Atta Cave

The Atta Cave or Attendorn Dripstone Cave in 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.
Rainer Lippert, Public domain.
  • Cave
  • …lies at an elevation of around 410 metres (1,340 feet)
  • …is not wheelchair accessible
  • Description: dripstone cave in Germany
  • Also known as
    “Attahöhle”
    “Tropfsteinhoehle”
    “Tropfsteinhöhle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Attahöhle and Attendorn station.
Nature reserve
is a nature reserve.
Railway station
is a railway station in the… is situated 460 metres west of Atta Cave.
is a hilltop fortress in the Olpe… is situated 750 metres east of Atta Cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Attendorn and Repe.
Freak1987, Public domain.
Town
The Hanseatic town of is a medium-sized…
is a hamlet.
is a village.
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Latitude
51.12547° or 51° 7′ 32″ north
Longitude
7.915° or 7° 54′ 54″ east
Open location code
9F394WG7+5X
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Atta Cave” goes by many names.
كهف أتاArabic
Ատտա քարանձավArmenian
AttagrotDutch
كهف اطاEgyptian Arabic
Grotta di AttaItalian
アッタ洞窟Japanese
АттаRussian
АттаUkrainian
Hang AttaVietnamese

Localities in the Area

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