Rothesteinhöhle

Rothesteinhöhle is a cave in Holzen, Holzminden, Lower Saxony. Rothesteinhöhle is situated nearby to the aerodrome Ithwiesen airfield, as well as near the town Eschershausen.

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Opening hours: April 15th—October 15th open 24 hours
Type: Cave
Also known as: “Rothestein Hoehle” and “Rothestein Höhle”
Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ithwiesen airfield and Poppenburg.

Ithwiesen airfield

Aerodrome

Ithwiesen airfield

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Ithwiesen airfield is an aerodrome.

Poppenburg

Castle

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Poppenburg is a castle, which is situated 1¼ km southeast of Rothesteinhöhle.

Wilhelm-Raabe-Tower

Scenic viewpoint

Wilhelm-Raabe-Tower

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Wilhelm-Raabe-Tower is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 2 km east of Rothesteinhöhle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eschershausen and Capellenhagen.

Eschershausen

Town

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Eschershausen is a municipality in the district of Holzminden, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km northeast of Holzminden, and 50 km south of Hanover. Eschershausen was the seat of the former Samtgemeinde Eschershausen. Eschershausen is situated 2½ km southwest of Rothesteinhöhle.

Capellenhagen

Village

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Capellenhagen is a village, which is situated 3½ km north of Rothesteinhöhle.

Lenne

Village

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Lenne is a municipality in the district of Holzminden, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Lenne is situated 6 km south of Rothesteinhöhle.

Rothesteinhöhle

Categories: archaeological site and landform
Location: Holzen, Holzminden, Lower Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

51.94647° or 51° 56′ 47″ north

Longitude

9.66145° or 9° 39′ 41″ east

Elevation

348 metres (1,142 feet)

Open location code

9F3FWMW6+HH

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cave_entrance

OpenStreetMap attribute

wheelchair=no

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to German—“Rothesteinhöhle” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Rothestein Höhle”
German: “Rothestein Höhle”
German: “Rothesteinhöhle”

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