Riesending cave, Cave system in Bischofswiesen, Germany
The Riesending cave extends through 25.2 kilometers of passages and reaches a depth of 1149 meters in the Untersberg mountain range.
Researchers from Bad Cannstatt Speleological Association discovered the entrance shaft during their plateau exploration activities in autumn 1996.
The name originated from an explorer's spontaneous exclamation upon discovering the cave entrance, translating to 'This is a giant thing' in German.
The temperature inside the cave remains between 1.5 and 5 degrees Celsius throughout the year, with humidity levels reaching 100 percent.
A sequence of vertical shafts descends 450 meters straight down from the entrance point, located at an elevation of 1843 meters.
Location: Bischofswiesen
Elevation above the sea: 1,843 m
Length: 19,500 m
Width: 2 m
Accessibility: Wheelchair inaccessible
GPS coordinates: 47.69703,12.98472
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:03
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