Sandwellen-Höhlen

Veldensteiner Forst

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Sandwellen-Höhlen

Veldensteiner Forst

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Cave in Veldensteiner Forst (Landkreis Bayreuth).

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Veldensteiner Forst
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

Entrances

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Sandwellen-Höhlen
49.688896, 11.549479
UTM 32U (ETRS89) 683880.2230006481 5507162.185998134
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Source: Geotopkataster Bayern (Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt) (www.umweltatlas.bayern.de), modified. CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Datenquelle: Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt, www.lfu.bayern.de · https://www.umweltatlas.bayern.de/mapapps/resources/reports/sb_geotope/generateBericht.pdf?additionallayerfieldvalue=472R137 · data as of 2026