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Caves in Switzerland
Switzerland has 18 caves on Detourmap — caves, caverns, grottoes and the karst underground. The best known is Hölloch Cave. All of them are below.
- Caves
- 18
- Of nature
- 18 of 995
- Little known
- 15 of 18
- Oldest
- Grotte aux Fées 1890
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2.Saint-Léonard underground lake
Nature · Notable
Lake in Saint-Léonard in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
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4.Siebenhengste-Hohgant-Höhle
Nature · Hidden gem
World's 13th longest cave (164.5 km) located in Switzerland
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5.St. Beatus Caves
Nature · Hidden gem
Network of stalactite caves in Sundlauenen in the municipality of Beatenberg in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
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9.Grotte aux Fées
Nature · 19th century · Hidden gem
Cave complex in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
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10.Drachenloch, Paleolithic dwelling cave
Nature · Hidden gem
Dwelling cave in Pfäfers in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
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11.Wildenmannlisloch (Paleolithic living cave)
Nature · Hidden gem
Karst cave in Alt St. Johann in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
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12.Cotencher, Palaeolithic residential cave
Nature · Hidden gem
Cave and archaeological site in Rochefort in the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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13.Grotte du Bichon
Nature · Hidden gem
Cave and archaeological site in the municipality of La Chaux-de-Fonds in the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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15.Schweizersbild
Nature · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in Herblingen in the town of Schaffhausen, Switzerland
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16.Mollendruz rock shelter, Paleolithic-Neolithic dwelling site
Nature · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in Mont-la-Ville in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland
Questions about this page
How many caves are there in Switzerland?
18 on this map, out of 995 nature & landscapes in Switzerland. That is what Wikidata records with coordinates, a photograph and a Wikipedia article, so it is a floor rather than a census.
What is the best known cave in Switzerland?
Hölloch Cave. Cave.
Which caves in Switzerland are the least visited?
15 of the 18 rank as little known — a Wikipedia article in only a handful of languages. They sit at the bottom of the ranked list below.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.
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