Atta Cave

The Atta Cave or Attendorn Dripstone Cave in Attendorn is one of the largest dripstone caves in Germany. The cave was discovered during the quarrying of limestone at the Bigge Valley Limestone Works on 19 July 1907 and was opened up by the owners to tourists that same year.

Photo: Rainer Lippert, Public domain.

Type: Cave
Description: dripstone cave in Germany
Also known as: “Attahöhle”, “Tropfsteinhoehle”, and “Tropfsteinhöhle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Attahöhle and Attendorn station.

Attahöhle

Nature reserve

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Attahöhle is a nature reserve.

Attendorn station

Railway station

Photo: Stefan Flöper, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Attendorn station is a railway station in the municipality of Attendorn, located in the Olpe district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Attendorn station is situated 460 metres west of Atta Cave.

Schnellenberg Castle

Castle

Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Schnellenberg Castle is a hilltop fortress in the Olpe district between the Biggesee and Attendorn in the district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is a prominent high-altitude castle overlooking the Biggetal valley. Schnellenberg Castle is situated 750 metres east of Atta Cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Attendorn and Repe.

Attendorn

Town

Photo: Freak1987, Public domain.

The Hanseatic town of Attendorn is a medium-sized district town in North Rhine-Westphalia in the Olpe district in the southern Sauerland region with 25,089 inhabitants.