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Oswaldhöhle, Witzenhöhle und Wundershöhle

Oswaldhöhle, Witzenhöhle und Wundershöhle

The Oswaldhöhle is a natural karst cave near Muggendorf in the Upper Franconian municipality of Wiesenttal in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria.

Wiesenttal

The Oswaldhöhle is a natural karst cave near Muggendorf in the Upper Franconian municipality of Wiesenttal in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria.

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

The Oswaldhöhle is located near Muggendorf, a part of the Upper Franconian municipality of Wiesenttal in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria.

Map

Entrances

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  1. Oswaldhöhle, Witzenhöhle und Wundershöhle

    49.800027, 11.272378
    UTM 32U (ETRS89) 663522.1120003639 5518874.494998999
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Photos

Oswaldhöhle, Witzenhöhle und Wundershöhle - Photo, WiesenttalView image
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Description

Morphology

The Oswaldhöhle is a natural karst cave.

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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=474H005 · data as of 2026 · 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. · names · obtained 2026-11-13 · https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/440006146 · 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) · 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 (Oswaldhöhle) · 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/Oswaldh%C3%B6hle · data as of 2026 · The derived data is available on request under the ODbL: [email protected]