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Korallenhöhlen

Two open caves in the reef limestone northwest of Boinghausen: the Korallenhöhle with a total length of 151 m and a height difference of 7.5 m, and the Untere Korallenhöhle with a total length of only 7 m and a height difference of only 2 m.

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Two open caves in the reef limestone northwest of Boinghausen: the Korallenhöhle with a total length of 151 m and a height difference of 7.5 m, and the Untere Korallenhöhle with a total length of only 7 m and a height difference of only 2 m.

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

Northwest of Boinghausen lie two caves in a limestone belt of the Hobraeck beds. In a small quarry, mudstones and sandstones crop out, beneath which lies the reef limestone with the two caves.

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Approximate position

Entrances

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  1. Korallenhöhlen

    51.073280, 7.476532
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Description

Morphology

One is the Korallenhöhle with a total length of 151 m and a height difference of 7.5 m, and the other is the Untere Korallenhöhle with a total length of only 7 m and a height difference of only 2 m.

Other details

Both caves are open and are looked after by the Arbeitskreis Kluterthöhle (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