Caves and potholes of Märkischer Kreis
The catalogue of Märkischer Kreis lists 45 caves, including 1 pothole and 44 caves. The longest is Heinrichshöhle (3,000 m) and the deepest is Honert-Höhle (16 m).
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded. Without length data: 37. Without depth data: 44. Without known lithology: 45.
The 20 longest
| # | Cave | Location | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heinrichshöhle | Hemer | 3,000 m |
| 2 | Reckenhöhle | Balve | 2,500 m |
| 3 | Dechenhöhle | Iserlohn | 870 m |
| 4 | Kreuzhöhle | Iserlohn | 750 m |
| 5 | Feldhofhöhle | Balve | 189 m |
| 6 | Balver Höhle | Balve | 138 m |
| 7 | Honert-Höhle | Balve | 50 m |
| 8 | Frühlinghauser Höhle | Balve | 18 m |
The 20 deepest
| # | Cave | Location | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honert-Höhle | Balve | 16 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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