Sauerland-Höhlen

The Sauerland Caves

Five very special caves have joined forces to form the "Sauerland Caves" cooperation as part of Regionale 2013 in Südwestfalen. The Dechenhöhle in Iserlohn, the Heinrichshöhle in Hemer, Balver Höhle and Reckenhöhle in Balve as well as the Bilsteinhöhle in Warstein have made it their task to protect the caves as a natural and cultural heritage, to explore them in a manner appropriate to the monument and by means of modern scientific methods and to make them accessible to the public. In the five show caves of the "Sauerland Caves", we therefore have the opportunity to bring people closer to the "natural wonder of caves" and to teach them how to handle caves responsibly. Here we can show them that caving is adventure and science - and only what man knows, he can also love and protect!