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Höhlen am Krümmelskopf

Opposite the Aggertalhöhle there are 3 caves in the hillside, including the Altenberghöhle with 725 m of passage length and the Neue Aggertalhöhle with 268 m of passage length.

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Opposite the Aggertalhöhle there are 3 caves in the hillside, including the Altenberghöhle with 725 m of passage length and the Neue Aggertalhöhle with 268 m of passage length.

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

Opposite the Aggertalhöhle there are 3 caves in the hillside.

Map

Approximate position

Entrances

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  1. Höhlen am Krümmelskopf

    50.994797, 7.448758
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Description

Morphology

The Altenberghöhle has a passage length of 725 m and a height difference of 27 m. The Neue Aggertalhöhle has a passage length (GGL) of 268 m and a height difference (HD) of 15 m. The Spaltenhöhle has a passage length (GGL) of 6 m and a height difference (HD) of 1 m.

Progression

The Neue Aggertalhöhle is to be connected with the Aggertalhöhle.

Other details

All 3 caves belong to the reef limestone of the Middle Devonian Hobraeck beds. In the surroundings of the caves there are also pings, sinkholes and traces of old mining. The caves were sealed by the AKKH.

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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