Weinberghöhlen

The Mauerner Höhlen, also called the Weinberghöhlen von Mauern, are natural karst caves on the left slope of the Wellheimer Trockental valley.

Rennertshofen 121m

The Mauerner Höhlen, also called the Weinberghöhlen von Mauern, are natural karst caves on the left slope of the Wellheimer Trockental valley.

Characteristics

• Type: Cave
• Municipality: Rennertshofen
• Length: 121 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 Mauerner Höhlen, also called the Weinberghöhlen von Mauern, are located northwest of the village of Mauern, a district of the Upper Bavarian market municipality of Rennertshofen in the district of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen in Bavaria, on the left slope of the Wellheimer Trockental, a side valley of the Altmühltal in the Naturpark Altmühltal.

Map

Entrances

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1. Weinberghöhlen

   48.774652, 11.053531
   UTM 32U (ETRS89) 650872.6480002488 5404439.336999278
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© Thilo Parg · CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ · Wikimedia Commons · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mauerner_Hoehlen_Weinberghoehlen_1_12014-07-14.jpg

© Daniel Lehermeier · CC BY 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ · Wikimedia Commons · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blick_von_Maurer_H%C3%B6hlen_-_panoramio.jpg

© Daniel Lehermeier · CC BY 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ · Wikimedia Commons · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mauern_von_H%C3%B6hle_aus,_Juli_%6012_-_panoramio.jpg

© Thilo Parg · CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ · Wikimedia Commons · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mauerner_Hoehlen_Weinberghoehlen_2_2014-07-14.jpg

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Description

Morphology

The Mauerner Höhlen, also called the Weinberghöhlen von Mauern, are natural karst caves.

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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=185H003 · 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, names · 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 (Mauerner Höhlen) · 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/Mauerner_H%C3%B6hlen · data as of 2026