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Rentropshöhle

The Rentropshoehle in Milspe is a large cave approximately 1312m long, through which an active stream flows.

Ennepetal

The Rentropshoehle in Milspe is a large cave approximately 1312m long, through which an active stream flows.

Characteristics

  • Type: Cave
  • Municipality: Ennepetal
  • Record updated:

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 Rentropshoehle is located in Milspe, west of the Kölner Straße (B7).

Map

Approximate position

Entrances

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  1. Rentropshöhle

    51.301538, 7.343996
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Description

Morphology

The length of the large cave is approximately 1312m. Exposed features include, among others, a bedding plane, joint fissures, erosion formations and fossils (a bedding-plane cave with joint-fissure character).

Hydrology

The cave is traversed by an active stream.

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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