near Kordel in the Trier-Saarburg district (Rhineland-Palatinate).

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Entrances

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1. Genovevahöhle

   49.806459, 6.646657
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Description

Morphology

The Genovevahöhle is a small cave.

Other details

The Genovevahöhle is steeped in legend and designated as a natural monument.

History

The Genovevahöhle was formerly called the Kuttbachhöhle.

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Contains information from © OpenStreetMap contributors, www.openstreetmap.org, made available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0, https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/), modified. · https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/296040842 · 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) · names · 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 (Genovevahöhle) · 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/Genovevah%C3%B6hle · data as of 2026 · The derived data is available on request under the ODbL: [email protected]