Dechenhöhle, Iserlohn

Name: Dechenhöhle
Address: Dechenhöhle 5, Iserlohn, 58644, Germany
Telephone: +49 2374 71421

#1 among attractions in Iserlohn

Nature, Natural attraction, Top attraction, Cave

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The Dechen Cave in Iserlohn, Germany is one of the most visited show caves in Germany. It is located in the northern part of the Sauerland at Iserlohn. 360 metres of the 870-metre long cave have been laid out for visitors, beginning at the spot where, in 1868, the cave was discovered by two railway workers. The workers dropped a hammer into a rock crevice which turned out to be the entrance to a dripstone cave when they were searching for the lost tool. ()

Alternative names: Discovered: 1868Coordinates: 51°21'56"N, 7°38'40"E

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Dechenhöhle 5Iserlohn 58644 Germany

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+49 2374 71421

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Day trips

Dechenhöhle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Burg Altena, Elsey Abbey, Schloss Hohenlimburg, Evangelische Kirche Wiblingwerde.

4.7 miS
Forts and castles, Museum, Historical place
Burg Altena, Altena
121 min walk • Perched atop a hill overlooking the scenic town of Altena in Germany, Burg Altena is a historical fortress that boasts a rich tapestry of medieval heritage. This majestic castle, with its robust towers and battlements, offers visitors a glimpse into the past...
3.6 miW
Monastery
Elsey Abbey, Hagen
92 min walk • Elsey Abbey, earlier Elsey Priory is a former women's religious house located near Elsey, now part of Hohenlimburg, Hagen, Germany.
3.5 miSW
Forts and castles
Schloss Hohenlimburg, Hagen
89 min walk • Hohenlimburg Castle is the only hilltop castle in Westphalia largely preserved in its original medieval state. Situated on the castle hill of Hohenlimburg in North Rhine-Westphalia, the ensemble of town and castle is also called the Westphalian...
4.1 miS
Church
Evangelische Kirche Wiblingwerde, Nachrodt-Wiblingwerde
106 min walk • The Evangelical Reformed Church of St. John in Wiblingwerde is a listed church building in Nachrodt-Wiblingwerde, a municipality in the Märkischer Kreis district.
3.5 miSW
51°20'43"N • 7°34'14"E
Schloss Hohenlimburg, Hagen
89 min walk • Museum, Forts and castles
3.6 miNE
Museum
Historische Fabrikanlage Maste-Barendorf, Iserlohn
93 min walk • The Historic Factory Complex Maste-Barendorf is a cultural monument in Iserlohn. The 19th-century industrial settlement consists of ten buildings and is now owned by the city of Iserlohn.
2.1 miS
Forts and castles
Haus Nachrodt
55 min walk • Haus Nachrodt is a noble estate in the municipality of Nachrodt-Wiblingwerde in the Märkischer Kreis district, North Rhine-Westphalia. The estate was first mentioned in 1591. The classicist manor house, two outbuildings, a massive farmhouse and a...
0.7 miNW
Church
Evangelische Kirche Oestrich, Iserlohn
18 min walk • The Protestant church is a listed church building in Oestrich, a district of Iserlohn in the Märkischer Kreis.
1.3 miSE
Church
Brunnenkirche Lössel, Iserlohn
33 min walk • The Brunnenkirche is a Protestant church in the Lössel district of the city of Iserlohn. It received the name Brunnenkirche in allusion to the neighborhood of the former village well as well as the biblical meaning of wells.
1.7 miE
Forts and castles
Stünenburg, Iserlohn
43 min walk • The Stünenburg was a lowland castle in the district of Obergrüne of Iserlohn in the Märkischer Kreis in North Rhine-Westphalia in the valley of the Grüner Bach, 18 meters above the valley floor.
3.9 miW
Forts and castles
Raffenburg, Hagen
101 min walk • Raffenburg Castle, also called Raffenberg Castle, is a ruin of a hilltop castle in the Hohenlimburg district of the city of Hagen in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the summit of the wooded Raffenberg in the middle of the...