Quackenschloss Cave

The Quackenschloss is a karst cave near Engelhardsberg in the market municipality of Wiesenttal in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria.

Wiesenttal 40m

The Quackenschloss is a karst cave near Engelhardsberg in the market municipality of Wiesenttal in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria.

Characteristics

• Type: Cave
• Municipality: Wiesenttal
• Length: 40 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 Quackenschloss is located near Engelhardsberg, a part of the Upper Franconian market municipality of Wiesenttal in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria.

Map

Entrances

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1. Quackenschloss

   Elevation: 510 m

   49.789500, 11.287600
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© Derzno · CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ · Wikimedia Commons · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Quackenschlo%C3%9F_bei_Engelhardsberg_C4.jpg

© Siegmar S. · CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ · Wikimedia Commons · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eingang_Quackenschloss_(von_oben_sch%C3%B6ner_Ausblick)_-_panoramio.jpg

© ermell · CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ · Wikimedia Commons · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Quackenschloss_1270087.jpg

© Ermell · CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ · Wikimedia Commons · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Quackenschloss_Baum_7038978.jpg

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Description

Morphology

The Quackenschloss is a karst cave.

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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 (Quackenschloss) · 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/Quackenschloss · data as of 2026