Caves and potholes of Thüringen
The catalogue of Thüringen lists 86 caves, including 85 caves. The longest is Altensteiner Höhle (1,960 m) and the deepest is Goetz-Höhle - Eingang (33 m).
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded. Without length data: 81. Without depth data: 85. Without known lithology: 86.
The 20 longest
| # | Cave | Location | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Altensteiner Höhle | Bad Liebenstein, Wartburgkreis | 1,960 m |
| 2 | Barbarossahöhle | Kyffhäuserland, Kyffhäuserkreis | 1,100 m |
| 3 | Kittelsthaler Tropfsteinhöhle | Wutha-Farnroda, Wartburgkreis | 726 m |
| 4 | Dienstedter Höhle | Stadtilm, Ilm-Kreis | 340 m |
| 5 | Haderholzsteinhöhle | Floh-Seligenthal, Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen | 2 m |
The 20 deepest
| # | Cave | Location | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goetz-Höhle - Eingang | Meiningen, Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen | 33 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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