Caves and potholes of Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
The catalogue of Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge lists 110 caves, including 110 caves. The longest is Trümmerhöhle LB-14 (55 m) and the deepest is Diebshöhle (10 m).
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded. Without length data: 100. Without depth data: 109. Without known lithology: 110.
The 20 longest
| # | Cave | Location | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trümmerhöhle LB-14 | Königstein/Sächs.Schw. | 55 m |
| 2 | Vehmhöhle | Lohmen | 33 m |
| 3 | Diebshöhle | Hohnstein | 25 m |
| 4 | Diebskeller | Struppen | 25 m |
| 5 | Y-Höhle EG-33 | Bahretal | 14 m |
| 6 | Backofenquellhöhle EG-09 | Freital | 11 m |
| 7 | Wildpretskammer (Kleiner Kuhstall) LB-10 | Königstein/Sächs.Schw. | 11 m |
| 8 | Einsiedlerhöhle EG-15 | Rabenau | 8 m |
| 9 | Backofenluke EG-10 | Freital | 5 m |
| 10 | Backofenhöhle EG-08 | Freital | 3 m |
The 20 deepest
| # | Cave | Location | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diebshöhle | Hohnstein | 10 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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