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Caves of Bischofswiesen

Bischofswiesen has 5 catalogued caves, including 3 potholes and 2 caves. The longest is Riesending-Schachthöhle (27,300 m).

5 caves
50.5 km total length
1,149m max depth

Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded. Without length data: 2. Without depth data: 3. Without known lithology: 5.

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Name↕
Length↓
Depth↕
Municipality↕
Region↕
Riesending-Schachthöhle27,300 meters1,149 metersBischofswiesen
Riesending-Schachthöhle19,500 meters—Bischofswiesen
Fledermauscanyon3,668 meters891 metersBischofswiesen
Riesending-Schachthöhle——Bischofswiesen
Mausloch——Bischofswiesen

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Administrative units: © BKG (2026) dl-de/by-2-0 (data sources). Boundaries simplified and reprojected by EspeleoWorld.

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