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Schönebecker Höhle

The Schönebecker Höhle or Herscheider Höhle is a 118 m long cave northeast of the Schönebecke settlement in the municipality of Herscheid.

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The Schönebecker Höhle or Herscheider Höhle is a 118 m long cave northeast of the Schönebecke settlement in the municipality of Herscheid.

Characteristics

  • Type: Cave
  • Municipality: Herscheid
  • 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 Schönebecker Höhle or Herscheider Höhle is located northeast of the Schönebecke settlement in the municipality of Herscheid.

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Entrances

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  1. Schönebecker Höhle

    51.204654, 7.727223
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Description

Morphology

The Schönebecker Höhle or Herscheider Höhle is a 118 m long cave.

Other details

The Schönebecker Höhle was designated a natural monument with an area of 1.1 ha on 1 October 1998 under the Herscheid landscape plan. The cave was also designated a European protected area (FFH area) Schönebecker Höhle DE-4712-302 in 2005.

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