List of caves in the Sauerland

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The list of caves describes caves of various types and lengths, including some destroyed caves, in the Sauerland . They mainly formed in the central Devonian mass limestone of the region. In the 19th century, some caves were examined by Johann Jacob Nöggerath , Rudolf Virchow , Emil Carthaus , Johann Carl Fuhlrott , Heinrich von Dechen and Hermann Schaaffhausen , among others . Dieter W. Zygowski and Stefan Voigt are among the personalities of the late 20th and early 21st centuries .

caves

Hochsauerlandkreis

Surname City or municipality location Length / depth
( meters )
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Ostenberghöhle Bestwig 622 Discovered in 1991 Ostenberghöhle
Veleda Cave Bestwig - Velmede Ruhr valley 243 Veleda Cave
Rösenbecker Höhle or Hollenloch Brilon - Rösenbeck 2,700 Hollenloch
Cave in the Frettertal Finnentrop Frettertal The cave is 6 kilometers north of Finnentrop and is where hyena remains from cave deposits were found.
Mother stone cave Finnentrop- Altfinnentrop Biggetal 348 In 1980 the entrance was uncovered by the Deutsche Bundespost during cable laying work. In the cave there are aragonite crystals and eccentrics .
Great Sunderner Cave Sundern In 1961 the cave, which is not open to the public, was discovered. It is under nature and water protection .
Illingheimer cave Sundern - Amecke Marshes 120 (so far) Discovered in 1851; Entrance later collapsed and rediscovered in 2012.

Märkischer Kreis

Surname City or municipality location Length / depth
( meters )
 description image
Gesshardthöhle Altena north-west of old rye frame 209 Discovered in 1911, today a nature reserve
Balver cave Balve Hönnetal 138 Discovered in 1690; Culture cave Balver cave
Fellow cave Balve - binoles Hönnetal 9 Paleolithic cave finds. Also called the monarch's cave . Fellow cave
Little boys cave Balve - binoles Hönnetal 11 Joint cavity Little boys cave
Dahlmann Cave Balve - Volkringhausen , Sanssouci Hönnetal 31 River cave, water washouts, no stalactites, little sintering. The cave entrance is 1.80 meters wide and 1.20 meters high. The cave is privately owned and protected.
Feldhof cave Balve - binoles Hönnetal 300 (so far) The Feldhof Cave, together with the Friedrich Cave and Tunnel Cave, form part of a shared cave system that is characterized by two streams. Feldhof cave
Friedrichshöhle Balve - binoles Hönnetal 1,290 (so far) The Friedrichshöhle belongs together with the Feldhof- and Tunnelhöhle to a common cave system, which is characterized by two streams. Friedrichshöhle
Frühlinghauser Cave Balve - spring house Hönnetal 18th Devonian fossils on the walls
Johanneshöhle Balve - Sanssouci Hönnetal 6th Small cave. It is located in the limestone massif "Im Beil" together with two other caves ( cave "Im Beil" and cave at the old school).
Karhof cave Balve Hönnetal Karhof cave
Keppler cave Balve Hönnetal Discovered in 1910, site of cave lion bones, destroyed in 1920.
Cave at the old school Balve - Sanssouci Hönnetal 9 The very narrow crevasse cave is located in the limestone massif “Im Beil” together with two other caves ( cave “Im Beil” and Johanneshöhle ). In many places the Johanneshöhle is open at the top and conveys the character of a fireplace.
"Im Beil" cave Balve - Sanssouci Hönnetal 57 The crevice cave is located in the limestone massif "Im Beil" together with two other caves ( Johanneshöhle and cave at the old school ).
Honert Cave Balve - Volkringhausen Hönnetal 49 (originally) The cave fell victim to limestone mining in a quarry.
Mortuary Balve - binoles Hönnetal 35 In 1891 Emil Carthaus undertook an excavation in the mortuary cave. Further excavations followed in the following years. Human bones and objects from the dead were found. It has not yet been clarified whether the cave was a burial site or a ritual sacrificial site. The cave is a tube cave with an end hall. The narrowest point of the access road measures around 40 cm . View from the mortuary into the forest
Preuss Cave Balve -bright Hönnetal 150 (approx.) The cave is located on the western flank of the Hönnetal. After the partially walled entrance, which is two meters high and wide, there is a large hall. This hall is followed by a previously walled-in corridor, which becomes very narrow towards the end.
Volkringhauser Cave Balve - Volkringhausen Hönnetal 5 The cave entrance, which is 16 meters above the valley floor, is five meters wide and 2.50 meters high.
Tunnel cave Balve - binoles Hönnetal The tunnel cave, together with the Friedrichs and Feldhof caves, forms part of a common cave system that is characterized by two streams. Tunnel cave
Reckenhöhle Balve - binoles Hönnetal 2,500 Show cave Reckenhöhle
Old cave Hemer - Sundwig Rock Sea Hemer 630 Perick cave system Old cave
Great castle cave Hemer - Brockhausen Hönnetal 19th Findings include a bronze sculpture (water bird) from the older Iron Age . Great castle cave
Heinrichshöhle Hemer- Sundwig Rock Sea Hemer more than 3000 Discovered in 1812 (page 175) , show cave since 1904; Perick cave system Heinrichshöhle
Princes Cave Hemer-Sundwig Rock Sea Hemer 305 (approx) Discovered in 1812 (+/-). Is part of the Perick cave system . Princes Cave
Schönebecker cave Herscheid Schönebecke 118 Discovered during blasting work in 1870, natural monument
B7 cave Iserlohn - Greens Green valley 5,000 Discovered in 1965
Bunker cave Iserlohn - Greens Green valley 2,000 (so far) Bunker Emst system, connection to the Emst cave
Brandkopf Cave Iserlohn Green valley
Dechenhöhle Iserlohn - Greens Green valley 870 Show cave Dechenhöhle
Dröscheder shaft Iserlohn - Dröschede Green valley
Emst cave Iserlohn - Greens Green valley 700 (so far) Bunker Emst system, connection to the bunker cave
Grürmann's Cave Iserlohn - Oestrich Lenne 5 The cave is located in the mass limestone of the rock formation Pater und Nun im Pater am Burgberg . It was the site of numerous bones from Ice Age animals. Grürmann's Cave
Hüttenbläserschachthöhle with sinus Iserlohn - Greens Green valley 3,750 (so far), with the sinus together over 4,800 (so far) Discovered in 1993.
Knitterhöhle Iserlohn - Greens Green valley 800 (+) (so far) Active water cave in the lower parts (Knitterbach)
Cross cave Iserlohn - Greens Green valley 750
Martin's cave Iserlohn - Oestrich Castle Hill A few years after the Bonn anatomist Hermann Schaaffhausen found countless stone tools in the cave in 1875, it fell victim to the quarry. Fund horizons from the Middle Paleolithic could be discovered. Martin's cave
Horse stable Iserlohn - Greens Green valley
Wermingserbach Cave Iserlohn - Wermingsen Wermingserbachtal 260 The cave belongs to the Wermingser Bach cave system and has a total passage length of 260 meters. It runs in a north-south direction and is crossed by the Wermingser Bach in a northerly direction.
Sebastian Alberts Cave Iserlohn - Greens Green valley 53.15 In 2002 the cave was discovered by members of the Letmathe speleo group. It has a height difference of 17.64 meters.
Sleeve hole Kierspe On Mount Arnei unknown Rediscovered in 2010
Heinrich Bernhard Cave Plettenberg Lettmecke 192 Discovered in 1934 and researched and made accessible by Bernhard Klein and Heinrich Decker. The cave has been protected as a ground monument since October 2, 2000 .

