Caves and potholes of Landkreis Bayreuth
The catalogue of Landkreis Bayreuth lists 122 caves, including 1 pothole and 121 caves. The longest is Teufelshöhle (1,500 m).
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded. Without length data: 103. Without depth data: 122. Without known lithology: 122.
The 20 longest
| # | Cave | Location | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teufelshöhle | Pottenstein | 1,500 m |
| 2 | Sophienhöhle | Ahorntal | 900 m |
| 3 | Höhle Steinkirche | Pottenstein | 250 m |
| 4 | Schwalbenloch | Pottenstein | 200 m |
| 5 | Voithshöhle | Pegnitz | 100 m |
| 6 | Försterhöhle | Waischenfeld | 80 m |
| 7 | Teufelsloch | Betzenstein | 80 m |
| 8 | Fuchsloch | Betzenstein | 60 m |
| 9 | Großes Hasenloch | Pottenstein | 40 m |
| 10 | Durchgangshöhle Klauskirche | Betzenstein | 32 m |
| 11 | Schloßparkhöhle | Aufseß | 30 m |
| 12 | Großes und Kleines Teufelsloch | Hollfeld | 26 m |
| 13 | Wirrenloch-Höhle | Plech | 20 m |
| 14 | Höhle Alter Keller | Pegnitz | 17 m |
| 15 | Einsturzdolinen Eislöcher | Veldensteiner Forst | 15 m |
| 16 | Großer Lochstein | Veldensteiner Forst | 13 m |
| 17 | Kleiner Lochstein | Veldensteiner Forst | 12 m |
| 18 | Höhle Backofen | Plech | 9 m |
| 19 | Kuppenlochhöhle | Betzenstein | 3 m |
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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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