Schellenberger Eishöhle
The Schellenberger Eishöhle is an ice cave designated as a geotope in the Untersberg massif at 1570 m above sea level and the only ice cave in Germany developed for visitors.
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Schellenberger Eishöhle
The Schellenberger Eishöhle is an ice cave designated as a geotope in the Untersberg massif at 1570 m above sea level and the only ice cave in Germany developed for visitors.
Schellenberger Forst
Length: 3621 m · Depth: 55 m
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The Schellenberger Eishöhle is an ice cave designated as a geotope in the Untersberg massif at 1570 m above sea level and the only ice cave in Germany developed for visitors.
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Description
Morphology
The explored length of the ice cave is 3621 meters, of which 500 meters are walked during a guided tour at temperatures between -0.5 and +4.0 degrees Celsius. It has an estimated ice volume of about 60,000 cubic meters.
Speleothems
The ice of the cave, which partly forms anew in spring, is in no way inferior to a dripstone cave in the richness of forms of its ice columns and sculptures. Temporary ice garlands and hoarfrost can likewise be seen on the rock and ice walls.
Progression
The ice cave is one of two show caves in Germany without electric light. It is illuminated with carbide lamps.
Other details
The ice cave is the only ice cave in Germany developed for visitors and has been operated as a show cave since 1925.
History
It was first mentioned in writing in 1826 and has been explored since 1874.
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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=172H001 · data as of 2026 · Contains information from Grottocenter (Wikicaves), grottocenter.org, made available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0, https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/), modified. · depth, length · obtained 2026-11-13 · https://grottocenter.org/ui/entrances/23613 · data as of 2026 · 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 (Schellenberger Eishöhle) · 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/Schellenberger_Eish%C3%B6hle · data as of 2026 · The derived data is available on request under the ODbL: [email protected]