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Rosenmüllerhöhle

Rosenmüllerhöhle

The Rosenmüllerhöhle is a natural karst cave near Muggendorf in the Franconian Switzerland.

Wiesenttal 112m

The Rosenmüllerhöhle is a natural karst cave near Muggendorf in the Franconian Switzerland.

Characteristics

  • Type: Cave
  • Municipality: Wiesenttal
  • Length: 112 meters
  • 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 Rosenmüllerhöhle, also called Rosenmüllershöhle, is a natural karst cave near Muggendorf, a district of the Upper Franconian municipality of Wiesenttal in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria. It is located in the Franconian Switzerland, a part of the Franconian Alb.

Map

Entrances

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  1. Rosenmüllerhöhle

    49.807500, 11.259444
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Photos

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Description

Other details

In the cave register Franconian Alb (HFA) the cave is registered as C 5 / 6133-1040. It may not be entered from 1 October to 31 March.

History

The cave was discovered in the year 1790.

Bio

The cave is used by at least eight bat species as an important winter roost.

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