Arnsberg
Märkischer Kreis
Iserlohn

Dechen Cave

The Dechen Cave in , , is one of the most visited show caves in Germany. It is located in the northern part of the at Iserlohn.
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  • Type: Railway stop
  • Description: show cave in Germany
  • Also known as: “Bahnhof Dechenhöhle”, “Bahnhof Letmathe-Dechenhoehle”, “Bahnhof Letmathe-Dechenhöhle”, and “Letmathe-Dechenhöhle”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Deutsches Höhlenmuseum and Letmathe Dechenhöhle railway station.

Museum
Photo: Bubo bubo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Railway stop
Photo: Stefan Flöper, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a railway stop.

Cave
Photo: Asio otus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a cave, which is situated 1 km west of Dechen Cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dröschede and Grüne (Iserlohn).

Village
Photo: Bubo bubo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village.

Suburb
Photo: Manoftours, Public domain.
is a suburb.

Suburb
Photo: Asio otus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb.

Dechen Cave

Latitude
51.36548° or 51° 21′ 56″ north
Longitude
7.64449° or 7° 38′ 40″ east
Elevation
180 metres (591 feet)
UIC ID
8003657
Open location code
9F399J8V+5Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4728634508
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­stop_position
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­stop
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
2938651
Wiki­data ID
Q11326
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Dechen Cave” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كهف ديتشن”
  • Bashkir: “Дехен мәмерйәһе”
  • Dutch: “Dechengrot”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كهف ديشن”
  • French: “Dechenhöhle”
  • German: “Dechenhöhle”
  • Italian: “grotta di Dechen”
  • Japanese: “デヒェン洞窟”
  • Romanian: “Peștera Dechen”
  • Russian: “Дехенская пещера”
  • Spanish: “cueva de Dechen”
  • Spanish: “Cueva de Dechen”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Dechen Cave”. Photo: Flux Garden, CC BY-SA 3.0.