District of Olpe

Surname City or municipality location Length / depth
( meters )
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Atta cave Attendorn Biggetal 6,670 Discovered in 1907; Show cave Atta cave

Soest district

Surname City or municipality location Length / depth
( meters )
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Hollow stone Rüthen - Kallenhardt 30th Archaeological finds Hollow stone
Bilstein Cave Warstein Bilsteinbach 1,700 Discovered in 1887 by forest worker Franz Kersting; show cave since 1888. Bilstein Cave
Liet cave Warstein

Hagen-Hohenlimburg

See also

literature

  • Heinrich Streich: Underground magic realms of the Sauerland . Publisher: Santz, Altena (Westf.) 1967.
  • Walter Sönnecken: Caves of the Sauerland . Publisher: Beucker in Komm., Lüdenscheid 1966.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.historisches-centrum.de/index.php?id=152
  2. ↑ a b Treatises from the State Museum for Natural History in Münster in Westphalia, 22nd year 1960, issue 3 (October 1960): Florian Heller, Erlangen - Cave Hyena Remnants from Young Diluvial Deposits in Westphalia , p. 4 Retrieved January 15, 2015 .
  3. ↑ Letmathe spele group on dechenhöhle.de: Muttersteinhöhle . , accessed April 10, 2011
  4. ↑ Ruhr University Bochum: Working group caves ( Memento from August 17, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ↑ Heinz-Werner Weber: The underworld of Amecke - history of a lost cave. Sunderner Heimatblätter 2015, 25th episode: 20–24
  6. ↑ Dahlmann Höhle, source: "Unterirdische Zauberreich des Sauerlandes", 1967, Heinrich Streich, p. 80
  7. ↑ a b c Caveman-online.de: Research under the homeland ( Memento from October 7, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  8. ↑ Frühlinghauser Höhle, source: "Unterirdische Zauberreich des Sauerlandes", 1967, Heinrich Streich, p. 30
  9. ↑ Johanneshöhle, source: "Unterirdische Zauberreich des Sauerlandes", 1967, Heinrich Streich, p. 82
  10. ↑ Keppler cave, source: "The caves around Balve", Dr. Clementine Lipperheide, Balve, 1930, for the millennium and 500, return of the city charter, p. 35
  11. ↑ Cave at the old school, source: "Unterirdische Zauberreich des Sauerlandes", 1967, Heinrich Streich, p. 81
  12. ↑ Höhle im Beil, source: "Unterirdische Zauberreich des Sauerlandes", 1967, Heinrich Streich, p. 81
  13. ^ Walter Sönnecken: Höhlen des Sauerlandes , 1966, pp. 24/25
  14. ↑ 7th degree: Die Leichenhöhle , accessed on April 26, 2012
  15. ↑ 7th degree: The Preuss Cave , accessed on February 3, 2011
  16. ↑ Volkringhauser Höhle, source: "Unterirdische Zauberreich des Sauerlandes", 1967, Heinrich Streich, p. 116
  17. ↑ Ernst Probst: Cave lions, big cats in the Ice Age
  18. ↑ Dechenhöhle: With the train to Dechenhöhle ( Memento from April 21, 2008 in the Internet Archive ). Retrieved on January 15, 2015.
  19. ↑ Nature Conservation Information NRW: DE-4611-303
  20. ↑ Historical Center Hagen: Research into the leaf cave, section Find Landscape
  21. ↑ Elmar Hammerschmidt (ed.): The Wermingserbach cave, writings on karst and cave studies in Westphalia, issue 1 (caves in Iserlohn), 1995, ISSN  0948-1435 , pp. 81-83. ( Online ; PDF)
  22. ↑ Caveman-online.de: Höhlen (archive version on archive.org - accessed December 19, 2010) ( Memento from October 7, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  23. ↑ Plettenberg Lexicon: Heinrich Bernhard Cave