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Caves and potholes of Germany by district

Places in Germany with caves in the EspeleoWorld catalogue.

districts
209
caves
2,020
total length
262.0 km

Landkreis Reutlingen

104 caves
7.2 km
40m
🏆 Longest: Falkensteiner Höhle (3,987m)
⬇️ Deepest: Nebelhöhle (40m)

Alb-Donau-Kreis

70 caves
29.3 km
148m
🏆 Longest: Vetterhöhle (18,754m)
⬇️ Deepest: Hessenhaudoline (148m)

Landkreis Esslingen

65 caves
520 m
43m
🏆 Longest: Gutenberger Höhle (180m)
⬇️ Deepest: Roßgallenschacht (43m)

Landkreis Sigmaringen

59 caves
546 m
376m
🏆 Longest: Amandahöhle (275m)
⬇️ Deepest: Maurushöhle (376m)

Märkischer Kreis

45 caves
7.5 km
16m
🏆 Longest: Heinrichshöhle (3,000m)
⬇️ Deepest: Honert-Höhle (16m)

Zollernalbkreis

45 caves
47 m
16m
🏆 Longest: Kobelhöhle (35m)
⬇️ Deepest: Kobelhöhle (16m)

Ostalbkreis

35 caves
6 m
90m
🏆 Longest: Götzenloch (6m)
⬇️ Deepest: Falkenhöhle (90m)

Landkreis Heidenheim

34 caves
693 m
12m
🏆 Longest: Charlottenhöhle (587m)
⬇️ Deepest: Charlottenhöhle (12m)

Landkreis Göppingen

28 caves
5.0 km
70m
🏆 Longest: Mordloch (4,320m)
⬇️ Deepest: Todsburger Schacht (70m)

Landkreis Garmisch-Partenkirchen

18 caves
977 m
40m
🏆 Longest: Angerlloch (600m)
⬇️ Deepest: Angerlloch (40m)

Landkreis Harz

18 caves
1.9 km
600m
🏆 Longest: Baumannshöhle (1,946m)
⬇️ Deepest: Baumannshöhle (600m)

Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis

12 caves
8.9 km
35m
🏆 Longest: Kluterthöhle (8,852m)
⬇️ Deepest: Kluterthöhle (35m)

Hochsauerlandkreis

10 caves
3.1 km
92m
🏆 Longest: Hollenloch (2,700m)
⬇️ Deepest: Hollenloch (92m)

Kreis Olpe

10 caves
6.7 km
🏆 Longest: Atta-Höhle (6,670m)

Saale-Orla-Kreis

9 caves
8 caves · 1 other cavity

Lahn-Dill-Kreis

8 caves
15.0 km
96m
⬇️ Deepest: Erdbachhöhle (96m)

Landkreis Bad Dürkheim

8 caves
3.10 m
10m
🏆 Longest: Bismarckhöhle (3m)
⬇️ Deepest: Drachenhöhle (10m)

Landkreis Lörrach

8 caves
2.3 km
75m
🏆 Longest: Erdmannshöhle (2,146m)
⬇️ Deepest: Teufelsloch Rheinfelden (75m)

Landkreis Oberallgäu

8 caves
12.7 km
452m
🏆 Longest: Höllochschacht (12,205m)
⬇️ Deepest: Höllochschacht (452m)

Rhein-Lahn-Kreis

7 caves
650 m
80m
🏆 Longest: Nebelhöhle (650m)
⬇️ Deepest: Nebelhöhle (80m)

Kreis Soest

5 caves
1.7 km
🏆 Longest: Bilsteinhöhle (1,700m)

Enzkreis

4 caves
200 m
25m
🏆 Longest: Rainloch (200m)
⬇️ Deepest: Rainloch (25m)

Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis

4 caves
3.8 km
39m
🏆 Longest: Hohler Stein (3,000m)
⬇️ Deepest: Eberstadter Tropfsteinhöhle (39m)

Neustadt an der Weinstraße

4 caves
42 m
50m
🏆 Longest: Heidenloch (42m)
⬇️ Deepest: Studerbildschacht (50m)

Landkreis Schwäbisch Hall

3 caves
15.4 km
20m
🏆 Longest: Fuchslabyrinth (15,412m)
⬇️ Deepest: Fuchslabyrinth (20m)

Regensburg

2 caves
1.0 km
🏆 Longest: Felshänge (1,000m)

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