Teufelskeller

The Teufelskeller is a cave on the southern slope of the Gangolfsberg near Oberelsbach, formed by the collapse of a boulder from the rock face behind it.

Oberelsbach 100m

The Teufelskeller is a cave on the southern slope of the Gangolfsberg near Oberelsbach, formed by the collapse of a boulder from the rock face behind it.

Characteristics

• Type: Cave
• Municipality: Oberelsbach
• Length: 100 meters
• 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

The Teufelskeller is located on the southern slope of the Gangolfsberg near Oberelsbach in the Lower Franconian district of Rhön-Grabfeld at about 800 meters above sea level.

Map

Entrances

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1. Teufelskeller

   50.462764, 10.084850
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Description

Morphology

The cave was formed by the collapse of a boulder from the rock face behind it.

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Contains information from © OpenStreetMap contributors, www.openstreetmap.org, made available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0, https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/), modified. · https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/247076609 · 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) · length · obtained 2026-11-13 · 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 (Teufelskeller (Oberelsbach)) · 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/Teufelskeller_(Oberelsbach) · data as of 2026 · The derived data is available on request under the ODbL: [email protected]