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Sachsensteinhöhle

The Sachsensteinhöhle was a show cave in the Sachsenstein near Neuhof, today a district of Bad Sachsa, in the district of Göttingen.

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The Sachsensteinhöhle was a show cave in the Sachsenstein near Neuhof, today a district of Bad Sachsa, in the district of Göttingen.

Characteristics

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.

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Entrances

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  1. Sachsensteinhöhle

    51.587222, 10.592500
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Description

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The Sachsensteinhöhle was the only gypsum show cave in Lower Saxony. The cave and the quarry belonged to the Sachsenstein gypsum works.

History

The Sachsensteinhöhle was a show cave in the Sachsenstein near Neuhof, today a district of Bad Sachsa, in the district of Göttingen. The only gypsum show cave in Lower Saxony was destroyed in the 1950s with official permission by the Sachsenstein quarry.

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