Paradiestal

The Paradiestal is a small left-side valley of the Wiesenttal in the Northern Franconian Jura, about 4.2 kilometers long.

Stadelhofen 3000m

The Paradiestal is a small left-side valley of the Wiesenttal in the Northern Franconian Jura, about 4.2 kilometers long.

Characteristics

• Type: Cave
• Municipality: Stadelhofen
• Length: 3000 meters
• 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 Paradiestal is a left-side valley of the Wiesenttal in the Northern Franconian Jura. It belongs for the most part to the municipality of Stadelhofen, and its southern end to the municipality of Königsfeld, both in the district of Bamberg in Bavaria. The valley lies in the northernmost part of the Franconian Alb and lies entirely within the Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz – Frankenjura.

Map

Entrances

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1. Paradiestal

   Elevation: 430 m

   49.974604, 11.193954
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Description

Morphology

The Paradiestal is a small left-side valley of the Wiesenttal, about 4.2 kilometers long. It is uninhabited and undeveloped and is regarded as one of the most beautiful valleys of the Franconian Switzerland.

Hydrology

In the southern spur, the valley is traversed by a short right tributary of the Wiesent, about 400 meters long.

Other details

The valley is popular above all with hikers and climbers.

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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 (Paradiestal (Oberfranken)) · 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/Paradiestal_(Oberfranken) · data as of 2026