Vehmhöhle
The Vehmhöhle is a 33 m long fissure cave in Saxon Switzerland and is among the longest caves of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.
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Vehmhöhle
The Vehmhöhle is a 33 m long fissure cave in Saxon Switzerland and is among the longest caves of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.
Lohmen
Length: 33 m
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The Vehmhöhle is a 33 m long fissure cave in Saxon Switzerland and is among the longest caves of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.
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Description
Morphology
The Vehmhöhle is a fissure cave in Saxon Switzerland. With a length of 33 m, it is among the longest caves of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.
Other details
In the entrance area there are inscriptions and rock carvings, some of which point to the wartime periods of the 17th to 19th centuries.
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