Caves and potholes of Hessen
The catalogue of Hessen lists 36 caves, including 36 caves. The longest is Herbstlabyrinth - Adventhöhle-System (13,183 m) and the deepest is Erdbachhöhle (96 m).
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded. Without length data: 32. Without depth data: 34. Without known lithology: 36.
The 20 longest
| # | Cave | Location | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herbstlabyrinth - Adventhöhle-System | Breitscheid, Lahn-Dill-Kreis | 13,183 m |
| 2 | Erdbachhöhle | Breitscheid, Lahn-Dill-Kreis | 1,800 m |
| 3 | Teufelshöhle bei Steinau | Steinau an der Straße, Main-Kinzig-Kreis | 137 m |
| 4 | Hohlstein Höhle | Bad Sooden-Allendorf, Werra-Meißner-Kreis | 50 m |
The 20 deepest
| # | Cave | Location | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erdbachhöhle | Breitscheid, Lahn-Dill-Kreis | 96 m |
| 2 | Herbstlabyrinth - Adventhöhle-System | Breitscheid, Lahn-Dill-Kreis | 92 m |
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Districts
The figures of these places do not add up to the total: a cave can be in more than one place, or in none when its location has no lower level.
Administrative units: © BKG (2026) dl-de/by-2-0 (data sources). Boundaries simplified and reprojected by EspeleoWorld.
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