Pfaffenloch (Osterhasenhöhle)

Pfaffenloch (Osterhasenhöhle) is a cave in Kirchdorf (BE), Bern-Mittelland, Canton of Bern. Pfaffenloch (Osterhasenhöhle) is situated nearby to the archaeological site Kramburg castle ruin, as well as near the village Gelterfingen.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kramburg castle ruin and Belpberg.

Kramburg castle ruin

Archaeological site

Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kramburg castle ruin is an archaeological site, which is situated 530 metres east of Pfaffenloch (Osterhasenhöhle).

Belpberg

Peak

Photo: Sandstein, CC BY 3.0.

Belpberg is an isolated ridge in the Aaretal between Bern and Thun in Switzerland. The ridge has a width of 2 to 4 km and a length of about 11 km, reaches its highest point on the Chutzen at 892.5 m above sea level and rises up to 370 meters from the surrounding valley plains.

Burg Gerzensee

Castle

Photo: Waterwall, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Burg Gerzensee is a castle, which is situated 2 km southeast of Pfaffenloch (Osterhasenhöhle).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gelterfingen and Kaufdorf.

Gelterfingen

Village

Photo: Hadi, CC0.

Gelterfingen is a former municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2018 the former municipalities of Gelterfingen, Mühledorf and Noflen merged into the municipality of Kirchdorf.

Kaufdorf

Village

Photo: Hadi, CC0.

Kaufdorf is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Rümligen

Village

Photo: Hadi, CC0.

Rümligen is a former municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Rümligen merged into Riggisberg.

Pfaffenloch (Osterhasenhöhle)

Type: Cave
Category: landform
Location: Kirchdorf (BE), Bern-Mittelland, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.84643° or 46° 50′ 47″ north

Longitude

7.51459° or 7° 30′ 53″ east

Open location code

8FR9RGW7+HR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6184987879

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cave_entrance

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