page_title: List of show caves in Germany
section_title: Legend
hierarchical_section_title: List of show caves in Germany / Legend
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Atta-HöhleEnglish: Atta Cave, Germany
context_page_description: The list of show caves in Germany contains all 51 show caves in Germany which are hosted by the German Speleological Federation.
context_section_description: Name of the show cave : states the name of the show cave.
  Location: gives the location of the show cave.
  State: gives the state in which the show cave is found.
  Location: gives the coordinates of the show caves.
  Geological classification: states the geological type of cave. It may be a limestone cave, rock cave, karst cave or other type.
  Length (m): gives the total length of the show cave in metres including all branches.
  GR (m): gives the total length of the guided route in metres, ignoring any doubling of walkways. It does include any artificial access walkways that are not part of the total length of the cave. So the guided route may be longer than the total length of the cave.
  Height: gives the height of the entrance above sea level.
  Discovery: is the date of discovery of the show cave. Most show caves were known by the local population much earlier, because they sometimes had a natural entrance accessible on foot. In these cases the year the cave is first mentioned in the records is shown in brackets.
  Show caves : gives the start of its operation as a show cave. Subsequent problems with safety, the impact of war, financial issues or changes of owner may have led to long interruptions in its use as a show cave.
  Electr. Light: states the year when electrical lighting was first installed.
  Visitors (annual): gives the latest (2004 to 2008) average, annual visitor numbers. If the number is in brackets it indicates the recent, average number of visitors, over a different, unspecified period.
caption: The Atta Cave – Germany’s most-visited show cave
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