Pfaffenkammer

The Pfaffenkammer is a small karst cave in the Teutoburger Wald near Borgholzhausen.

Borgholzhausen

The Pfaffenkammer is a small karst cave in the Teutoburger Wald near Borgholzhausen.

Characteristics

• Type: Cave
• Municipality: Borgholzhausen
• 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 Pfaffenkammer is located in the Teutoburger Wald near Borgholzhausen (Kreis Gütersloh) within the Johannisegge-Schornstein nature reserve.

Map

Entrances

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1. Pfaffenkammer

   52.116548, 8.284810
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Description

Morphology

The Pfaffenkammer is a small karst cave and a Spalthöhle.

Other details

The natural monument is listed in the list of archaeological monuments in Borgholzhausen.

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